There's a debate whether you can learn how to write fiction through #fanfic sites like #AO3
One side says you can't learn shit from it because it emphasizes visual cues too much as if you were watching a TV show, and another side says it should be valued because that's the most accessible way to get into a writing community.
Ima be all "both sides" on this one. After more than a decade writing fanfic I can say it helped me on some aspects but not all. Sometimes it can hurt.
@cordillera As a kid and then probably up to my mid-20s, I preferred visual writing (like reading a movie) than anything else. When I started reading and then writing fanfiction, I learned how important internal thoughts and monologues were - how evocative they could be (read: angst! π) (This is fanfiction from visual mediums like movies and TV that I was learning from).
That more than anything made a big impact on my reading preferences and writing ability #ThanksFanfiction π₯
Oh. Reach out #reddit admin about "what next steps will take place" if I don't reopen.
The lights aren't on anymore. I've left.
I was the creator & sole mod of most of my communities. We aren't "stewards in a position of trust with our users." We made a house & invited users in if they liked the way it was run.
I still mod a few #fannish reddit comms close to my heart in the hopes I can find a decentralized self-hosting option to redirect them to. I want my own damn house. #redditblackout
@scarpentier Right, lol. True. Altho I was always supportive of #Reddit before now. Starting with my appreciation of Aaron Swartz; their content policy allowed for NSFW; RES and Toolbox extensions were fantastic; a plethora of 3P apps...
I spent $$ on Reddit supporting it - gold & badges, etc. in the same way I've spent $$ on Tumblr supporting it.
For-profit companies aren't evil until they start pulling this greedy shit sacrificing users for $$ and (fuck) u/spez goes off praising #ElonMusk