Supporting Creators

I love me some FanFiction, particularly femslash and there are some fantastic authors out there. My favorite right now is yotoob over at Archive of Our Own. It’s kinda mind-boggling that there’s all this beautifully written work out that that’s completely free. Just amazing.

And to go along with that, I also love the app Ko-Fi that lets you “buy a coffee” for these folks offering their work for free on the web. It’s cheesy of me to say, but there’s something really cool about them offering up their talents as a gift to the community and folks having a way to show their appreciation in a tangible way.

Calling it a community might sound weird - we’re just a bunch of strangers on the internet right? And you’re probably right, but when I read through the comments and resonate with many of them it feels like I’m part of a group. And that feeling is an undoubtedly pleasant one. Shallow perhaps, but pleasant nonetheless.