[ SECRET POST #3343 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3343 ⌋

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Comments

I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

My friend wanted me to write RPF for her. She's committed herself to a fic exchange and was blocked.

So I did. Even though I'm not in the fandom.

Now she's complaining that it's out-of-character, which I guess it is, but she's the one who wanted an actor well-known for being a dork at conventions to be written as a hard-charging paragon of business acumen.

Also she says it reads as if I don't care which, fair point, I actually don't.

How do I tell her that no, I'm sorry, I gave it my best shot but I'm not going to spend more of my time trying to tweak this into shape when I wasn't the one who signed up for the exchange in the first place? (Without alienating her completely.)

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

"Sorry, you're welcome to edit as you see fit." (I assume it's her name attached.)

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

+1. You've already helped her out; her suggestions for improvements are ones that she can implement herself. Seems like you've 'unblocked' her writer's block for this story, anyway.

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

Woah she signed up for an exchange then outsourced the fucking fic? And I'm assuming is going to be claiming it for her own? That's pretty shitty imo, even if its not technically against the rules of he fic exchange?

I would never have agreed to this, but since you did I would tell her since she understands the characterization she wants better, that she can fix your fic if she wants, but you're busy.

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

I'd go with "No, I'm sorry, I gave it my best shot but I'm not going to spend more of my time trying to tweak this into shape when I wasn't the one who signed up for the exchange in the first place."

If she can't understand that then she's a dick.

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

You're very concerned about alienating a friend who sounds like an ungrateful pain in the ass. Since she seems to have forgotten her manners, I'd remind her that you were only doing this as a favor to her, you tried your best and you're sorry she doesn't like it, but you have other demands on your time and that's all you can do.

Also, make new and better friends, anon. Friends who are smart enough not to look a gift horse in the mouth.

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

I'm going to go ahead and assume that she must have a bunch of amazing qualities not demonstrated by this particular anecdote because otherwise I have no idea why she's even your friend tbh. She kinda of sounds like an inconsiderate dick. Maybe you could just tell her that you have a lot of real life obligations at the moment and you don't have any more time to work on the fic.

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[diet_poison]

Honestly, if she's alienated because you're not willing to bend over backwards to redo a favor you already did her when it would take time and energy poured into something you don't even care about...she's not a very good friend.

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

Uh, I don't understand... she signed up for an exchange and can't write the fic so you're doing it for her? AND she's still bitching about the quality? TBH I'd tell her to stuff it. You're bending over backwards to help her out, and she's being an ass.

Re: I Suck At Saying No

[(Anonymous)]

When you do nice things for ungrateful people, they don't suddenly become grateful and nice. They just get more ungrateful and whiny. Don't reward this behavior, or you'll just get more of it.