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[aisalynn]

So, I've finally given in and gotten a Twitter account. Mainly just cause I like to read Misha Collins's stuff. He's hilarious. I've heard this sentiment expressed before from people, and I wonder if he knows just how many people he is dragging over to the Twitter side with his awesome and insane posts.

I don't know how often I'll actually be using Twitter, but I have it.


So, the other day I posted a small Supernatural Thanksgiving ficlet. I have to say, I was little dissappointed with the reaction, or lack there of. Now, I don't want to be one of those people who bitch and whine about their work being unappreciated or some shit, because I know that I'm writing for fanfiction for me and not for anyone else, and that the minute that changes the less fun it's going to be, but still. This is the third or fourth supernatural fic I've written that has gotten little to no feedback. Not even negative or constructive feedback. I'm starting to wonder if I just really suck at writing Sam and Dean, and nobody wants to tell me. Which will be sad, because I love this show so much. *sigh*

Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to beg for comments (I always hate that), but if I can't talk about writing woes and worries on my own journal where can I? In real life most of the people I know just roll their eyes and block me out when I start going on about my writing. I apparently talk about it far too much. *shrugs*

At the moment, I'm just happy I've had time to write during this break. I haven't written anything besides essays for weeks now. It feels good to get away from all that and just write what I want.

Comments

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

Sorry? I rarely, if ever, read in any fandoms except Buffy and Torchwood (and not often in that). Since I don't know the characters or the world in other fandoms, I doubt I would enjoy them all that much so I just skip anything not set in the fandoms I care about. Maybe Supernatural fans aren't as inclined to comment as Buffy fans?

[aisalynn.livejournal.com]

Haha. No need to be sorry. That really wasn't directed toward my flist since most of the people on there don't read Supernatural. It's all Buffy and Doctor Who people.

As for the Supernatural fans, they actually do comment a lot. Or at least from what I've seen. That's what has me worried. It's not a small fandom, but I'm getting less reaction than what I get from my really small fandoms, so it has me seriously doubting my writing. Not that I've spent weeks and months writing these super complicated masterpieces or anything, so far everything I've posted is just short ficlets, but still, it's not exactly encouraging.

Ah well, can't let bad feedback (or no feedback, in this case) stop you from writing, right?

[slaymesoftly.livejournal.com]

*shrugs* No, if you have stories you want to tell, you need to tell 'em. Anyway, sometimes feedback (or the lack) has as much to do with the readers and whatever their RL issues, commitments, and time-restraints are as it does with the fic. And if it happens to a lot of them at the same time... I'd look more for intelligent reviews from readers you respect and be happy with a few of those and not worry too much if you aren't getting a lot of "I lurve it!" from random readers.

[cordykitten]

*points to icons* These days I read mostly only spuffy. Rarely another pairing in BtVS but no supernatural.
Feel free to write about your writing woes and worries as much as you can.
To get more comments it can't hurt to post in a Supernatural LJ Comm (and maybe link here if it's allowed.

[aisalynn.livejournal.com]

Oh, I posted it to like three Supernatural Comms. I really wasn't talking about my flist, since most of the people on there read Buffy or Doctor Who. So yeah, this wasn't supposed to be some complaint to or about my friend on here, so much as my worries that I suck at writing Sam and Dean.