i better get at least 300 comments on this post zomg >:(

[meitachi]

A writer is not entitled to feedback of any kind. We put our shit out there for people to read, they'll read it or they won't, but they don't owe us JACK for the privilege of reading what we spew. By the same token, readers aren't owed fic by an author. We write and publish it because we'd like others to read it and enjoy it, because we want to express something or tell a story. It goes out into the void and if anyone shouts back, fine. If they don't say a damned word, that's the cost of doing business. It's the risk you take when you put something out there for people to read. They might love it, they might hate it, they might say nothing at all. If you can't handle it, gtfo. —madlori @ Fandom Wank

I love a good entitlement wank. Yet all these arguments are so familiar to me - and I realized I've seen them all over and again on fanficrants.

What do you do if you get, gasp, only 60 comments on your newest WIP chapter? FLOUNCE, OBVIOUSLY.

I'd be open to srs biz discussions about the merits of feedback/c&c/comments in general, too, because I think everyone generally likes comments. That's cool. But holding fic hostage or feeling like you're entitled to a certain number of comments (because of all your slaving and hard work over your fic? or all of your sheer genius?) - that's just, to quote a friend, RICOCKULOUS.

In totally different news, OH MY GOD I LOVE YOTSUBA&!, WHO ELSE KNOWS THIS SERIES? T___T ♥♥ I want to snuggle it close and make everyone read it - it's just so much happy-making. (If I weren't supposed to be studying for finals right now, I'd totally make a pimp post!)

And also, manga icons manga icons I have missed them. I need to go acquire more they are so expressive because you can exaggerate those awesome facial expressions akjdsdfjl. CLAMP ART IS SO PRETTY WHY.

NEXT PROCRASTINATION: Revamping & reuploading all my icons!

Comments

[meiface.livejournal.com]

Yeah, some of the most comments I've gotten are for ridiculous crackfic written in half an hour and other things don't get as much attention. People leave comments for a variety of reasons, and people like different fics for a variety of reasons too. As writers, we can appreciate comments, totally, but we can't tie up our writing to those alone. :/

Fic hostage just strikes me as defeating the entire purpose of writing aksjd ugh.

[vanillacat.livejournal.com]

b-but you write good ridiculous crackfic? ♥

/butts in comment thread

BOTH OF YOU, ACTUALLY, IN CASE black_goose GETS THIS COMMENT TOO. I love how all the good fic writers in k-fandom are all friended to each other..

[meiface.livejournal.com]

alskjf aww ty :( ♥ Sometimes I write those because it's easier than writing "real" fic.

LOL yeah v true. For kpop, I think it's people trying to find and friend the relatively sane others they find in a sea of batshit crazy...