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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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Best Review I've Ever Gotten. It's the third one down on this page, and it's amazing. In the original sense of that word. It causes amazement. And it changed my perspective on reviews forever. . . .
Also, man, I hear ya. If you look at that old ff.net account (it's . . . I think the name I used before this one?), you'll find a wealth of reviews of the sort that really don't seem to get it. It's all part of the glorious writing process.
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In my more cynical moments, I imagine it to be a troll just out for giggles, but sometimes I like to dream that it's someone's honest opinion of my work. . . .
Seriously, every not-helpful review I get, I picture that one. And I feel better about things.
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