[ SECRET POST #3533 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3533 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

"Not everyone's a writer" -- Nobody STARTS out being a writer or an artist, but they fucking learn. The skills wouldn't be worth doing if it were easy, but unfortunately, part of having an in-demand skill means putting up with lazy, entitled whiners who I bet don't even leave feedback or recommendations. Make your appreciation actually be worth a damn because right now a lot of us manage to get by only with self-satisfaction or "fans" who fake being friends just to get fic or art out of us.

[a_potato]

I get the frustration, but we aren't entitled to feedback or appreciation anymore than readers are entitled to get the fic that they want.

Beyond that, if everyone were to just write the fic that they want rather than seek it out to read, then I think it's possible that writers would get even less appreciation, particularly given how many writers confess to never reading others' fics (they don't see the point, as they're already providing themselves with the things that they want to read).

[(Anonymous)]

Nobody getting what they want is already the status quo.

[a_potato]

To a certain extent, yeah. But why make it even worse (not saying that it absolutely would make it worse, but I figure there needs to be something of an audience to make it worth it to share a creation)?

[(Anonymous)]

Not really. When a person sets out to write a fic, I think the difference between the feedback you might get versus the need to see it through comes into stark contrast. Sometimes the former is the main driving force, but I don't find that it lasts very long, especially if after putting out multiple works or works over several different fandoms.

[a_potato]

I think it depends on the individual. I'm the type who has to see a story through whether anyone's reading or not (it'll eat a hole through my brain otherwise), but I know other people who will stop working on a fic if it's not generating enough interest.

The original anon in the thread seems to put a lot of stock in receiving feedback, and mentions just "getting by" on self-satisfaction. I feel like they might be even more frustrated if their potential readership was further reduced. I also feel like producing and consuming are both important parts of fandom, but that may be because part of why I write fic is not just to exorcise a plot bunny or make something I want to read, but to share with people who are potentially looking for the same thing.

[(Anonymous)]

I already only read the fic that I think should exist. It's a very peaceful existence, very little fandom drama.

[a_potato]

I think that's what most people do, honestly!

[arcadiaego]

You're making a lot of assumptions here, I think.