at least in part due to how many I was reading that have been abandoned (or are on hiatus for the foreseeable future). I get that. I only follow things I've been recced to on the kinkmeme and that rarely, because it's such a chaotic place I struggle to negotiate it with any efficiency.
I don't start posting anything until I have written a significant portion of the fic or it's completely done. That is a marvellous discipline, but it tends not to be how I work. Which may be my failing, but I don't think it's for my readers to dictate how I should write, either.
Fanfic is supposed to be an enjoyable hobby; dragging yourself painfully through finishing a story just because you feel obligated... That is probably my key point. To a degree, fuck social contracts - if I'm not having fun, or seeing value in what I'm doing, then I don't think I'm going to waste my time continuing writing unless I'm being paid for it. Which I'm not, because I don't have original thoughts, just pastiches!
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Date: 2011-09-06 08:30 am (UTC)I get that. I only follow things I've been recced to on the kinkmeme and that rarely, because it's such a chaotic place I struggle to negotiate it with any efficiency.
I don't start posting anything until I have written a significant portion of the fic or it's completely done.
That is a marvellous discipline, but it tends not to be how I work. Which may be my failing, but I don't think it's for my readers to dictate how I should write, either.
Fanfic is supposed to be an enjoyable hobby; dragging yourself painfully through finishing a story just because you feel obligated...
That is probably my key point. To a degree, fuck social contracts - if I'm not having fun, or seeing value in what I'm doing, then I don't think I'm going to waste my time continuing writing unless I'm being paid for it. Which I'm not, because I don't have original thoughts, just pastiches!