your under-loved fic/art

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The AO3 stats meme is going around. I love this meme because people talk about their stories and their readership(s). I always sound like I'm whining when I talk about readership, but sometimes I really just want to make observations about why people read the things they do. Also, apparently I don't like to do memes I just like to do meta on memes. So here we go!

Please comment to this post with a link to a fic/art/meta you're really proud of having created, that hasn't received the attention you felt it deserved. Tell us what the story/art/meta is about, what you really liked about it, and tell us why you think it didn't get as many hits/kudos/comments/replies/recs/etc as you'd secretly hoped.

I'm not promising to read your story/meta/look at your art, because I might not have time, but I find this interesting and cathartic to talk about. If you are not a writer/artist, comment with a fic you like that you wish had gotten more love. Please feel free to direct people to this post so that they can share the fic they're proud of and discuss things like readership.

ETA: The fic doesn't have to be on AO3. Also, the hit/kudos/comment/whatever count doesn't have to be low. For instance, the fic I have that feels under-appreciated got a lot of nice comments and nice attention. I still feel sad that it didn't really get the wide readership I feel it deserves. This is your place to talk about that without feeling self-conscious about wishing something got more attention.

Comments

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I wonder if that has to do with the functions of those different sites. I mean, if you're on AO3, you're there to read fic, and a lot of times, you're there to read specific fandoms/ships. Sometimes you're there to read a specific author, but if I'm into a specific author, I'm more likely to just friend them on their blog than subscribe to them on the archive. I wonder why that is? But anyway, on DW you're more likely to have people on your list who are into both fandoms. Anyway, it's interesting!

Re: Okay...

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>> I wonder if that has to do with the functions of those different sites. <<

It seems to, yes. On AO3 I may pick up new readers, because I've written something that matches their fave; and then they think, "Wow, this is awesome, I wonder if this author has anything else?" On DW I have people who just plain like what I write, though they might have favorite subcategories within that; and sometimes I'll hook them on totally new material. I've sold Avengers canon with my fanfic, for instance.

One thing unique about AO3 is its high permeability. Usually it's all but impossible to get people to follow me from one venue to another, but I've picked up a handful or two from AO3 to DW. Trouble is, AO3 is downright pissy about interconnectivity, which makes it a much less useful site for me personally.