Why my life is so sad today...

[chaletian]

1. I did not sleep last night. I read some McShep and watched a lot of Lewis. I am now VERY TIRED INDEED. And also STUPID.

2. I did not make myself any lunch this morning, even though I had lots of time. I have thus had a yellow party ring for my lunch.

3. I wrote a story (SGA) of which I am UNFEASIBLY PROUD and which is probably THE BEST THING I HAVE EVER WRITTEN (excepting possibly my tiny, tiny mandroid crossover), and practically nobody has commented. I am DISPROPORTIONATELY SAD about this.

4. I put on beautiful red nail varnish on this morning, and it has already started to chip a bit. Boo. AND WOE.

...not that I'm a total drama queen or anything...

Comments

[goddess47]

I don't do nail polish and I'd offer you my lunch but then I'd have nothing to eat myself.... ;-)

But, #3 -- (and since I commented, I can comment on the disappointment) -- The bad news is that is going to happen. Even if you've spammed the standard communities with announcements of a fic, you aren't going to always get tons of comments. It was a lovely fic, that's not the problem. But, if you go into this expecting number of comments on what you write, then... well.... you're going to be disappointed. Sorry.

You have to write what you want to write, spend the time doing pieces that *you* like, hope that at least a couple of your true-friends make a comment and appreciate that anyone else is a bonus. How many fic that you read last night did you comment on? Fair's fair..... Commenting is a two-way street and the more you comment the more someone is likely to comment on your pieces..... a lot of "Loved the fic" goes a long way, the intelligent "Loved the fic because..." goes even further. Yes, it's hard and takes time, but that's what it takes for someone to leave you a comment, too.

But the bottom line is that you have to write for you and only you..... that will make you happier than anything else.....

I've been there, so I know it's disappointing to have like no one comment on a piece you think is special. No one knows what makes a piece truly special or catches the eye of fandom. If I knew that I'd be doing it myself...... I just hope someone reads it and doesn't hate it and let it go....

Okay, going off to work now.... ;-) ::smishes you with encouragement::

[chaletian.livejournal.com]

LOL how much am I the whingiest whinger that ever whinged? I am tragically the world's most rampant attention whore, and get quite carried away sometimes!

Have eaten two further party rings. Life is good...

[goddess47]

Well, I'm even more... aware.... sensitive?.... because sardonicsmiley (her name is crossed off since she's just deleted her journal on top of everything else) just did a much less pleasant rant on a simlar topic and flounced out of fandom completely. She had already said she was leaving (okay, the woman got engaged, pregnant, scheduled a wedding, and moved to a new house inside of 6 weeks -- she's allowed some leeway) but she did it in such a way that wasn't really pretty. Bridezilla on hormones if you know what I mean.

She wrote amazing fic, some of it really dark, and was upset that not enough folk commented on her stuff. But she also admitted that her stuff wasn't everyone's cup of tea... she can't have it both ways. Moving on to new things and RL issues are to be expected but... well... be nicer....

Yours was much more human than hers but I also don't want to lose anyone out of SGA fandom for those sorts of reasons..... so I had to add my $.02 worth.... hope you don't mind....

So. Eat more party rings.... have a cup of tea and you'll feel even better....

[chaletian.livejournal.com]

Ahhhh. I seeeeee. *g* Never fear, I enjoy writing random crap (AU in which John and Rodney are rival hairdressers... I'm not going to write it... what's that even about, brain?) too much to ever flounce out of a fandom!

Ooh. Tea. Mmm.