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Realized a few things today:
1) I really, really, really love Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe is now on my list of favorite people, and I would love to meet him someday and tell him he rocks.
2) That Rooney is on VH1's "You Oughta Know" list and that makes me laugh, because, to think, I saw them at the Rock not that long ago and I was right up against the stage, so close I could have reached out and touched their feet (if I had so chosen) and if I were not so shy, could readily have talked to them after the concert. Thanks, amazing_otter for bringing me along. <3
3) That I'm glad I'm writing again, but I am very, very, very afraid of posting anything that I have written, even though I would really like some feedback. And I think I have figured out why.
My problem is that I lack any confidence in what I write. I don't think that I suck, really, I just always end up asking myself, "is it good enough?" Draft after draft after draft later, and I'm still thinking that. "Is it good enough?" And the answer always ends up being "No, it isn't."
But it's still the very best I can do.
I'm always a little afraid, too, that the one support network I have - my friends - won't really tell me what they think. This isn't to say I don't think they won't critique the work - I know if I ask for it, they will without difficulty, really. But I am a little worried that they won't tell me the real truth about what they think of my concepts. Because, you see, I've long wanted to write a decent, OC/Canon Character fic.
And I know not everyone likes OC/Canon Character pairings. I'm normally right there with those people. But not because I'm elitist, or don't believe in breaking canon like that. I just haven't come across a fic yet where such a pairing was done in a plausible, well-developed and clearly thought-out story.
Personally, I like my realism in fic - both original and fan fiction. I would be willing to break up some of my OTPs for stories - if they're done in a plausible, well-developed and clearly thought-out way. That's all I ask for, really, but because it seems so hard for people to do I want to do it myself, just to prove that it can be done.
Other than that, not much going on here. Just getting ready to go back to the dorms here in the next two days. AUGH IT'S TOO SOON.
1) I really, really, really love Dirty Jobs. Mike Rowe is now on my list of favorite people, and I would love to meet him someday and tell him he rocks.
2) That Rooney is on VH1's "You Oughta Know" list and that makes me laugh, because, to think, I saw them at the Rock not that long ago and I was right up against the stage, so close I could have reached out and touched their feet (if I had so chosen) and if I were not so shy, could readily have talked to them after the concert. Thanks, amazing_otter for bringing me along. <3
3) That I'm glad I'm writing again, but I am very, very, very afraid of posting anything that I have written, even though I would really like some feedback. And I think I have figured out why.
My problem is that I lack any confidence in what I write. I don't think that I suck, really, I just always end up asking myself, "is it good enough?" Draft after draft after draft later, and I'm still thinking that. "Is it good enough?" And the answer always ends up being "No, it isn't."
But it's still the very best I can do.
I'm always a little afraid, too, that the one support network I have - my friends - won't really tell me what they think. This isn't to say I don't think they won't critique the work - I know if I ask for it, they will without difficulty, really. But I am a little worried that they won't tell me the real truth about what they think of my concepts. Because, you see, I've long wanted to write a decent, OC/Canon Character fic.
And I know not everyone likes OC/Canon Character pairings. I'm normally right there with those people. But not because I'm elitist, or don't believe in breaking canon like that. I just haven't come across a fic yet where such a pairing was done in a plausible, well-developed and clearly thought-out story.
Personally, I like my realism in fic - both original and fan fiction. I would be willing to break up some of my OTPs for stories - if they're done in a plausible, well-developed and clearly thought-out way. That's all I ask for, really, but because it seems so hard for people to do I want to do it myself, just to prove that it can be done.
Other than that, not much going on here. Just getting ready to go back to the dorms here in the next two days. AUGH IT'S TOO SOON.