[ SECRET POST #2468 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #2468 ⌋

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

01.


__________________________________________________



02.


__________________________________________________



03.


__________________________________________________



04.


__________________________________________________



05.


__________________________________________________



06.


__________________________________________________



07.


__________________________________________________



08.


__________________________________________________



09.


__________________________________________________



10.


















Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 065 secrets from Secret Submission Post #353.
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

[lyndis]

I agree friends should support one another but that doesn't always mean they should have to do so by spending hours reading stuff they don't feel particularly inclined to read.

I've read and critiqued novels before by friends but most of the time I'll say no because 1.) I haven't the time, and 2.) I probably don't care.

Plus my major is English and I have to read enough stuff already; adding amateur writing on top of it is just too much for me.

I don't know if OP pesters people to read their stuff or not (probably not) but those people do exist and they're annoying. I love my friends but sometimes it gets grating.

So basically I agree but there are caveats. Alsooooo yes you're right re: knowing what you like vs. reading something new. PLUS critiquing fanfic is one thing and original is something else entirely. Man you can REALLY hurt someone if you critique their ~special baby~ they've been working on for ages. In fandom, too, but man something about original fiction HURTS when people say it's terrible. That can factor in, too, re: friends not wanting to read it/critique it/give feedback.

(and I won't read original shit if I can't critique it. if you want asspats, fanfiction can be written instead.)

[(Anonymous)]

This. I'm glad my friends write lots of fanfic, but if it's for fandoms I'm not familiar with, I'm not going to read it just because they're my friends. Likewise, I don't expect them to read my fic that's for fandoms they're not interested in.

Being a friend does not automatically mean someone is interested in everything you do or produce, and that's fine. That's normal.

[(Anonymous)]

This. I wish people would realize that this doesn't make you a bad friend because of it.