When I first joined rps twitter I started joining any and all d!scord servers I could find! I also just started talking to writers and engaging with their tweets, because I loved so much of the fics. One oomf invited me to a smaller server and I’ve made a lot of friends there, but some of the closest people I know here was because we just started talking in dm’s about fanfics!! It takes courage to dm people, but it takes time to build a friendship and regular conversations are really important I’ve found: sometimes you instantly click with people, and when you don’t and the conversations feel like you’re forcing them then perhaps that’s not the person meant to be your friend, and that’s a difficult realisation to come to. But honestly, just dm people!! And engage with their works and their tweets and thoughts and ideas. I’ve met so many wonderful people (and some not so good ones lmao) and I speak to them pretty much every day!

I will say though, this idea of “popular writiny” is just so ridiculous, I really dislike people who pretend to be celebrities here because of fanfic. We’re all just losers making our barbies kiss and that’s what bonds us 😂