[ SECRET POST #2086 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2086 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 060 secrets from Secret Submission Post #298.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - posted twice ].
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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm sorry, but this is the kind of crap that I absolutely can't stand. The whole obligatory fic-reading thing and lavishing mandatory love and praise on it.

I had a friend who wrote a lot of fic for a fandom. Now, from the beginning I kind of liked some of her stuff but not all of it. Not even most of it, really.

So of course, she would write her stories and then expect me to read them and shower praise on her for doing it. Which I just couldn't do. She would get mad because I wouldn't react to her posting a story, but then when I'd tell her my honest opinion about it (usually that I didn't like it) she'd get upset as well. It was like, unless I was raving up and down about how good her story was, she wasn't happy. It was just bullshit. And I sure as hell wasn't going to pump up her ego by lying to her.

Real friends should be able to tell each other the truth, even if it's over something as trivial as fanfiction. I'm not going to lie about something just to 'show support' and be a 'good friend.'

So you know what OP? I say you should just tell your friend the truth, that you think it's boring. You actually may be doing your friend a favor because it's likely that other people feel the exact same way and you may be helping her to save some face. She might be hurt by it at first, but she should be able to appreciate that you care enough to be honest with her. And if you have any suggestions on how to improve it, that would probably help as well.

[(Anonymous)]

But here's the thing ... There are three reactions to a story: like, don't like, and "eh". The problem comes when those three get mapped to the three possible RESPONSES - positive feedback, negative feedback, and NO feedback.

When there's no feedback at all, most will assume that readers are finding the story "meh" or dislike it (but are too polite to say so).

Enough of this "no feedback" and most writers will stop writing, because unless they're a narcissist they'll come to the conclusion that their stuff sucks, and generally don't want to present crap to the public.