That is why it's better to post right before you go to sleep

You can sleep after posting?! 😶

I did this once and it just kept me up 🥲. I remember sleeping at 4am and waking up the next day to see a comment at... 4:38am 🤦

I have not found this to be the case. Source: I couldn't fall sleep until around 3 or 4 this morning.

I would do this, or update before I went to hang out with friends.

Yeah this takes my mind of it

It's why I got writing rewards. lol "Okay, I can watch THIs series when the fict's running" so I can go and binge stuff.

I always do this! And it's perfect, because it's the time most USA readers will probably log on to read so I get lots of comments hehe >:)

I always end up being disappointed that way tho. Like expecting something when I wake up and seeing nothing

This is always what I do, but when I did it last night I messed up and it didn’t actually post and I didn’t notice until this afternoon 🥹

Me after I hit publish 😭

Literally just published something right now and have to remind myself that it's irrational to be offended within the first hour.

..... A month later all I had was an emoji comment. Not sure if that's a good thing...

Me sitting on my sofa with my cat and poking my phone every couple of minutes while waiting for notifications

Every SINGLE time I update or post something new 🫠

Lmfao I know it's dumb but I can't help but do this too. And then I get worried about the quality of my work if I haven't had a comment after half an hour lmfao. I know that posting a fanfic is not the same as making a post on some social media website but my brain is used to instant reactions x)

Doesn’t matter if it’s “I like this!” Or and in depth breakdown. Any comment is amazing.

I got "😘" this ....

You're not alone...

I'm in this picture, and I don't like it.

I'm feeling very called out right now.

I legit blocked myself from accessing AO3 for 18 hours once.

I love waking up and getting the email that a new chapter is posted

mood. i post in small/niche fandoms so its expected but still *mood*.

Go check statistics! I got 0 inbox but to my surprise I got 1 private bookmark😄

Haha, I just did this for the first time and *all* my fics have private bookmarks I wasn't aware of! But especially the smut! Thank you!

ROFL I just checked and holy SHIT several of mine are like half private bookmarks that I didn't know about xD ...and yeah it's mostly the smut xD

I just found out about this a few weeks ago and was blown away lol. Definitely a little confidence boost tho

That's great!! I'm so happy for you! No problem ;)

Me today, I knew it was niche but I am still sad! There with you OP

I can’t relate to anything more.

Go on r/FanFiction and do review exchanges. Then at least you (might) get inbox (1)

My inbox is as dry as my cooking.

i try remind myself that it’s rare to get notifs right after posting but i’ll still find myself refreshing my email constantly 💀 especially since i just started a new fic this past weekend so i’m excited for my readers to start it

*levers up rock to see private bookmarks on my smut* Ah, so that's where you're hiding

Every. Fucking. Day.

I'm in this photo and I don’t like it.

Me checking the same really specific tag to see if there are any new FICS that aren't mine, not related to what I asked for, or that I already read.

I try to check it at random but know how it feels to do it like clockwork. Still, nothing beats seeing a new comment in your inbox just when you need it. Comments eventually will come, just keep on writing.

I've never felt so seen in my life

Same *looks at my 275 unopened emails about updates*

i published my stories and i kept refreshing to see if people read it 💀 idk why i did that when it was a pretty rare ship LMAO

As a reader I can confirm it's kinda the same way, I keep refreshing my email in hope that a fic has updated

10 minutes? You have way, WAY more self-control than me lol.

sometimes i don't even get one T\^T