Ability · 4:01am Dec 16th, 2013
Alright, I've been holding off on this for a while because I don't want to absolutely smother you guys with blogs, but I've waited long enough since my last blog and this really bugs me.
I see so many people on this sight who are "successful". The guys with 100+ followers, two or more featured stories, those types of people. I don't mind it; they have the ability to write good fics that people enjoy; good on them. What I do care about is when they say in their profile things like "I'm not very good but people seem to like it" or something along the lines of "I'm not good, and don't know why people like me". I cannot stand people who do that. For whatever reason; be it a joke, low self-esteem, whatever be the reason, it just makes me angry.
Because when you, the guy with 200 followers isn't very good, how do you think that makes the guy with 15 stories and 26 followers feel? What about the guy who has 12 stories and hasn't gotten a single one featured? They suck, and they're this possible, so what about the guy who has more dislikes than likes on his story? Is he the most terrible writer on this site?
When you're successful, all saying "I don't think I'm very good" does is rub it in the faces of people who don't have the same skill as you. It's downright insulting. Especially if the not-popular person poured their heart and sole into their fics, only to see you so-called bad-writing abilities are doing better than theirs. It makes me angry.
I'm not the type of person to be jealous, but this is just down right insulting to those who don't have the same raw ability that you do. It's like a slap in the face to anyone who isn't very popular. Saying your fics suck but are somehow popular is just rude. And I've had enough of it. I have ten fics on this site, none of them have been featured, but a few of them surpassed what I expected of them. I'm proud of them, and I'm thrilled that I have the 60 followers I do have, but how am I supposed to feel when someone claims they have no skill, and is 100 times more popular than me? It makes me feel like shit, to be perfectly honest. And the worst part is so many authors do it. It's like a virus, spreading from one popular writer to the next. I don't care why you did it, don't bloody do it, you're just being a dick. You don't know how it feels to see something like that, because you are successful. You have the followers to prove you're writing is good, and still you claim it's bad? Give me a break.
I've been rambling for a while now, and this isn't making any headway anymore, so I'm moving on.
I know I don't get many views on blogs, but for those of you who do view these regularly, do you like them? DO you appriciate them? Or am I just smothering you with them? Let me know, and your thoughts on them main topic I brought up.
Until next time,
Kodeake out
The biggest reason why most people do that is because they feel they don't deserve their stats—I feel the same, sometimes, but I don't broadcast it. As much as I probably shouldn't need it, sometimes, only reassurance from my friends that I'm not backsliding is the only way I can muster up the initiative to finish a fic. I see your point, and agree with you, but sometimes they legitimately feel that way and there's nothing that can be done about it.
You've never been featured? We're going to have to do something about that; I've been watching you since you started and I've seen how much you've improved. Honestly, you should have more followers.
And yes, I do enjoy many of your fics—so hurry up and update Of Sky and Snow!
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Excuse me while I go fangasm for a second.
My reaction to seeing you comment on my blog:
Yes, I know how it can be sometimes; feeling your writing is slipping and things like that. I've been there before. And I do tend to make a point of mentioning it in the A/N of the chapter I'm not sure of, but I never say things like "this sucks" or "it isn't very good". I always say things like "I don't think this is at my usual level" or along the same lines, not comparing it to writing in general, but rather comparing it to my own writing: My own standards. Feeling yourself slipping is normal, especially if you feel you've been improving, or had a block during writing that particular chapter, or it just doesn't sound right to you. But down right saying "My writing is bad, why am I popular?" Is different. It's comparing yourself to writing in general; to the other authors on the site. That's where my problem comes from.
As for Of Sky and Snow, it's coming. My attention recently has been split between six and sometimes seven different projects (Only three of which have been my own) and on top of that I've been pretty ill as of late, and haven't had the energy to do much other than lay in bed. I'm getting over it now and with Christmas break coming up I'll have some time to focus on my fics that have been released.
And re-reading this blog to know what I was talking about, I realized I should probably spend some time and edit the blogs I make at 2 AM...