Fan Fiction
I started writing fan fiction for myself. I've been writing it ever since I was a little kid but I never shared it with anyone until the Internet made it acceptable to do.
Feedback and recognition can get a little beguiling though and sometimes I have to remind myself about the reasons that I write the fic - because I wanted to see something that wasn't there, that i wanted to imagine 'what if' things had gone differently ...
In all of my fandoms, I have never been one of the in-crowd. I usually have a group of very kind and pretty dedicated readers who will read and provide nice feedback but I tend to be ignored by the big name fans/cool kids. That usually doesn't bother me except now and then, I start worrying that my fic is Bad Fic ... like the sort in this gifset. There are many bad things, but nothing is more cringe-inducing and painful than bad fan fic. I know this ... I suppose this is always the danger when you put things out there in the public view for people to read ...
Dan made my insecurities worse today when he said: "Well, maybe your fic is just bad - maybe it makes people cringe." :D
Feedback and recognition can get a little beguiling though and sometimes I have to remind myself about the reasons that I write the fic - because I wanted to see something that wasn't there, that i wanted to imagine 'what if' things had gone differently ...
In all of my fandoms, I have never been one of the in-crowd. I usually have a group of very kind and pretty dedicated readers who will read and provide nice feedback but I tend to be ignored by the big name fans/cool kids. That usually doesn't bother me except now and then, I start worrying that my fic is Bad Fic ... like the sort in this gifset. There are many bad things, but nothing is more cringe-inducing and painful than bad fan fic. I know this ... I suppose this is always the danger when you put things out there in the public view for people to read ...
Dan made my insecurities worse today when he said: "Well, maybe your fic is just bad - maybe it makes people cringe." :D