I'm a pathetic coward

[wiseheart]

No, really, I am!

I got a mile-long review on FF.Net to "Out of Legends". It starts with "I don' think you're a bad author, but"... and I just didn't have the courage to read it to the end. I got a glimpse of a later paragraph where the reviewer had some problems with Sheppard bein removed from his position but quickly navigated away from the review board.

I know I should appreciate the effort of the reader to give me a detailed review about things s/he probably disagrees with. It's *not* a flame, based on the beginning. So why the heck do I feel so ridiculously bad about it that I wish it were an anonymous review and I could delete it? I haven't even properly read it, for God's sake!

"Out of Legends" has always been a bit of an ambivalent story. There were several people who didn't like it, for various reasons, mostly because I killed off Sheppard, whom I hate like the plague. But I hoped it would be safely forgotten by now. I've stopped trembling for a while when I saw a review alert. That was, apparently, a mistake.

Perhaps I should stop posting my stuff in public archives entirely, since I seem unable to grow a thicker hide.

Edit: I seem to have forgotten how to block users on FF.Net - can anyone help? I don't want this idiot litter my review board again.

Comments

[nerwen-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*hugs*

I've had a look at it - don't read it! For a start the reviewer seems to have a very strange idea of fanfiction. It certainly isn't something I'd like to read about a story of mine - unless I was feeling secure enough to laugh at them. It isn't constructive, so don't feel like you're missing anything worthwhile.

[wiseheart.livejournal.com]

Thanks for taking a look and sparing me the hurt. I seem to attract rude, lecturing reviewers for some reason.

Now I'm doubly pissed that one can't remove signed reviews on FF.Net.