This is me being selfish.
So here's the thing: I'm wondering if it's worthwhile to put creative work on this journal.
The obvious goal of putting my work on this journal is to get feedback, and by and large, that doesn't happen. I get one or two people commenting at most, and usually it's not even that. (I do appreciate the comments I get, though!) The people who read this journal don't seem particularly interested in my ability to be creative; or if they are, they don't seem particularly interested in letting me know that they are.
It's important, too, that I'm not looking exclusively for praise here. I generally don't have a very high opinion of my own work, and I don't expect anyone else too either. When I post something I've created here, I don't expect anyone to blow sunshine up my ass; in fact, I'd almost rather have negative comments than squeeing. I would say that what I'm really looking for is evidence that you're interested, but I'd really even rather get "this is boring" than silence.
But what I'm getting is silence, for the most part. When I put my creative work on this journal, it doesn't fulfill the stated goal of getting feedback, and, as far as I can tell, it's not even being entertaining for most of you. The end result is that I'm left wondering whether I should keep doing it.
I don't know the answer, but I am feeling pretty discouraged.
The obvious goal of putting my work on this journal is to get feedback, and by and large, that doesn't happen. I get one or two people commenting at most, and usually it's not even that. (I do appreciate the comments I get, though!) The people who read this journal don't seem particularly interested in my ability to be creative; or if they are, they don't seem particularly interested in letting me know that they are.
It's important, too, that I'm not looking exclusively for praise here. I generally don't have a very high opinion of my own work, and I don't expect anyone else too either. When I post something I've created here, I don't expect anyone to blow sunshine up my ass; in fact, I'd almost rather have negative comments than squeeing. I would say that what I'm really looking for is evidence that you're interested, but I'd really even rather get "this is boring" than silence.
But what I'm getting is silence, for the most part. When I put my creative work on this journal, it doesn't fulfill the stated goal of getting feedback, and, as far as I can tell, it's not even being entertaining for most of you. The end result is that I'm left wondering whether I should keep doing it.
I don't know the answer, but I am feeling pretty discouraged.