[ SECRET POST #4862 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4862 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I've had people write sequels/continuations of my fanfic before and I found it very flattering.

Also, let's be real, you're never finishing that fic yourself. You've run out of ideas or interest for this fic, which is fine, but I think you're upset because you're trying to convince yourself it's not true.

[(Anonymous)]

OP acknowledged that they're probably not going to finish the fic right in the secret. It's fun playing armchair psychologist, but you should probably brush up on your reading comprehension skills first.

[(Anonymous)]

let's be real, you're never finishing that fic yourself. You've run out of ideas or interest for this fic, which is fine, but I think you're upset because you're trying to convince yourself it's not true.

I'm glad you said this, because it was exactly what I thought, too. OP's issue here sounds like a "their ego" problem. It bothers them that they didn't finish their work, and therefore the thought of someone else finishing it rankles.

[(Anonymous)]

OP: "I'm probably not going to finish my incomplete fic"

ayrt: "HA! You're clearly in DENIAL that you're not going to finish that incomplete fic!"

Me:"...?"

[(Anonymous)]

Nope. More like, "You're clearly sour grapes that you're never going to finish your fic, but instead of just acknowledging your feelings of inadequacy (which are baseless) and dealing with them, you're putting it off on other people, and getting defensive that they feel motivated to do what you don't."

[(Anonymous)]

I think it's perfectly reasonable to not want someone to finish THEIR story, even if they aren't going to. At one point they sank work into shaping their ideas into something, and some stories are more personal than others, but even when they aren't... well, there's still some pride involved in creating something. And it's fair to not want to put your stamp of approval on something that might be poorly written, or might run counter to what you envisioned-- things you don't have a guarantee of until you see it.

Now, it's also perfectly reasonable for someone else to want to write their own ending. We're all writing fanfiction, after all, it's part of what we do!

To me, there's a big difference between a fanfic-based-on-a-fanfic, and asking someone if you can finish their story. If someone wrote their own ending and said 'this was inspired by X fic, this is the idea I had based on their scenario' it would feel less presumptuous.

[(Anonymous)]

Okay, but some authors really do take fucking forever to write. Total honesty: I'm one of them.

I'm still working on a fic I first started in 2007. I update it maaaaybe once a year. It doesn't mean I'm not working on it and I'd be annoyed af if someone assumed I a) had abandoned it or b) wasn't going to finish it.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah this is why I never post my WIPs. I think it would be an annoying experience for the readers to experience my really inconsistent updates.

[(Anonymous)]

Different anon:

I used to post WIPs (one at a time) and had a very regular update schedule. Even really long stories got finished in a reasonable amount of time. I should have learned my lesson with the last one I completed, which took fucking forever. But I stupidly started a new one and it hasn't been updated in over a year. I've just gotten into some new hobbies and am no longer active in fandom. But I feel really guilty about that last WIP and keep hoping that I will manage to finish it.