Tag: fanfic reader problems

autisticvoltronld:

rivendell101:

Dear Fanfiction Readers,

If you’re afraid to leave a review/comment because you think it’ll sound stupid, don’t be. Just leave an incoherent reply in all caps. We love that shit.

Sincerely,

A Fic Writer that needs constant validation. 

Just fuckin’ slam your head on the keyboard in the comment box. We’re writers. We’ll interpret it.

I’m having weird anxiety about reading fanfiction. Some of it is comment anxiety: I know if I read something good, I’ll want to comment, but I’ll freeze up because I can’t think of something adequate to say. But some of it also seems to be that reading will add to my anxiety about writing (which was already so intense that, between that and my job market depression, I haven’t written fic in 2 months) because it’ll make me feel like there’s nothing new I can contribute.