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fandomsecrets2013-11-24 04:02 pm
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[ SECRET POST #2518 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2518 ⌋
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Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Why this attitude bothers me...
(Anonymous) 2013-11-25 01:23 am (UTC)(link)I'm a fanfiction writer. I've had fights on message boards over this very thing. Not arguments. Fights. I honestly don't know if I'm a "good" writer in regards to professional publication. All I know is that I write original stuff and have gotten many years worth of rejection letters from publishers and literary agents. I do not know if my ideas are not mainstream enough, or if my problem is not having any relatives or friends in the "biz" or if I really am just not good enough on originals. It's to the point where I have a trusted person helping me with a final edit of a novel I'm planning to put on Kindle to try to "grease the wheels." I also splurged and bought some domain space for the express purpose of putting up my original short stories for free in hopes that they will be enjoyed by at least a few people.
(If people request, I can de-anon myself and link my website for anyone who wants to read random fantasy and sci-fi short stories. I have one about a young girl who survives the disapperence of all mankind and enjoys it, a story about a man who experiences an unwanted resurrection... you know, really weird stuff).
That said, I also write fanfiction. Again, I have a hard time judging myself, but for what it's worth, I have stories recommended on TV Tropes for three different fandoms and am a recced all-around author for one of them. I don't know how good that is as "cred," but it's pretty special to me because that site is a wonderful time-sink for me.
I've *tried* doing the "publish your original work and not giving away one's work for free" route and... it hasn't worked out for me. On the other hand, putting up a quick-shot fanfic of mine on Fanfiction or Archive is free and - that stuff *gets read.* It is enjoyable, and, if possible, I'll probably still be doing fanfic if I ever get known by the real publishing world, because it's fun, dammit.
I'm a twitchy, bipolar beast of a writer - I feel like I need to be creating something all the time. If I'm writer's blocked on one of my original projects, fandom is always there.
I'm a gen-ficcer at that... somehow, I still get read. That feels good. Writing fanfiction makes me happy.
Re: Why this attitude bothers me...
(Anonymous) 2013-11-25 01:28 am (UTC)(link)Then why in God's name should any of us bother to read yours?
Re: Why this attitude bothers me...
(Anonymous) 2013-11-25 01:47 am (UTC)(link)I saw the secret, had something to say and didn't want to slog through a sea of other people's commentary before saying it.
Again, you read and replied.
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(Anonymous) 2013-11-25 05:47 am (UTC)(link)