shellygurumi:destinationtoast:TOASTYSTATS: AO3 WORD COUNTS, DATES, AND POPULARITY METRICSHow many w
shellygurumi:destinationtoast:TOASTYSTATS: AO3 WORD COUNTS, DATES, AND POPULARITY METRICSHow many words do most fanworks have on AO3? How popular are most works? When were they posted?Read MoreThe ratio of comments and kudos to hits is very disheartening. 50% of fics have <= 395 hits; <= 12 kudos, <= 1 comment90% of fics have <= 2657 hits, <= 97 kudos, <= 14 comments (remember that author replies to comments count as well, so this could be 7 comments from readers)In the 90% of fics range, you could have 2657 people read/look at your fic and 0.03% of them will click the kudos button. It’s a single click, the least amount of effort necessary to express appreciation for the words you wrote.And 0.005% will make a comment. Unless we’re assuming that half of those comments are you replying to other comments. Then it’s more like 0.002% of readers make a comment.AO3 is probably the most beautiful, well organized and useful place I’ve ever seen to post fics. It makes them easy to find, easy to share and it’s absolutely great for authors, too. However, there’s definitely not a very good culture of support for those authors from the readers. A lot of authors really thrive on feedback and knowing that people both like and appreciate their work. Comments matter. Kudos matter. Support matters. If you like something someone wrote, tell them. Even if you can’t think of anything original to say, even “omg I loved this so much” makes a difference to an author. I promise you, it does. I save every email I get from AO3, kudos notifications, comment notifications, everything. I save them all and keep them like little precious gems that remind me to keep on writing.Works that I haven’t been able to get the spirit and motivation to work on in MONTHS, I’ve gone back to just because someone made a lovely comment that motivated and inspired me to get back in the saddle.Comments and kudos matter.Support your fanfic authors. Show them you appreciate them. -- source link