FanFic Writers’ Appreciation Day

brendaonao3:

Hey you –

Yeah, you, the one with the full-time job and the spouse and kids and hectic schedule and too-full days and no time alone, with the fic updates that take weeks or sometimes months because it’s hard to fit writing into the whirlwind that is your life

Yeah, you, with the full school workload and the billion and one pressures and the fears about what the hell are you going to do with the rest of your life and what the hell kind of world am I inheriting, who writes in crazy, rushed chunks as a way to blow off steam from all of that pressure and all of that weight

Yeah, you, struggling with just making it from day to day, paycheck to paycheck, who’s constantly stressed and frazzled and just trying to stay above water, who writes epic and fantastical stories because, fuck, the world’s depressing and shitty enough already

Yeah, you, who are all of these people or none of them – who write for fun or for escape or to hone your craft or to be part of a community or because you love the meta aspects – I love all of you guys. In every fandom, writing every pairing. You’re all rockstars.  The stories you give us, the joy and care and emotion and catharsis you bring with every word and every story, are a blessing and a gift, and I thank every single one of you for all the time and effort and love that goes into your work.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. <3333