ext_6741 ([identity profile] persephone-kore.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] persephone_kore 2004-01-07 08:31 am (UTC)

Marmor? That reminds me of some of the things I've ended up with when I wasn't quite paying enough attention....

I don't know if you're actually in the minority; concrit has gotten a lot of press lately, so to speak, and it is useful to be told what does and doesn't work, but practice and experience are great in themselves -- and all the concrit in the world won't improve your writing if you don't proceed to, you know, write more. *g*

I write because I enjoy it and post because I want other people to (and hope they'll say so, yes) -- but I admit that part of why I enjoy cowriting is the immediate response and the knowledge that at least one other person is also engaged by the story!

I don't think there's anything wrong with wanting a positive response, even though the way it gets discussed in some areas it would be possible to get that feeling. I don't think it even means the whole process is completely selfish; of course it is to some degree, since participating in a hobby you don't ever enjoy seems kind of silly, but if you're hoping for a positive response then you ARE also hoping that other people are enjoying it too. ;)

I do subscribe to the idea of writing stuff you want to read. That way you're guaranteed that somebody enjoys it, and it still seems more worthwhile even if nobody else comments. (People are, after all, lazy.)

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