Kill Winter! (also known as a CHEERLEADING post!)

[scifishipper]

Hello writerly friends! Several of us, including me, have been feeling a little uninspired and down about writing and other life things. I would love for us to rally around and give each other support

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[millari]

I am in the middle of posting a multi-chapter Hunger Games fic, and it's hard to keep disciplined about my posting schedule of once a week because it's getting very little response on AO3. Like, basically, one person is commenting on it (although she is at least making incredibly thoughtful comments, so it should keep me going; it's just hard to post to almost dead silence

[scifishipper]

That is great news about BSG! So fun to get back into a fandom, isn't it? I've been hanging on and will be doing a remix again this year. So glad there are still some active people!

Writing unpopular or minor/rare characters is tough. My Zarek/Meier has little audience, but I love it all the same. So satisfying to write what we love, no?

Welcome back!

[millari]

It *is* fun to get back into a fandom. And honestly, in this small fandom, I can find more meta and camaraderie than I'm finding in so-called "big" fandoms. (Posting thousands of pictures of your favorite fandom on Tumblr doesn't really qualify to me as talking or connecting with people, as much as I enjoy looking at the pretty gifsets. I think some of the images posted on Tumblr actually have the potential to generate really interesting fandom meta, but then it's rare to see any discussion of that meta going on in more than a one-sided, ephemeral way.)

Zarek/Maier is cool. I honestly don't seek them out, but when I run into them, I usually read them because I find their power dynamics disturbing/fascinating. And I apparently am the queen of writing the unpopular/minor/rare characters, I'm finding, now that I've written in my second official fandom. ;) But yes, I couldn't write the popular characters without genuinely being intrigued by them; it just wouldn't be satisfying, as you say.

Thanks for the welcome!

[kdbleu]

I get instant feedback on everything I'm writing; it's really motivating.

I don't think I could overstate the importance of feedback in writing my novel. I would have quit long, long ago if it weren't for scifishipper. *hugs*

Totally different fandom, but I do need to leave some comments in my acknowledged but not exactly loved Arrow ship. There are a couple of really great fics at AO3 that I've left kudos for because it is so much easier, especially since I usually read on my phone, but I need to leave some better encouragement. You have inspired me! :D

[millari]

Aw, I'm guilty of it too, so I shouldn't complain too much. ;) I think phones are probably a big explanation about why people don't leave as many comments. All the phones, tablets, i.e. small screen devices with keyboards not conducive to writing anything complicated are an unacknowledged factor in what's killing comments. The lack of community and of easy ways to talk to other people on sites like Tumblr, which have taken over fandom spaces, is probably another.

I'm glad I have inspired you. Your comment has reminded me that comments are a two-way street, and I should probably be reading more fic than I am. :)

[plaid_slytherin]

I'm so glad to see you're coming back to BSG! That's wonderful. :)

[millari]

Thank you for the words of encouragement! I will find the muse, it's just harder when I've got a lot going on in life anyway, and then there's little response. But I'm still writing, albeit slowly and in small doses right now. It really helps to have a writing partner.

[lanalucy]

I can't tell you how much more fun writing is with my beta. Beta isn't even really the right word. We bounce things back and forth and talk through plot points and bolster each other and say "she wouldn't do that" and without her, I would still be writing, but I would be getting less satisfaction out of it, probably.

I'm so glad you've found someone with whom you love writing!

And I'm always glad to know that someone's coming back to BSG. :D

[spikesgirl58]

*it's just hard to post to almost dead silence*

I write in a very small fandom and you are right. It's hard when you are doing your best and there is nothing. This is why I always take a moment to comment, even if it's just a great job. It's better than nothing...

[ecstaticdance]

Writing can be such a lonely venture. Those crickets can be deafening.

But! Writing partner! It does make so much difference. I'm so happy for you that you found that. I hope it helps boost your motivation overall.