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musesfool

i ain't no hero

Sep 20, 2008 23:22

My niece and nephew came over and we had a nice family game of May I, which possibly was one of the most intense games I've played. We started out this time with four decks of cards instead of the usual two (we always have to add at least one more for the last hand anyway), so you'd think it would have been easier, but no. It's like, you KNOW there ( Read more... )

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musesfool September 21 2008, 04:05:00 UTC

But in general terms, I do think this is something a lot of people can and do understand and sympathize with, having experienced it themselves.

I totally get not wanting to flash your ass in public, and how easy it is to come off as whiny or entitled, but I also think it's a weird and unpleasant aspect of fannish culture, at least on LJ, that we're not "supposed to" want fb or like getting or care about it at all. hell, sometimes i get the impression we're not even "supposed to" like or reread our own stories, and that's just crazy talk.

azewewish September 24 2008, 14:35:59 UTC

I also think it's a weird and unpleasant aspect of fannish culture, at least on LJ, that we're not "supposed to" want fb or like getting or care about it at all. hell, sometimes i get the impression we're not even "supposed to" like or reread our own stories, and that's just crazy talk.

Truer words, man. I've openly admitted that I re-read my own fic, and why shouldn't I? I'm writing the story because it's something I want to READ, and most of the time, I can't find anyone else willing to write it for me. *g*

I mean, if I don't think I'm worthy of reading, why would anyone else?

That being said, feedback is a tricky business, man. I wonder if more traditional writers freak out over reviews & their peers' reviews.

musesfool September 24 2008, 17:27:09 UTC

Yeah, I'm my own ideal reader, so my final judgment on whether a story was successful or not tends to be whether or not I enjoy it and think it does what I wanted it to do.

I wonder if more traditional writers freak out over reviews & their peers' reviews

I don't know - I would imagine the smart ones never do where people can see.

azewewish September 24 2008, 20:58:31 UTC

Also, not surprisingly, I had some more thoughts about this subject, but I put them up in my own LJ here:

http://azewewish.livejournal.com/716734.html

musesfool September 25 2008, 14:09:29 UTC

Cool.

*goes to look*

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