My writing commentary for just about any of my stories would go something like:

huh, oh! yeah... and then... oh!.. .but what happens.. OH!..... yeah!

Heh. My father had spam yesteday from Angel Rosenberg. Now there's a badfic waiting to happen.

the sort that turns otherwise rational people into insecure whingers.

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I went ahead and annotated one of my fics and posted it on my live journal.

Huh. This meme sounds like, well it sounds like a marvelous opportunity for self-aggrandizement, or a marvelous opportunity for self-flagellation, depending on who tries it out.

I guess I'm pleasantly surprised at the restraint I've seen in the commentaries I have seen thus far.

I don't think I'd know what to say in a commentary. I get nervous enough putting the stuff out there, I don't think I'm ready to say "I put this phrase in because I think Willow watched that show when she was a kid" or "this is purely a piece of beefcake exploitation, but I think that's obvious."

I could do it...but would anyone care? I'm thinking, nsm.

I just posted one. It took me many, many hours to write, and I think the only reason I was brave enough to do it is because I'm completely zotzed on cold medicine and whiskey.

It helps that it was a "five things" story, so it was one of a handful of stories where I actually had something to say beyond, "It seemed like a good idea at the time?"

I hope mine didn't sound too self-aggrandizing. I basically went through and explained what I was thinking as I wrote the story and why I made certain choices.

I love reading other people's commentaries, BTW. It's like watching a CD with the audio commentary.

Speranza posted one for "Kowalski is Burning" and it was absolutely fascinating. It also makes me want to cut off my hands and burn my keyboard, becasue I'm never going to be as good a writer.