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sg_fignewton

November: fics, fandom, recs

Nov 30, 2009 12:41

::points gleefully at new fic rec icon by samantilles::

November was a pretty quiet month in fandomland, as many people were busy with NaNoWriMo. I don't have that excuse, so here's a look at what happened here in November:

( in fic )

sg-1 fic recs, monthly review, stargate sg-1 fandom

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sg_fignewton November 30 2009, 17:07:44 UTC

I did indeed, and it is most awesome! :) Must go give feedback, rather than just bookmark for reccing...

sg_betty December 1 2009, 06:57:34 UTC

Go read 'Taking Tally', folks! It's a hard look at just how badly things can go, and the world is very well created, indeed. Then we can prod Fig into writing serious stories a little more often, because she's good at it!

sg_fignewton December 1 2009, 14:13:13 UTC

Thank you, Betty! :)

It's odd - light fluffy stories are easier to write and more popular, too. And the harder stuff takes ages longer to write and gets much less comments. Not that I write solely for the feedback, but hey - human here. :) So thanks again for the rec.

sg_betty December 1 2009, 17:44:59 UTC

Yeah, I know. My stories that I really think are my best--the ones that I work the hardest on and have the most range/depth, get far fewer comments than the light ones. In fact, I think my very best work has hardly been read at all. I'm trying to divorce myself from feedback expectations, but I'm always a little disappointed by that. Ah, well. C'est la vie. ;) Maybe it's best to perceive lack of comment as a positive thing. :)

sg_fignewton December 1 2009, 20:02:07 UTC

See, this is why I use LJToys.

It doesn't tell me who visits an individual LJ page, and I keep it behind a cut so it isn't affected by someone reading their flist, and of course many people have all scripts blocked... but it means I can see that a certain LJ page has been visited. SG-1 Ninja Style gets hits all the time, for example. Even more happily, Possibilities gets read pretty frequently, too!

I know that on average (to use a totally invented ratio here), perhaps one person out of fifty will comment. And that's absolutely okay - lurkers are people, too. :) But at least with LJToys, I have the comfort of knowing that it's being read, and hopefully enjoyed.

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