Oh, God, I'm neurotic

[ratherastory]

This is me being insecure and neurotic. Nothing to see here, move along.


Dear Self,

We have been over this. Just because a reviewer obviously didn't understand your story or maybe just didn't read it carefully does NOT mean you suck forever as a writer. Come on. There are plenty of people whose opinions you trust who told you the story worked just fine. One *anonymous* reviewer should not be enough to reduce you to a quivering pile of insecure goo.

Jesus H. Christ, woman, pull yourself together!

Love,

Me



Dear Anonymous Reviewer,

Really? You read all 8,000 words of that fic and came away with the notion that I have sympathy only for Sam and that I'm awful to Dean? Really?

I'm a little flummoxed that that's what you took away from the story. Truly.

Maybe you ought to read it again a little more carefully. Or, better yet, go away before I enlist Missouri to hit you with a spoon. I am all for constructive criticism, but that? That wasn't it.

No love,

Me

Comments

[dante-s-hell.livejournal.com]

You aren't neurotic. You're entitled to your feelings. I understand how you feel. It happens to all of us. Just think how Stephen King feels when he gets a bad review *grin*. Seriously, we put ourselves out there and sometimes what comes back isn't always so pleasant. Thankfully, the good usually outweighs the bad.

I'm sorry I've been a little neglectful in my reading. I've been feeling a bit scattered and trying to get back in the groove again. You write wonderfully, balancing emotional development with an interesting backstory. Your Sam and Dean rocks!

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

*smooshes you*

I need to develop a thicker skin, clearly. Or maybe not post on fanfic.net where people can be totally anonymous. :P

No worries on the reading front. I'm way behind too, so I can sympathize.