jimin x gq korea

hoshi checking himself out (and liking what he sees)

where would we be without those 60s housewives and their gay little kirk/spock fanzines. where would we fucking be

behind the scenes of the most iconic scene [cr. @/joonie]

The Tumblr writing community is dying.

It’s something I’ve noticed over the past two years of using this site. It was gradual, imperceptible at first, something that most would brush off as a silly concern, or fault Tumblr algorithm for. While it’s true that Tumblr’s engine leaves a lot to be desired, I’ve noticed that even popular blogs have started to dwindle in terms of interaction or motivation. There could be a lot of reasons for this, but the biggest two I’ve noticed, experienced myself, and asked fellow writers about is this: (1) content being stolen, and (2) lack of feedback or interaction. I’ve never seen any logical person defend content being stolen, so I want to address point 2 instead.

Lack of feedback and interaction. I’m not saying this on my behalf so much as I’m saying this for friends and smaller blogs who have lost motivation to write. I was looking at my yandere writing blogs list the other day and noticed that a good majority of them no longer write. I usually update the list every few months, and by that point, more and more writers have stopped writing entirely. This isn’t a problem confined solely to the yandere fandom; in fact, there’s less writing blogs in general these days, especially ones that are active. I used to run a very popular BNHA blog with some friends, but that dissolved after our content was stolen and our followers stopped interacting as much. Out of our 8,500 followers, we hardly got 0.015% notes (~128 notes) on an average post. Tumblr is to blame for the lack of eyes seeing our posts, for sure, but that also means that at least 128 people saw one post and didn’t leave a comment or ask. We were considered a big blog; imagine what it’s like on a small blog.

My friend recently made a post that summed this up perfectly: 

“I’ve seen people say “Be grateful that people even lurk on your page.” and, while I get the message they’re trying to say, it’s more dismissive and hurtful in my opinion. Like you’re saying, “Oh your writing is mediocre, you should be grateful people even LOOK at it.”

Me personally? I’ve heard the argument that AO3 is a better place to post fanfics, and while that might be true, I’ve had friends experience firsthand the lack of interaction there too. I’ve heard the argument that interacting with some writers is intimidating (me included). I’ve heard that argument that followers might be too shy to interact. I’ve heard the argument that writers should write for themselves and not for views / likes / reblogs / etc, and while that’s ideal, it’s not sustainable for everyone. What works for one writer won’t work for another, but you know what will? Interaction.

That comment or ask that took you 2 seconds to write? We remember it. That reblog with the compliments in the tags? We remember it. Every single ‘named’ anon we get (heart anon, sunflower anon, etc)? We remember them. And the best part is? It’s actually easier to do these things on Tumblr since you have the option to send anonymous asks or make a sideblog specifically for reblogs! Trust me, whether the lack of interaction is the cause of a lack of motivation or what have you, every writer appreciates feedback (don’t be shy to offer some critique or compliments) or even a simple keyboard smash with some emojis. Even sitting down for 5 min a day per week to comment on your favorite writers’ new pieces makes a huge difference. Personally, since Tumblr’s activity feed is beyond terrible and I have over 1,500 posts, I don’t always see new reblogs or comments on my content; asks though? Always see those, can never go wrong with those. If you don’t want to reblog or leave a comment, then you can never go wrong with an anonymous ask. 

As my wise friend says: writing is an art, and in order to improve that art, we need other people’s eyes to see what we don’t.

For the sake of every writer (past, present, and future) on this platform, please share this post.

holding for baekhyun: day [221/640] ↳ EXO’s BAEKHYUN photographed by Go Won-tae for City Lights | July 2019

to the people who are following me

thank you

im sorry

Wonho (원호)

MINHYUK ♡ — I GOT LOVE (SELF-CAM VER.)

monsta x moments that keep me up at night (pt. 2)

Kihyun - Monsta x ; simple

-Ellay

all the blurry nights are when i feel alive   /   thank you for 2021 , monsta x !

jungkook on instagram: “let’s do boxing”

Update.

So, based on the new tagging preferences being introduced to tumblr, I have decided to move all of my works to AO3. I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this, because I have a special attachment to this site. It’s gotten me through a lot of things since 2009. But, it’s time to take a step back.

I will still be active on here and post when I have a new story, but they will be linked to AO3 from this point out. It’s going to take me quite a while to get everything moved over and put links into all my works, but that’s the game plan.

As I said, I will still be active here and interact with all of my followers and friends I have on here. It’s unfortunate that tumblr has decided to limit the tags and make it harder for anyone to find our fics. But, that’s just the way it is.

Thank you all for your support of my stories. It means a lot. You can find me here on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/ghoulishjude

Update.

So, based on the new tagging preferences being introduced to tumblr, I have decided to move all of my works to AO3. I was hoping it wouldn’t come to this, because I have a special attachment to this site. It’s gotten me through a lot of things since 2009. But, it’s time to take a step back.

I will still be active on here and post when I have a new story, but they will be linked to AO3 from this point out. It’s going to take me quite a while to get everything moved over and put links into all my works, but that’s the game plan.

As I said, I will still be active here and interact with all of my followers and friends I have on here. It’s unfortunate that tumblr has decided to limit the tags and make it harder for anyone to find our fics. But, that’s just the way it is.

Thank you all for your support of my stories. It means a lot. You can find me here on AO3: https://archiveofourown.org/users/ghoulishjude

Fandom: Don’t you think calling him that is a little inappropriate?

Me: I write smut. Everything I do is inappropriate.

*minhyuk and jooheon chanting “BEE”*