[ SECRET POST #1979 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1979 ⌋

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

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Notes:

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Comments

[aiffe]

Er, disagreeing with this.

Betas give concrit. Concrit can be a useful tool if you have a thick skin and strong spine. When you're a quivering lump of anxiety and are terrified you suck and are barely managing to not delete your fics as it is, concrit can make you just hate your stories, think you suck as a writer, and damage any confidence you might have had.

Moreover, concrit isn't even the best way to improve. It helps with minor mechanical things, but the big stuff mostly comes with experience, which comes with confidence. I know we're taught that you need a thick skin and lots of tearing apart to improve, but honestly, what a lot of authors really need is some cock-slurping praise so that they get to the point where they like writing enough to keep at it, and are confident enough to think critically about their writing.

For example, I now actually proofread my work and fix repetitive/awkward word choices. I couldn't do that in the past because my own work embarrassed me so much. I have enough experience writing now that I can actually read stuff on structure and whatnot and have it mean something to me, all because I had friendly reviews to get me through that awkward phase.

I still only use betas on rare occasions, because I find the process to be rather awkward. I sometimes share my fics with friends before posting, and do have an, "if you see anything glaringly wrong, let me know and I'll fix it" policy, but it's much more informal than an official beta, and I get a lot more cheerleading than I do concrit. I'm perfectly comfortable with this, and I feel like I'm a good writer. Whether that's a delusion or the truth is pretty irrelevant. I'm having fun posting my fics, which is what the OP wants.

[(Anonymous)]

what a lot of authors really need is some cock-slurping praise

hey no excuse you what I need is some pussy-licking praise, tyvm

(OP thinks this is a good post and you should feel good, because uh yeah NO WAY IN HELL WOULD A WRITING CIRCLE HELP OK)

[aiffe]

lol

I have a pussy, yet when I am praised feel it strokes my e-cock.

Clearly I have some kind of issues I should probably examine.