[ SECRET POST #6405 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #6405 ⌋

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


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09. [WARNING for discussion of both real life and fictional rape/sexual assault]




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10. [WARNING for discussion of Neil Gaiman/sexual assault allegations]







































Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 00 secrets from Secret Submission Post #915.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

There is no amount of words written that entitles a writer to get a comment. A writer is never entitled to a comment; that's the point.

Part of putting fic out there is accepting the possibility that no one read it or no one will like it. People cannot and should not be forced or cajoled into enjoying or engaging with our work, no matter how much time and effort we put in. And trying to do so usually negatively impacts the reception of the work.

[(Anonymous)]

What's more negative of a reception than not leaving a review? What could a reader do? Don't read? A writer doesn't care because there's no feedback anyway. Flames? Why should a writer care about negative reception among people that leave no feedback? Should a writer be happy that somewhere far away someone whispered 'Nice fic'.

I comment all the time and I do not understand why people keep repeating that they read a fic they don't like. If I read a fic I liked it enough to read it. No one held me hostage and made me read it.

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DA

Sometimes you're bored and read a lot of fic and most of it isn't good and you're just doing it because you're bored and its like 4 AM.

You don't have to hate a fic to not like it, lots can be and are merely mediocre.

[(Anonymous)]

Do you magically know ahead of time whether you'll like a fic?

People read fics they don't like because they don't know whether they'll like them without reading them. I feel you like you understand this, but are pretending you don't for the sake of argument.

[(Anonymous)]

A writer doesn't care because there's no feedback anyway.

Anon, this entire discussion is about writers feeling entitled to comments. That means they do, in fact, care. They care so much they write author's notes asking people to comment and entire blog posts about how they're owed comments in exchange for their fic.

People don't like being told what to do, and they don't like feeling like they're obligated to do something. So if someone wants comments, they might shoot themselves in the foot by begging for them.