Irritations and good things...
Am in a ranty mood (Justification: 30 pages of really really badly written academic-speak to whip into shape for Monday).
So... rant (mainly the result of a Saturday-morning browse through LJ as an avoidance technique for the above). I don't browse LJ that often, and should probably refrain from it if the result is this. But - ahem - yes.
Irritation no. 1: As I said on somebody else's LJ not that long ago, we all have our likes and dislikes when it comes to fan fiction, but what exactly is anybody going to achieve by bitching loudly and unpleasantly about genres and styles they personally don't like? Guh.
Just felt like saying that again.
Irritation no. 2: Why oh why do people squee wildly just to make their friends happy about something absolutely dreadful that they've written? Is this really helping the friend? Maybe it's bolstering their morale but, in the long run...
And no, don't say 'because they think it is good'. I refuse to believe people can be that stupid.
Or can they?
Mind, there's the inverse of that too. As in 'oooo can't give feedback to her / correspond with her because I / my friend / my gush gang don't like her'.
Irritation no. 3: Words fail me when I come across pathetic 'I'm a terrible writer and nobody loves me or sends me feedback and I just wanted to have fun posts, and I positively splutter when the result is so often the much-desired "but you're a wonderful writer dahling". But then I hate fishing or moral blackmail of all kinds. And I do mean fishing. There's a line between fishing and self-promotion and pride in what you've done, but if we get onto that here then I shall not get this chunk of economics done.
And the Good Thing. Thank GOD I know a few people in fandom who are above that sort of thing (waves merrily and rantily to flist).
And why yes, I am getting brave and making the occasional public post (provisionally, anyway, and subject to change *g*). Maybe I'm getting to the point, in my old age (physical and in fandom) where I feel more exasperated than upset by some of the idiocy that goes on.
So... rant (mainly the result of a Saturday-morning browse through LJ as an avoidance technique for the above). I don't browse LJ that often, and should probably refrain from it if the result is this. But - ahem - yes.
Irritation no. 1: As I said on somebody else's LJ not that long ago, we all have our likes and dislikes when it comes to fan fiction, but what exactly is anybody going to achieve by bitching loudly and unpleasantly about genres and styles they personally don't like? Guh.
Just felt like saying that again.
Irritation no. 2: Why oh why do people squee wildly just to make their friends happy about something absolutely dreadful that they've written? Is this really helping the friend? Maybe it's bolstering their morale but, in the long run...
And no, don't say 'because they think it is good'. I refuse to believe people can be that stupid.
Or can they?
Mind, there's the inverse of that too. As in 'oooo can't give feedback to her / correspond with her because I / my friend / my gush gang don't like her'.
Irritation no. 3: Words fail me when I come across pathetic 'I'm a terrible writer and nobody loves me or sends me feedback and I just wanted to have fun posts, and I positively splutter when the result is so often the much-desired "but you're a wonderful writer dahling". But then I hate fishing or moral blackmail of all kinds. And I do mean fishing. There's a line between fishing and self-promotion and pride in what you've done, but if we get onto that here then I shall not get this chunk of economics done.
And the Good Thing. Thank GOD I know a few people in fandom who are above that sort of thing (waves merrily and rantily to flist).
And why yes, I am getting brave and making the occasional public post (provisionally, anyway, and subject to change *g*). Maybe I'm getting to the point, in my old age (physical and in fandom) where I feel more exasperated than upset by some of the idiocy that goes on.