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One of the weirder experiences I've had in writing fanfic recently is when a story I wrote seems to be a little too subtle for the commenters, ie the audience who responded.
I'm not saying that it's terrible when People Don't Get It. That just means that I need to be a little more blatant in what I'm trying to say. Highlight the bits I think should take the forefront of the theme. Frame it in text that draws attention there. All this is perfectly fine and valid. If nobody commented on the themes I was trying to bring across, that just means that the fault lies with me (or more precisely my writing), and the lesson is sincerely appreciated.
The frustration comes from an internal conflict between remaining far too vague, and overplaying my hand.
How can I explain myself? Should I explain myself? If I wrote out a clear, unambiguous elaboration of what I intended when I wrote that story, the result would end up far longer than the story itself. This seems to be too much of self-gratification, especially since nobody asked for any sort of explanation on any unclear parts, so all of this is unsolicited.
Apparently the story works well enough on its own to not be completely horrible, in that people can read it and not feel the urge to complain. I know the basic concept may have inspired someone else to try their own version of it (sans the themes I intended), which is fine, especially since it's not like I can prove my fanfic was the primary source of inspiration.
I'm just... not sure whether I should write up that explanation and analysis of my own story. After all, it's just a fanfic, and I'm wondering if worrying about this is already Too Much Effort spent on something not really worth the weighty considerations laid upon it.
I'm not saying that it's terrible when People Don't Get It. That just means that I need to be a little more blatant in what I'm trying to say. Highlight the bits I think should take the forefront of the theme. Frame it in text that draws attention there. All this is perfectly fine and valid. If nobody commented on the themes I was trying to bring across, that just means that the fault lies with me (or more precisely my writing), and the lesson is sincerely appreciated.
The frustration comes from an internal conflict between remaining far too vague, and overplaying my hand.
How can I explain myself? Should I explain myself? If I wrote out a clear, unambiguous elaboration of what I intended when I wrote that story, the result would end up far longer than the story itself. This seems to be too much of self-gratification, especially since nobody asked for any sort of explanation on any unclear parts, so all of this is unsolicited.
Apparently the story works well enough on its own to not be completely horrible, in that people can read it and not feel the urge to complain. I know the basic concept may have inspired someone else to try their own version of it (sans the themes I intended), which is fine, especially since it's not like I can prove my fanfic was the primary source of inspiration.
I'm just... not sure whether I should write up that explanation and analysis of my own story. After all, it's just a fanfic, and I'm wondering if worrying about this is already Too Much Effort spent on something not really worth the weighty considerations laid upon it.