3 am Murderbot shenanigans
Jul. 23rd, 2025 11:25 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
artemisdartYesterday, the seed of a smutty Murderbot/Gurathin story came to me and I was thinking about it off and on all evening.
Then, I thought of one more thing that could really put it over the top as a good idea.
So after going to bed at 11:30, I pulled out my laptop and started writing.
I churned out 4,664 words of porn without plot, finishing right around 3 am. Then I had to do the tags and end notes and publish it right away. Was finally snuggled down into my pillow around 3:30 am.
This morning it's already gathered 5 comments and 24 kudos after receiving 145 hits.
In contrast, Twice Born, which I worked very hard on and which has a ton of research and love poured into it over several weeks, only has 1 comment and 9 kudos over 129 hits, having been revealed to readers on July 4. And that work has 3 chapters, so the hit count should be slashed down by 2/3 to get the true count of how many people have seen it! And that fic had a built-in audience of all the Hurt/Comfort exchange participants!
Yes, my PWP Murderbot offering has over 3 times the hits, 5 times the comments, and almost 3 times the kudos as Twice Born, after being up for just a few hours... While not being part of any exchange... While not having any research at all put into it.
It really really really REALLY matters what fandom is hot right now. I guess Castlevania Nocturne was probably never all that big and now it's been over for several years.
To clarify: I don't write for kudos. I write when I see a story that no one else has written yet. THAT SAID, there's a huge difference between writing for no reaction and writing for an appreciative audience that wants more of what I'm brewing up.
Then, I thought of one more thing that could really put it over the top as a good idea.
So after going to bed at 11:30, I pulled out my laptop and started writing.
I churned out 4,664 words of porn without plot, finishing right around 3 am. Then I had to do the tags and end notes and publish it right away. Was finally snuggled down into my pillow around 3:30 am.
This morning it's already gathered 5 comments and 24 kudos after receiving 145 hits.
In contrast, Twice Born, which I worked very hard on and which has a ton of research and love poured into it over several weeks, only has 1 comment and 9 kudos over 129 hits, having been revealed to readers on July 4. And that work has 3 chapters, so the hit count should be slashed down by 2/3 to get the true count of how many people have seen it! And that fic had a built-in audience of all the Hurt/Comfort exchange participants!
Yes, my PWP Murderbot offering has over 3 times the hits, 5 times the comments, and almost 3 times the kudos as Twice Born, after being up for just a few hours... While not being part of any exchange... While not having any research at all put into it.
It really really really REALLY matters what fandom is hot right now. I guess Castlevania Nocturne was probably never all that big and now it's been over for several years.
To clarify: I don't write for kudos. I write when I see a story that no one else has written yet. THAT SAID, there's a huge difference between writing for no reaction and writing for an appreciative audience that wants more of what I'm brewing up.
