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natsuko1978

Random Collection of Thoughts

Jan 22, 2016 20:17

Wednesday's question at ushobwri was "How do you feel about challenges?" - and I talked about how, given that I haven't finished a fic in 7 years, in spite of an H/C Bingo table and an SG-1 prompt table and the Pros Big Bang, they obviously don't help me. And I talked a little ablout how much I worry about whether anyone but me wants to read what I write ( Read more... )

real life: mental health, writing

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ride_4ever January 22 2016, 20:39:06 UTC

To me it looks like your eloquent posts in your LJ prove your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Also, I might not read most kid!fic, but yours would interest me because you have actual kid-experience, and I def would read about main characters with acquired disability. (Additionally, I never leave comments that are mean and negative on anyone's fic.)

natsuko1978 January 22 2016, 22:53:45 UTC

Thank you ( ... )

fiorenza_a January 22 2016, 21:38:21 UTC

Seriously, it took two pages to tell you that they didn't like your writing style? If that's what they did, then that's not feedback - that's trolling ( ... )

natsuko1978 January 22 2016, 21:59:49 UTC

This email was not trolling. It took far too much effort on the part of the commenter ( ... )

Wordy is not a bad thing in a writer! fiorenza_a January 22 2016, 22:37:57 UTC

But I appreciate the 'they're only saying that so I don't throw myself under a bus' thing. That's where I find anonymity helps, although I get my best mate to read some stuff. She's clueless about fannish things, but is an avid reader and I can trust her to be honest. (Hilariously, unknown to me, my elderly Mother read some of my M and above stuff - not great for feedback, but it made for interesting conversation at Christmas ( ... )

bunn January 22 2016, 21:53:52 UTC

I'm sorry if my comment made you feel worse. I was trying to be supportive, but it's so easy to do that wrong. :-(

natsuko1978 January 22 2016, 22:02:24 UTC

No. No! You *were* supportive! And very kind. (Seriously, if I'd thought I was dissing you I wouldn't have linked your name or even identified you!)

It's just... if the fear is that bad... What DO I hope to achieve? You know?

221b_hound February 2 2016, 05:42:54 UTC

Is this that SG fic you showed me that i really liked?

natsuko1978 March 9 2016, 02:48:29 UTC

No, it was the one you Google-searched and liked. But please see my previous comment about, "Well, yes, but she's my friend so she's not going to say it sucked balls." :)

(Don't know how I missed replying to this. Sorry!)

221b_hound March 9 2016, 03:05:26 UTC

:) Well, yeah, but I also won't say I really really loved it unless I really really did. I'll always aim to be supportive, but I won't outright lie. :D