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ratherastory) wrote2010-04-03 05:33 pm
ratherastory) wrote2010-04-03 05:33 pm
Oh, God, I'm neurotic
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
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
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"Oh, and this is the other thing: I've read tons of stories that I didn't love or whatever and guess what? I actually walked away without leaving any sort of negative comment. Imagine that! And it wasn't even that difficult."Yes this exactly. If you didn't like the POV of the story you just read, then click away 'cause there's lots of other fics out there that will be JUST what you're looking for. I read a story yesterday that I didn't like at all and didn't comment on, but there was one (anonymous of course) comment taking issue with the whole point of view of the story. The writer had every right to write the story she did and just because you don't like the storyline is no reason to trash someone's work. That sort of thing annoys me to no end. Just go away and read something else for Gods' sake!
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Oy.
just because you don't like the storyline is no reason to trash someone's work.
Yes, this.
That wasn't the criticism of my fic (just that I apparently don't understaaaand how much Dean is sufferiiiiing and only have sympathy for Sam. *g*), but it drives me crazy when I see people doing it elsewhere.