So you all know

[valis2]

...that I wibble a lot about self-esteem and writing fanfic. I'm always holding my breath when I post a story to see if it will get comments, to see if people like it, to see what the reaction is.

Yes, I do write for myself, but I still do very much consider the audience.

Anyway, I just read a TERRIFIC entry from faithwood about how highly personal and subjective reading fanfic can be. It was extremely interesting to look at it from a different POV and really think about the readers and how people comment. I found the entry to be engaging and thought-provoking.

I wish I could remember who gave me the link. The upshot is, it's a terrific entry about fanfic and popularity and commenting you should check it out if you're interested.

Comments

[slavelabour.livejournal.com]

I agree with HBB about some fic recs being real head-scratchers but fandom isn't any different than any other media hub, I guess. I just listened to a podcast of an actor (Michael Biehn) talking about how some of the best films he's ever seen are never talked about, made so little money, and come with fantastic actors, even. That's the way I feel about some fic. I'm always appalled when something that is well-written and subtle can be overlooked in favour of some anvil-icious, poorly edited, 'and they done sex, the end' fic, yknow? ;)

[valis2.livejournal.com]

That's very true. There aren't a lot of amazing movies that are also huge box office winners, you're right!