Despard the Oblivious
It occurs to me that my last entry was rather oafish, suggesting that the majority of everything published lately at FFNet was rubbish. Nothing like a sweeping generalisation to have people wondering "does that include me?"
So I'd probably best keep my snarkiness to myself in future :) But please take it as read that if I'm being a rude cow and dissing fics, you wouldn't be on my f-list if I was talking about your work. I don't rate my own work very highly (produced a giant bucket of fail with my last story, which I cheerfully acknowledge...thank you, meds!), and I am constantly awed by the writings of my talented friends, even if they set the bar high for muddlers like me. In no order, the MmeBahorels, Orestes Fastings, Abelardas, Aurelias, MmeJaverts, Marguerites, CollectingBees, Sophies (and so many others that I'm afraid to name them all because I'm too afraid to leave any out and thereby insult them further) absolutely inspire me and far outweigh any dreck, even if they're fewer in number than the badfics. And there's a good possibility that some of those posting the badfic that I find hilarious (e.g. E/E getting together in 30 seconds or sending me to sleep with interminable banality) are going to develop into very talented writers who will leave me thinking I should just toss my pen away.
So I'd probably best keep my snarkiness to myself in future :) But please take it as read that if I'm being a rude cow and dissing fics, you wouldn't be on my f-list if I was talking about your work. I don't rate my own work very highly (produced a giant bucket of fail with my last story, which I cheerfully acknowledge...thank you, meds!), and I am constantly awed by the writings of my talented friends, even if they set the bar high for muddlers like me. In no order, the MmeBahorels, Orestes Fastings, Abelardas, Aurelias, MmeJaverts, Marguerites, CollectingBees, Sophies (and so many others that I'm afraid to name them all because I'm too afraid to leave any out and thereby insult them further) absolutely inspire me and far outweigh any dreck, even if they're fewer in number than the badfics. And there's a good possibility that some of those posting the badfic that I find hilarious (e.g. E/E getting together in 30 seconds or sending me to sleep with interminable banality) are going to develop into very talented writers who will leave me thinking I should just toss my pen away.