The Power of Words

[dawn_felagund]

I had made a promise to myself not to get all weepy and sentimental over posting the last chapter of Another Man's Cage, AMC. And I even managed to behave in the post, without falling all over myself and gushing too much

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[ann_arien]

Grrrr! Have you any idea how much mental preparation I've put in not crying and/or feeling like and absolute sentimental sap this week-end, knowing that AMC is over? Well, bummer, 'cause I read this amazing post and it made me cry. *snif*

I have found myself in so many of the things you said that I can't possibly reproduce them without copying and pasting the whole post. I know exactly what you meant when you spoke about confidence as a writer and about how much it means to have someone (gently) nudging you forward when you hit a stand-still.

Had it not been for the power of your words, I would not have become your friend, I would not have met other interesting people, I would not have had a place of my own (aka LJ) to gush out all my pervy Elf fancier thoughts. Nor would I have had the guts to post my first fics and I certainly would not have written as much as I have, over the last four months.

Your replies to my comments have always put a smile on my face because you always have so much to say. That, from one rambling-fancier to another, is very interesting and entertaining.

All I can say is KEEP IT COMING! ;)

[dawn_felagund]

Writing is practically innate to me, so I'm around as long as you want to listen! :^D

I always find it interesting to see the difference between how a writer herself perceives comments/feedback and how she then thinks other writers perceive comments/feedback. There is often such a gap: Most writers will admit that even a tiny bit of praise can mean a good deal, but when it comes time to do that for someone else, they begin to wonder and doubt if they have something to say "of significance."

Sometimes, just to hear, "I appreciate your work and it brightens my day to read what you have to say" can mean more than the most thought-out philosophical diatribe!

After all, sharing one's writing is about appealing to the emotions of others, so to achieve this is a great accomplishment.

That said, I am so glad that you wrote that first comment to me that day! I remember grinning ear to ear and reading it aloud to Bobby, it was so wonderful. And I've always had the philosophy *points to icon* that was proven that day. Not such a good philosophy when it comes to picking up hitchhikers, I might add, but certainly applicable in a community like this. ;)