no fr, this is so so so necessary, especially for the smaller writers!!! let them know you appreciate their work, talk about what happened and your feelings, and remind them that readers are still here to read their writing!!!!
when ao3 is back up i want all of you to leave comments on the fics you were interrupted from reading, the fics you were looking to find, the fics you were thinking about re-reading, and the fics left open in your tabs for months now.
when ao3 is back up, i want you all to show some love to your favourite writers, favourite fics, or even just the 600 word one-shot that brought a smile to your face that tuesday three weeks ago.
when ao3 is back up i want you all to remember that comments and explicitly voiced appreciation are what keep writers going.
screaming crying hyperventilating (no i have not worked on my last chapter bUT HERE WE GO)
This attack on AO3 happened just when I have been getting back into my writing, and was really close to finally posting it 😔😔
But seriously, what a shitty thing to do on a site where a lot of people can express themselves. This site isn’t just a bunch of fandoms but people who love to write as an outlet to their stress.
And there are some super talented writers out there, like ‘you need to be a novel writer right now’ talented.
Super grateful to everyone who volunteers to always keep our hell-site going strong and how they’re fighting to fix it at this very moment. 🙏🏻🙏🏻