![]() Kudos are affected by who reblogs or recs your fic, which is pretty random itself. Kudos are affected by fandom trends, and how many followers you have. Kudos are affected by a million factors, only some of which involve merit. Kudos are not a measure of merit, which can be hard to remember. Even if the story was awful, which it probably wasn’t, you took the risk of doing it anyway, which is how you get better every time you write, and that commitment and grit is 90% of the battle.You had a story in you that needed to come out, and you put it into the world.You wrote a longfic that takes readers longer to consume, which is an awesome accomplishment regardless.You wrote gen fic or wlw or a rare pair and are boosting content in underserved areas.You tackled a difficult topic that might trigger readers and your warning tags rightfully reduce your readership but don’t diminish the importance of the work.You did write smut, a specific kink many people avoid, but other readers are thrilled to find it.You didn’t write smut and a lot of readers only click on fics with smut, while other readers are grateful for new G&T-rated fic.You’re learning to be proud of your work without external validation, which is a hard process and every little time you do it improves you.You wrote an out-of-the-box characterization.You wrote a trope that isn’t popular in fandom right now and isn’t high on search lists-you’re expanding fresh content. ![]()
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