anon · 4d
I feel the previous op ngl, i have been trying to find new authors in the fandom and almost everyone has very less engagement even though they write lovely stuff. There's someone writing a cute childhood verkwan fic and it has two kudos even though it's been like a month, there's an amazing reaper wonwooxhuman mingyu fic and it has like 15 across two chapters??? Ridiculous. I think someone asked you once about underrated writers and you answered couple of names so I have been checking up their work too from time to time to support but it still doesn't seem enough because I have seen many simply give up due to no engagement. It's sad.
It's so hard. :/ I first started writing during a time when community was a HUGE part of the process, and it made being both a reader and a writer so much more fun and rewarding. I know things naturally shift and change (tho lately it feels like so many things are shifting and changing for the worse), but it's just sad to see fandom losing such a core part of it's identity. In the past, I've really tried to do what I could to bring some of that feeling and connection back but unfortunately a lot of my efforts didn't really take off and I eventually got burnt out. I love our little fic community so much and I do actually think the engagement is relatively high compared to fandoms of similar sizes in this current era, but I'll always want to see it thrive more. I want it to be a community that inspires more people to write and read and engage for as long as possible. It's a very dear space to me.
I do welcome all svt fic writers AND readers to join the Carat Collective discord. It's something I am SO SO thankful for and I appreciate everyone who joined and has kept it active and supportive and full of good vibes for so long. If nothing else, you'll have fellow writers to talk to who understand your struggles.
