writing and mattering.

Nov 22, 2010 19:45

I haven't actually written fanfiction in ages, haven't written a new story in years, but every now and then I still get email notifications from favouriting or reviews and after all this time, the reviews still affect me.

I wrote a particularly sad story in 2007 and I've received so much feedback from it about how it's moved people, how it's changed their outlook on life and death. I feel silly for being... well, touched at that, especially since it's just fanfiction, but I feel like I have created something that mattered to someone, and that's all I've ever really wanted to do.

I hope that despite my neuroses and insecurities, despite my procrastinating and dillydallying, I will publish a book one day. I can't think of another career I could feel anything for.

life, writing

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