One Wrong Step, Chapter 8

[terrayndian]

Before I get to my latest excuses, here's the (oh my God, there actually is one) update:

Title: One Wrong Step, Ch8
Pairings: Seifer x Squall
Story Summary: A private investigator locates a person from his past--someone he couldn't forget, and someone he can't leave alone
Chapter Summary: Another problem comes up when Squall and Seifer continue

Comments

[lobo_solitario]

I totally agree with the idea of one of your greatest works being unable to be published because it's fanfiction. I haven't written anything in years, and I very, very very rarely read fanfiction. Your site is pretty much the only one I visit when I get the rare itch to read something about Squall and Seifer. Because while I do love their characters, I just find it so much trouble to try to find something new by another author that's written well and captures their characters the way I'd like.

I wish you luck on your original writing. I've never heard of Smashwords, but I'll have to check it out. I've also been thinking over the last few years, and even while I was writing fanfiction, I wonder if I'd ever be able to make it big as a published author because all the novels that get made into tv series or movies are about straight couples. The gay novels are very obscure and really don't make it into the main stream. And it seems like the ones I follow online that are amazing authors all end up never finishing their stories. So, needless to say, I haven't been reading much lately online ^^

[terrayndian]

Isn't it frustrating? I mean, I love fanfiction, but after a while, it's painful to realize that I will never get real exposure by working only on fanfiction. It has also been a little sad watching SxS cannibalize my few original fic ideas. I love those boys, but man, I want something of my own eventually.

I completely understand what you're saying about not becoming a big published author when writing gay fiction. It's been interesting, actually, watching many of the fanfiction authors I loved becoming young adult authors with gen romance. Anymore, young adult appears to be the big thing (Harry Potter, Twilight, Hunger Games, etc), so I guess it's logical, but I just want to write stories that I enjoy. I don't need to be a big time author, but I'd like to write stories that more people would potentially read beyond strict FF8 fans. It's a small dream, but I don't have the ambitious spirit as many people out there. ;)