So, where are my groupies?

[wiseheart]

Something is severely screwed up with the logic in the world of fanfiction.

Lets try a logical approach: I write a lot of stuff, which nobody really reads, and most of the feedback I get is nitpicking.

Therefore, what I write must be crap.

But if I write crap, where are my groupies? Every crapfic writer has them. It's a honorary right for a crapfic writer to have groupies who read every letter they write and make goo-goo noises about the crap, writing happy and gushing comments.

Shouldn't there be equal rights for anyone?

I wanna my own groupies, dammit! I write crap, I have a right to them!

*screams and kicks around when men in nice white coats come to force medication down her throat*

Comments

[circestale.livejournal.com]

Therefore, what I write must be crap.

Absolutely not - you do not write crap. You write wonderfully detailed, emotional, and challenging fics. However, the world(s) of fanfic too often play to the lowest common denominator, which is why the crapfic writers are so lauded and have so many gushing acolytes. Dreadful to say, but the majority of readers only want to read the types of fics which give them immediate gratification without challenging them.

But are these really the kinds of readers you want? When I used to go on ff.net (a long time ago, now), it seemed the majority of fb posts were nothing but, "U Rok! MOR pleaze!" Is that really fb?

And I know these may be totally hypocritical coming from me, as I have one of the worst fb pasts of all. I simply get sidetracked, and then so much time passes that it almost makes me feel guilty to be giving fb so late. So, here is some very late praise. I have loved every LotR work of yours that I have read, and been delighted by your characterizations, thoughtful prose, tight plots, and imaginative stories. Even if I have not been vocal enough, please know that your fanfics have meant a lot to me.