I'm hoping for the same, mostly. I think I'm at least going to try just deleting the story first, then see how that goes and take it from there. I'd really rather not abandon this account because I've spent a year of my life on it and I like having a place here.
Yeah, I always tried to keep fanfiction and RL apart. When I let someone in RL know about fandom, I wanted it to be on MY terms.
That said, I had generally decided in advance I wouldn't delete/abandon because I felt like it gave them too much power, yk? So in this case, I'd probably delete the one story.
Though I will add that while I originally tried to keep them separate, some of my real life friends found my Tumblr, and I finally just decided FUCK IT and linked folks to some of my works. It's been surprisingly liberating! It's an "I am what I am, deal with it" feeling.
It's hard to keep it separate I guess. I tried to be subtle by not posting much personal information, but obviously that didn't do it. I might let my brother read some of my stuff because we're pretty close, but that's just all I'm comfortable with right now. *shrug* In any case, I'm going to try deleting the story for now.
'On my terms' is exactly right. I've very recently been thinking I would let my little brother on to read some of my stuff, because we're very close and I trust him; but this just felt more like an invasion. I think I'm going to try deleting the story first and seeing how that goes. Hopefully that will be the end of it.
He knew because I've used the same icon for my gchat in the past, and he's too good at making connections. He said it "felt like something I would write," and remembered that I liked those characters on Glee. That damn icon is literally the only thing I've repeated from personal accounts to this, and it was enough... *sigh*
I'm probably going to delete the story. I like the idea of editing it, actually; it's an older story and one I'm not so proud of, though it's the first one I ever EVER wrote for this fandom so, y'know, nostalgia, and I kind of like having it around. Good argument for revamping it, I think. We'll see. Thanks for the advice, hon <3
I'd vote for deleting the one story. If you're attached to your journal the way it is, then setting up a whole new one does seem like it would be a little annoying. I know what you mean about the need to keep fanfic and real lives separate though. Mine started to blend together in a big way this year, and for the most part it was with people that understood and had all participated in fandom in one way or another, but there were a few who just didn't get it and that was frustrating.
Yeah, blending is a delicate process. I've been thinking I might let my brother on to read some of my work, because we're very close and he's been asking, but this was too much too suddenly and I don't trust this friend like I do my family.
I'll probably delete the story and see how that goes; hopefully it'll end there. I like my journal and my friends on here. Thanks for the advice <3
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That said, I had generally decided in advance I wouldn't delete/abandon because I felt like it gave them too much power, yk? So in this case, I'd probably delete the one story.
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Though I will add that while I originally tried to keep them separate, some of my real life friends found my Tumblr, and I finally just decided FUCK IT and linked folks to some of my works. It's been surprisingly liberating! It's an "I am what I am, deal with it" feeling.
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I vote for deleting the one story. You could even edit it a bit and give it a new title, to see if that makes you feel any better.
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I'm probably going to delete the story. I like the idea of editing it, actually; it's an older story and one I'm not so proud of, though it's the first one I ever EVER wrote for this fandom so, y'know, nostalgia, and I kind of like having it around. Good argument for revamping it, I think. We'll see. Thanks for the advice, hon <3
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I know what you mean about the need to keep fanfic and real lives separate though. Mine started to blend together in a big way this year, and for the most part it was with people that understood and had all participated in fandom in one way or another, but there were a few who just didn't get it and that was frustrating.
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I'll probably delete the story and see how that goes; hopefully it'll end there. I like my journal and my friends on here. Thanks for the advice <3
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