I’ve been feeling really low about myself and my writing ability recently. (’Cause depressive episode – fuckin’ yay.) But the other day I got a really sweet message from an artist who showed me a piece they created based off one of my works and it made me cry. I was so damn honored that I had inspired someone else to create something that I teared up. And, you know, it didn’t fix everything but it did help me be less hard on myself and my abilities. It gave me perspective. 

Part of the reason I write is because of fandom. Sure, I want attention but I also write because I want to share with this community. I want to make other people feel things and hopefully inspire them to write or draw or fill the tags with headcanons and ideas. I like sharing and I like sharing as part of a community of people who build on the ideas of other people. It makes me feel good to be a part of something.

So I guess I just want to say that if you’re a writer or an artist and you feel like you’re not doing good enough that it’s just not true. Your work reaches people and it makes an impact. Your audience might be small but you’re touching the lives of every person who engages with your work. You might never know the impact you’re making, but you are making an impact. Your work matters and you may never know how much and to who, but it does.