Did I tell you how much I adore Christie? Seriously, I'm a HUGE fan. I could so help you with that!
I know what you mean about the lack of readership; as authors we're supposed to say "I'm only doing it because I love writing" and "I'm not entitled to anything", but I think that if you scratch the surface of most fanfic writers, you'd find that the majority of us are desperate for our fics to be enjoyed, and that, yes, actually, even feedback that's "I enjoyed it, thanks" is totally worth your time.
I think that us het writers will pretty much always come off second place, numberswise, to slash writers. I know that when I post a slash fic my comments are always double my het ones, and the readership stats are higher too. Such is life and the lj community, I'm afraid.
You shouldn't feel bad for wanting people to read your story. It's what we all want, if we're truthful enough to admit it.
Um, I may have ranted there. Sorry! This is something I feel very strongly about but can't ever discuss without people throwing words like "entitled" or "priviliged" about until I lose track of their meaning.
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I know what you mean about the lack of readership; as authors we're supposed to say "I'm only doing it because I love writing" and "I'm not entitled to anything", but I think that if you scratch the surface of most fanfic writers, you'd find that the majority of us are desperate for our fics to be enjoyed, and that, yes, actually, even feedback that's "I enjoyed it, thanks" is totally worth your time.
I think that us het writers will pretty much always come off second place, numberswise, to slash writers. I know that when I post a slash fic my comments are always double my het ones, and the readership stats are higher too. Such is life and the lj community, I'm afraid.
You shouldn't feel bad for wanting people to read your story. It's what we all want, if we're truthful enough to admit it.
Um, I may have ranted there. Sorry! This is something I feel very strongly about but can't ever discuss without people throwing words like "entitled" or "priviliged" about until I lose track of their meaning.