Confessions of a Glory Hound: On Fanfic and Feedback

[dashakay]

So, I've been meaning to write a big old thing about feedback for a while now and I'm finally getting to it. It seems particularly timely since there's been a lot of discussion, not always civil, in Big Bang Theory fandom lately.

Comments

[split_the_ocean]

So... yes. Just, yes. I can't really offer anything on top of what you said because, well, what you said pretty much summed up all my thoughts on the matter.
Obviously when I write something I'm doing it for myself, because I love to write and if I didn't I think my brain would explode from all the fic ideas banging around in there. But that doesn't mean that I don't get all excited when I see that I've gotten a new comment, call me a glory hound, but any type of feedback just makes my heart do weird little jumps up and down.

Huh, I guess I had more to say than just 'yes' after all. Anyways, the gist is that I agree with everything you said, and you said it better than I ever could.

THIS ALSO MAKES ME WANT TO GO COMMENT ON ALL OF YOUR FICS AND TELL YOU HOW MUCH I LOVE THEM, BUT I'LL JUST GIVE YOU GENERAL FEEDBACK RIGHT HERE: "OMG I LOVED IT. FANTASTIC. YOU ROCK" That's pretty much my response to all of your fics. For real. ♥

[dashakay]

GLORY HOUNDS, UNITE! Maybe we should get t-shirts or something? ♥

DAWWW. You've been kind enough, sweetheart. I'm just so glad you're active in BBT fandom. You're fantastic!

[split_the_ocean]

I want a t-shirt badly, I would wear it proudly everywhere I go.

♥ &hearts Everyone in the BBT fandom has been so great and welcoming to my lovely noobish self... YOU ARE ALL FANTASTIC BEYOND COMPARE.

totally OT but guess where I'm having dinner tonight? THAT'S RIGHT... IKEA BABY! MEATBALLS HERE I COME.

[dashakay]

PLEASE TO BE SENDING ME SOME OF THOSE MEATBALLS. AND MAYBE ONE OF THEIR CUTE LITTLE SHRIMP SANDWICHES.

WE ♥ YOU! If you run away to SPN fandom, it's ON.

[split_the_ocean]

I TOTALLY GOT YOU SOME MEATBALLS BB, THEY ARE DELISH. OMG IKEA MAN, I WANTED TO BUY EVERYTHING.

I'm never leaving! NEVER. So you'll just have to put up with me for always. ♥
SPN is new and fantastic, but BBT will always be my comfort fandom... so lovely and cozy. And also fantastic.

[breyer]

GLORY HOUNDS, UNITE! Maybe we should get t-shirts or something?

Or, you know, add the slogan to our old Bitter Old Fanfic Diva business cards. ;-)

[dashakay]

You know, I love Bitter Old Fanfic Diva/Queen SO much better than BNF. How can we re-popularize it?