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

[authoressnebula.livejournal.com]

I hate it when they anonymously critique your work. More importantly, I hate it when they do so with stupidity or nastiness or a lack of decency, and you seem to have been hit by all three. I'm so sorry sweetpea. *hugs*

However, they are completely and utterly wrong. Someone somewhere is always going to find fault with whatever you do. Some people simply live to create chaos and inflict crap ass things in other's lives. Just know that you did nothing to deserve it, your writing is awesome, and know that more than one person thinks so. *nodnod*

*hugs again*

~Nebula

[ratherastory.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you!

I'm just being oversensitive, I know. It's just that the reviewer was so adamant that I was ufair to Dean that I was kind of perplexed about which story they thought they read. :P

I know that lots of people like my writing, and usually that's more than enough validation for me. I'm just having an insecure day, apparently. ;)