[ SECRET POST #3462 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3462 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I use a beta and I'm a perfectionist with my writing but I have to admit I'm getting pretty tired of the reader entitlement within fandom. Fanfiction is something that people do for fun. Some people take it really seriously. I'll totally admit I'm one of those people. Other people don't take it that seriously. For some people it's simply an outlet or something that they do because they enjoy it or just something they do for themselves.

It's not a paying job. It shouldn't have to be a job at all. I feel like trying to force all writers to use betas just because some readers demand perfection would backfire completely and it would just end up in less fanfiction.

[(Anonymous)]

There’s such a weird attitude toward fanfic authors these days. “This author has written thousands of words about my very favorite characters doing things that I’d love to see them do in canon and made the story available to me for free. The author should consider herself lucky that I deign to run my precious eyes over her story, and she’d certainly better not expect me to say I like it!”

What. The. Fuck.

I don’t know why so many readers act like they’re doing authors this incredible favor by reading their fanfic. When I read a story, I’m grateful that someone took the time and effort to write and post it. They did me a solid, not the other way around.

[(Anonymous)]

I've seen this both ways, though. There are some writers out there these days who think that just because they took the time to scribble a fic, including ones of only 500 or so words, that everyone should read it, like it, comment on it, and reblog/rec it to all their followers.

Ummmm..... no?

If the summary doesn't sound interesting, people won't read it. If they do read it, they may not like it. Even if they like it, they may not comment or respond. And even if they like it and tell you that they do, this does not mean that they need to tell everyone they've ever met that they liked a thing you wrote. As a writer, especially in some small/dead fandoms, I'm grateful when people simply read my work, because no one has to do so. Writers who demand responses are just as ridiculous as the readers you've described above.

[(Anonymous)]

+1

[(Anonymous)]

Agree with your overall sentiment, but if fanfic really were a personal, fun, just-for-the-author kind of thing, they would just not post it.

It's like getting a tattoo that you say is really personal and deep and meaningful and just for you: if that's completely true, you're going to get it someplace where it really never shoes except in the most intimate situations. But once you stick it on your arm or someplace that will otherwise easily show, well, that claim is a bit undermined.

You put a creative endeavor out for the world to look at, people are going to look. And judge. And otherwise have opinions, that go beyond anything the creator can control. Don't want that, don't share publicly.

And personally I like to believe in a world where trying your best and putting effort and pride into something you create isn't an arduous "job" that spoils all the fun, but eh, that's why we end up with 90% of everything as crap.

[(Anonymous)]

And personally I like to believe in a world where trying your best and putting effort and pride into something you create isn't an arduous "job" that spoils all the fun

MTE. As a writer, my most rewarding experiences involved working on fics that took research, effort, and a lot of thought to craft. Sure, it's harder than tossing off a quickie fic, but it's also much more fulfilling.