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We should address the writers
3 years ago
It’s about more than time that we need to address the issue with writers being under artists’ shadows. I believe everyone deserves respect in someway (of course, excluding the overall shitty people), and that includes the writers in the fandom. Unfortunately, it just seems like people don’t show writers as much respect as they give artists. Why?
Like, I get that writing is just the audience reading words, and, to them, why bother when rp is a thing, and that art is actually a visual something. But, what I feel like people just try to avoid is the fact that writing is another art form. It’s like they’re trying to act illiterate just so they can focus on looking at art, and people just being assholes to writers, acting like they can’t read anything. Like, no. And at this point, even writers themselves like
Mr.Butterton have addressed that issue themselves.
Ultimately, writing is also an art form, even if it’s not visual. And the writers need and deserve to be given the same amount of respect as artists.
Like, I get that writing is just the audience reading words, and, to them, why bother when rp is a thing, and that art is actually a visual something. But, what I feel like people just try to avoid is the fact that writing is another art form. It’s like they’re trying to act illiterate just so they can focus on looking at art, and people just being assholes to writers, acting like they can’t read anything. Like, no. And at this point, even writers themselves like
Mr.Butterton have addressed that issue themselves. Ultimately, writing is also an art form, even if it’s not visual. And the writers need and deserve to be given the same amount of respect as artists.
Visual art takes mere seconds to look at and appreciate, but anything that requires more time to consume is often put aside or ignored.
It's a shame, but it's just the sad reality of things.
Luckily, there will always be people who do appreciate things like writing or music (or anything that requires extended time to appreciate), and they're more likely to be more engaged with the creator than a visual artist as a result.
So yeah, you might not get the big numbers of interactions, but you can rest assured that the people who do take the time are people who are much more engaged and interested in your work.
Quality vs quantity!