Xander ,'End of Days'
This thread is for fanfic recs, links, and discussion, but not for actual posting of fanfic.
I've heard from one of my recipients! And I wouldn't be worried about the other, except she's posted to her LJ since the archive went live and didn't mention anywhere that she'd be away, and it's a tiny, tiny fandom that may five people will read.
I'll be patient. It's not like the archive's even been open that long!
It's nice to know that other people do the same thing.
Does anyone else wade through recs posts and feel their ego getting crushed bit by snivelling bit as their stories refuse to show up in anyone's recs?
I have avoided that by deciding that I will not look at anyone's recs, as I have a system worked out.
Except that one time when I saw one of my fandoms mentioned, but it wasn't my story. Yeah, a little bit crushed.
Does anyone else wade through recs posts and feel their ego getting crushed bit by snivelling bit as their stories refuse to show up in anyone's recs?
The previous three years, I wrote in a comics fandom and two anime/manga fandoms, and those aren't fandoms that tend to show up much in recommendations posts. I just assume I'm not going to get recommended, and then I'm pleasantly surprised if it happens.
Anne, it's not just you. I am so guilty of that. I felt better when I searched del.icio.us for the story title and saw more people had it saved than had commented. Try that!
I felt better when I searched del.icio.us for the story title and saw more people had it saved than had commented. Try that!
Oooh, I should do that. But my recipient really liked the story, thank goodness!
But my recipient really liked the story, thank goodness!
Yes. This. That's always nice. My pinch hit recipient was effusively happy and the main recipient posted in her LJ that she was thrilled to bits that I picked the prompt I did, but that she'd been up for 48 hours straight and would read and review once consciousness had returned.
It's going to take me forever to work through the stories even in the few fandoms I know.
Made of win: A Buffista posted a comment on one of my stories (without knowing it's mine, of course.)
I LOVE when that happens. It's balm to my writerly ego when my friends comment on my stories without knowing it's me. Yes! I do not suck!
How do I love thee, SGA crack!fic? Let me count the ways... [link]