The urge to rant on here just about the writing community in general is slowly eating away at me. No writers are better than others, not in any way. We're all just writers, published or unpublished, and I'm sitting here saying this as someone who has actually published their work. It doesn't matter. If you write, you're a writer. Period, end of. No such thing as a blunderer, bumbler, non-professional (or amateur, even) writer, just because it's for fun or unpublished. Again, you're a writer. Whether it's a hobby or you're making money from it, whether you write fun fanfiction or original work, yeah, you're still a writer. It's an even playing field, and everyone should be considered equals and treated as such.

If there's one thing about the #WritingCommunity here, it's this: 98% of the writers on Masto are wonderful, lovely to chat with, as friendly as could be, and very talented. They're my friends. The other 2% are awful, conceited, snobbish, holier than thou, and need a reality check. Spread more love. Everyone deserves it, and so do you. You get what you give.

It doesn't matter WHY we all write, whether for income or for hobby, or if it's done through self-publishing or with a big publishing house, it's the way people are treated here in this place that has bothered me and annoyed me for years. It doesn't mean you can act like you're better than other writers. You wouldn't do it in person, so don't do it behind the anonymity of a keyboard, right? Just be kind.