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Getting Tougher Skin
Apr. 13th, 2016 11:12 amGetting Tougher Skin
Being a writer requires tough skin. The problem is that I don't always have tough skin. Just when I think I can handle anything someone makes a comment on something I wrote and I feel like I shouldn't bother anymore. It makes me feel like crap.
Today someone wrote something on a fic and it wasn't meant to be mean but it made me feel like I shouldn't have submitted it for people to read. I guess I’m insecure. I’m just human and humans don’t have tough skin.
I am a decent writer and I like to share what I write. Most of the time, I get really nice reviews. I even have some regular readers. They make writing fun even enjoyable.
I do sometimes get comments on form and style and I expect that. I even thank the person making the comment. Those are the things that make me a better writer. They don't make me feel like crap but they do make me think.
Fan fiction readers are the worst. Some of them think that just because it’s a free read they get to be snotty even mean. I have got everything from character and ship bashing to people telling me that I’m must be an idiot.
I should stop writing fan fiction. In fact I have cut down quite a bit. I’ve been getting more and more dissatisfied with it. I will probably quit all together at some point. I think I’ve already been at it too long.
If this month is any indication of my future then I will be quitting sooner than later. I’m been lost in my own stories for a while now. I like it here in my own world.
Until I turn into a reptile, i will do my best to handle what id thrown my way. Hopefully.
Being a writer requires tough skin. The problem is that I don't always have tough skin. Just when I think I can handle anything someone makes a comment on something I wrote and I feel like I shouldn't bother anymore. It makes me feel like crap.
Today someone wrote something on a fic and it wasn't meant to be mean but it made me feel like I shouldn't have submitted it for people to read. I guess I’m insecure. I’m just human and humans don’t have tough skin.
I am a decent writer and I like to share what I write. Most of the time, I get really nice reviews. I even have some regular readers. They make writing fun even enjoyable.
I do sometimes get comments on form and style and I expect that. I even thank the person making the comment. Those are the things that make me a better writer. They don't make me feel like crap but they do make me think.
Fan fiction readers are the worst. Some of them think that just because it’s a free read they get to be snotty even mean. I have got everything from character and ship bashing to people telling me that I’m must be an idiot.
I should stop writing fan fiction. In fact I have cut down quite a bit. I’ve been getting more and more dissatisfied with it. I will probably quit all together at some point. I think I’ve already been at it too long.
If this month is any indication of my future then I will be quitting sooner than later. I’m been lost in my own stories for a while now. I like it here in my own world.
Until I turn into a reptile, i will do my best to handle what id thrown my way. Hopefully.
