Quick question · 3:29am Jan 19th, 2013
In the next blog I will answer the QnA stuff but for now, I must pose a question. I am very good friends with a lot of very popular artists such as Bookplayer, TheMareIntheMoon, Rust, Sanity Lost and so on. I love seeing them grow from small to big. I remember Bookplayer was low on views before she got featured. Now she's a big-time star! and Sanity Lost was one of my greatest friends from the beginning as well as TheMareIntheMoon. I am very happy for these writers and their success, but I can't help but feel like I've been forgotten. When they became popular, it was like they became more addicted to this site than before, suddenly becoming caught up in new fics and getting interviews that I wish I could have the chance to be in. It's like a tinge of jealousy, but I can't stay mad. They are my friends after all. I don't know about you guys, but I feel like I'm done as a writer. I've written 30 stories to date and I feel like my stories are no longer appealing to audiences anymore. I don't mean I'm done writing, but I feel like my style and my creativity is becoming gray and bland. I'm not sure if you guys would enjoy my stories anymore. It's not like I expected anything more than what I have because I am a mediocre writer. I'm even surprised that I even reached 100 followers. I'm not sure if anyone will like my stories anymore. It's just really comforting that you guys stuck it out with me for this long so I thank you.
First, that was neither quick, nor a question.
Second, I think that you should write as long as you enjoy writing.
Third, I can help you get popular, if that's what you want, but it means not writing the kinds of stories you usually write. Writing fanfic is a business just like anything else, and the only way to make more (views, ratings, whatever) is to be offering something that people want. Just let me know if you'd like advice on that front. Just looking at your published stories, I can see a few things that jump out at me that have nothing to do with how good you are as a writer.
In truth, I feel that you should write a long story that could get featured, and maybe with the help of a friend or two.
Sigh.
If it help you were never forgotten by me. Never. I still like to think of us as friends, maybe not best friends, but friends at the least. I've just been really busy since we first met. Graduating, joining the military, getting a job and doing 50+ hours every week. I quite literally wake up and go to work only to come home and fall asleep to redo the very next day. I can read plenty, I still write even. But I just don't have the free time like I used too. Even now I have to keep this short.
I never forgot you.
And Yeah, get off your lazy ass and write a huge epic story ya bum :)
or if you want you can post a story of mine I've been working on the past week.
726048 Trust me, I would love to become popular but not by switching what makes me, me. Trust me, I know that the way for me to become popular and maybe even featured is a long story, but the truth is I just can't do it. I've tried and it just seems to be lost on me. Either the story doesn't go the way I want it to or it loses the emotional build-up I can easily create in a shorter one-shot. I love how you want to help and all, but I feel like this is something I need to do on my own. It's a personal pride type of thing. However, at the moment, I feel stronger and more ready to start a big project than ever before. So here is my official announcement: I will start on my longest fic yet. Don't expect me to come out with it for a while though.
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I'd love to offer you assistance in the planning stage. My most popular fic so far (which is not actually published as bookplayer) had four people looking over the outline, and 6 looking over the final draft. It made the feature box, and I'm really proud of it (even if it is a. . . different kind of fic), so I guess that helped, and I'd be happy to pass it on.
ETA: Tchernobog actually suggested what became two of my favorite scenes from the outline.
So what, you're just going to give up on us? On me? Right when I needed you the most!? Fine! Leave! See if I care!
I thought we had something special...
I defintely did not get that popular, magic. You have far more attention then i do...plus I haven't written a good fic since the end of a nightmare. A large part of me is considering leaving altogether :c