[ SECRET POST #1866 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1866 ⌋


Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS. #18 is a flashing/blinking gif.


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 08 pages, 190 secrets from Secret Submission Post #267.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 2 3 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeats ]
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments and concerns should go here.

Comments

[lucdarling.livejournal.com]

I don't write for you, I write so the damn words will stop flying around in my head & I can sleep. Get off your high horse.

[amethyst-rei.livejournal.com]

Maybe you should see someone about that.

Haha! JK! JK!

Just curious, but do you not write for your fans at all? I'm not arguing that you don't write for yourself (all authors do, I'm sure), but I'm just wondering if you don't have your fans in mind at all when you write fic.

Like I said, just curious.

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT
If I do take readers into account, it's not plotwise but for update speed (i.e. it's been forever since they had an update, people are waiting, might want to get on that before it gets ridiculous). If I do write a plot with someone other than me mainly in mind, either they requested/donated to a good cause for it, it was a special occasion gift, or they're a close friend I knew would be tickled pink by a particular idea I had anyway. Most readers never actually say anything so I don't know them well enough to 'write for them'.

[lucdarling.livejournal.com]

I don't write with fans in mind, no. I agree, as it's been stated in posts below mine, that feedback is nice. Having fans of my work is a lovely thing and I'm always glad to know someone is enjoying what my brain creates. But the idea that I write for someone other than myself is laughable. Why would I? I don't write a story with people in mind, thinking 'oh this scene will make them really happy!' I write for the words, for the love of the character, for my sanity, for escapism.

[captain-loki.livejournal.com]

Same here. I only ever post my stories (and some of them are huge) after I've finished them entirely, so I never feel a sense of needing either a. advice on where to take the story/editing or b. needing to update so I don't leave anyone hanging.

Sometimes I may think 'how will this be received' particularly if it involves an OC, but mostly I write as ^^ stated because I have too or else my brain won't shut the frak up. Not that it isn't rewarding having people comment and say they enjoyed it but I'd say a large percentage of my work goes unread by anyone that isn't my good fandom friend.

[(Anonymous)]

I write as ^^ stated because I have too or else my brain won't shut the frak up

There's a difference between writing and sharing a story in a public archive...

[captain-loki.livejournal.com]

...Yes there is...okay then to clarify, I write for myself, but I post because there may be others who might enjoy reading it. However, I don't go out of my way to get people to read it...

[(Anonymous)]

I write for the words, for the love of the character, for my sanity, for escapism.

Then there's absolutely no reason to post them online. Keeping them in private journals would accomplish the very same thing.