[ SECRET POST #4302 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4302 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Comments

*sigh*

[(Anonymous)]

Ever have one of those times when you're so completely, utterly, thoroughly unsatisfied with what you've managed to do, but you finally have to stop yourself from trying and just post it? I had one of those just now. I'm involved in a contest in one of my fandoms, and I did really well last round, so it's harder to accept that I'm just not going to get it right this time.

What have you turned in, posted, submitted, etc., recently that was painfully less of a good job as you thought/hoped you could do?

Re: *sigh*

[ayebydan]

Yes, but I usually found later it went down better than I thought and I came to appreciate it. You put effort it and that will show up in the end.

My whole femslashficlets prompt table is kind of an exercise in 'that could have been better/longer' though despite what I just said.

Re: *sigh*

[(Anonymous)]

IME, when you spend a lot of time on a difficult writing project, it's pretty common to feel frustrated and unsatisfied with it. It's like ayebydan said, it's probably just that you've been immersed in it so long. Some time away and coming back to it might change your mind about how good/bad it is. Personally, that's why I prefer to finish something and then let it sit for a few days or a week - untouched and unread! - and then go back and take another look.

Re: *sigh*

[greghousesgf]

I really regret never finishing my House/Archer crossover fic.

Re: *sigh*

[(Anonymous)]

how... did that work

Re: *sigh*

[greghousesgf]

if you want a link to the first three chapters here it is


http://chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com/2015/03/20/
http://chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com/2015/05/13/
http://chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com/2015/09/06/

Re: *sigh*

[(Anonymous)]

Wrote for a fanfic contest once. I had such high hopes for the story, but even if my writing skills didn't suck ass, I was already going up against some fairly well known bnfs, so who was I kidding? I had some pretty good momentum going and I was pretty excited for the way the story could turn out. Just as I had started to run out of time, I hit a block. It sucked, because by the time I worked my way through it, I didn't have time to go back to make edits. The last two chapters were obvious drafts, but it was either keep it to myself or post it.

In retrospect, it would have been better to not post it. Not only did my story gum up the works for a solid week, but nobody aside from the judges even paid attention to it (I guess I should've written a much shorter story for a more popular fandom). Oh, and guess who -didn't- learn their lesson the following year? ¬_¬