I Know A Lot Of People Have Different Opinions About This, So I'm Gonna Post Mine.

I know a lot of people have different opinions about this, so I'm gonna post mine.

I just feel so blessed to know there are people out there who will take time out of their busy days to sit down and read my stories.

A like makes me giddy.

A reblog makes me smile.

A comment/reply has me bouncing off the walls.

The like and reply buttons are there for a reason. This isn't JUST a reblogging site, although it is helpful for other creators to share their work around for others to see.

But not everyone requires a reblog to feel proud of their work.

Hell, I get more inspiration and pride from my work from reading comments than taking a look at the number of reblogs my post made.

So I encourage you all to:

1. Like what you see.

2. Leave feedback and comments for writers to swoon over the next few days.

3. Reblog a work if you feel it NEEDS to be read by others.

This is just coming from me, a writer who gets excited if I get 10 likes on a post in two days, and then nothing for two weeks.

The smallest bit of support you give us writers leaves colossal impacts, and we thank the readers Tumblr-wide for a simple click of a button.

For someone like me, the button you choose to support me with does not matter.

Like, Reply, Reblog, whichever one you decide to leave, I will still be grateful a thousand times over for your support.

You know, this is why content creators end up abandoning their works, right?

80 likes compared to 10 reblogs means that only 12% of people decided that what you did is worth showing other people.

If you like the thing, reblog it. You don’t even have to add tags, just spread it so that a) other people can see it, and b) the creator gets recognition for what they did.

Obviously, those numbers are never going to match, but the divide should not be that huge.

It’s even more important right now, because tumblr is garbage and they’ve stopped allowing anything with an outside link from appearing in tags. Writers/artists cannot tag things to their twitter/store/writing website. That can cause a significant drop in views, especially for newer creators.

Like… we aren’t asking for much. A few reblogs. Reviews/comments. No creator should have to beg for that much.