Bad luck & other depressing things

[wiseheart]

I've missed the nomination window of the MEFAs. Granted, I haven't written any new Tolkienfic for oh, two years or so? But I tend to have my old stuff nominated, just to be remembered in the fandom until I can pick up writing for it again. Well, I've missed the opportunity this year, and nobody in the yahoo groups where I'm semi-present posted a reminder. Too bad, but it can't be helped now.

Reading Torchwood fic on FF.Net is increasingly nauseating. Save from a few heroes like milady_dragon or aviv_b, the Gwack is rising; and so is Miracle Whip related drivel. And I can't even help even out things - the stuff I write is at the moment strictly episode-related AU, with a lot of original dialogue rewritten and used differently. It would be still enough for some idiot to report me and have my account yanked. I can't risk that. So I can't post my stuff to the Pit of Voles. Well, at least I don't get flames this way, either.

I'm so frigging depressed it isn't even funny. It's strange how little it takes to reach that stage in these days.

Comments

[jenn-calaelen.livejournal.com]

*hugs*
I don't know much about Torchwood fandom, having given up on it mostly a few year ago - got tired of the stories all being the same (mostly porn and if there was any plot it mostly seemed to involve bashing of whichever characters the author didn't like - mostly it was totally out of character) - of course, I exempt your stories from this because they work and the characterisations make sense! (As an aside, finally got round to reading Everything Changes today - comment is part typed but (I got distracted by things that needed doing today) I have notes on paper of the things I want to say, but have to get it typed in, hopefully I'll get that finished this evening.
I haven't seen any of the new series yet except trailers, but from what I've seen I'm not surprised if it producing tones of bad fic.
*many hugs* Depression is so hard to deal with. Hope you feel better soon

[jsks.livejournal.com]

hang in there i have a feeling that the mw trend will not last much longer if the ratings continue to slip. i admit a bit of smut and a decent bash are favorites but a well crafted story with plot is and always will be my first choice. with you i know writing is a labor of love and it shows in your stories.

[aviv-b.livejournal.com]

Good news is that there is not too much oh LJ (yet) and think it will be even more of a flash in the pan than CoE. And thanks for the 'nod' coming from you (oh great and wonderful writer) that is high praise indeed.

[cirdan-havens.livejournal.com]

*hugs* I heard there's a good audio drama with Ianto in it and a more proper goodbye. Maybe that'd help?

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

I'm so sorry you are feeling low.Hope you soon feel better. There is always next year for MEFA.

[lhun-dweller.livejournal.com]

Wah... Sorry you missed MEFAs. I'm so out of touch with fandom as to be pretty much useless right now. Sorry: RL writing demands are leaving me fried. Please do post somewhere safe: I may be clueless about Torchwood, but it seems to have a big following, so there must be potential readers out there, yes?