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but it really bothers me.
The other day I received the following message on Tibette Central, where I post most of my Danish stories:
"It me again...I sent you a PM months ago since I love your stories specially "YOU" but I have been checking this site almost everyday but but you aren't updating the story anymore. Have you given up the story? I hope not..I'm a bit sad since few are writing danish stories. I've been sending PMs to other danish writers begging them to write more. Please mutedtempest don't give up the story...."
Now to me, this is very rude and borders on offensive. For one thing, that story is 68 fucking chapters and I was doing close to one post a week (if not more) for nearly two years. I just moved across the Atlantic and on top of that my fucking computer died and I've been pretty ill and trying to focus on my schooling. So I haven't posted an update in more than a month, but fucking shit. I updated far more regularly than most of the authors on that site. Am I not allowed to have a life?
This is what I hate most about fanfic. Aside from one story, I have never been compensated for my writing. Therefore, I do it of my own free will and on my own time. And no matter how much I post, it's never enough. Don't get me wrong, I truly appreciate the feedback and it's nice to know that people like it, but to me, this is a hobby. It's not my damn job (anymore), and You never was to begin with. I should never have demands placed on me to update.
Aside from that, Dana has been dead on the show for a long time. That's probably the reason there aren't many Danish stories. I loved Dana and Alice together, but come on. AU fics are great but honestly I would hope that people could learn to let go. I'm completely burnt out on Danish. They COULD have been great, but they never made an effort to fix any of their issues, and the damn thing was doomed before it began.
I'm not giving up the story, but I simply cannot write ten pages or more of it every week. I have other things that I need to do, and after almost 70 chapters I have other things that I WANT to do. I'd much rather focus on a relationship on that show that has promise rather than one that's been dead for three years now. If I even continue writing at all. I'm fucking tired, and I've written a hell of a lot.
I will get through season 5 and I'll probably do season 6, if I feel it should be done. But honestly, after 512, I might very well just stop. I just really hate feeling pressured and that's all I ever feel on that site.
The other day I received the following message on Tibette Central, where I post most of my Danish stories:
"It me again...I sent you a PM months ago since I love your stories specially "YOU" but I have been checking this site almost everyday but but you aren't updating the story anymore. Have you given up the story? I hope not..I'm a bit sad since few are writing danish stories. I've been sending PMs to other danish writers begging them to write more. Please mutedtempest don't give up the story...."
Now to me, this is very rude and borders on offensive. For one thing, that story is 68 fucking chapters and I was doing close to one post a week (if not more) for nearly two years. I just moved across the Atlantic and on top of that my fucking computer died and I've been pretty ill and trying to focus on my schooling. So I haven't posted an update in more than a month, but fucking shit. I updated far more regularly than most of the authors on that site. Am I not allowed to have a life?
This is what I hate most about fanfic. Aside from one story, I have never been compensated for my writing. Therefore, I do it of my own free will and on my own time. And no matter how much I post, it's never enough. Don't get me wrong, I truly appreciate the feedback and it's nice to know that people like it, but to me, this is a hobby. It's not my damn job (anymore), and You never was to begin with. I should never have demands placed on me to update.
Aside from that, Dana has been dead on the show for a long time. That's probably the reason there aren't many Danish stories. I loved Dana and Alice together, but come on. AU fics are great but honestly I would hope that people could learn to let go. I'm completely burnt out on Danish. They COULD have been great, but they never made an effort to fix any of their issues, and the damn thing was doomed before it began.
I'm not giving up the story, but I simply cannot write ten pages or more of it every week. I have other things that I need to do, and after almost 70 chapters I have other things that I WANT to do. I'd much rather focus on a relationship on that show that has promise rather than one that's been dead for three years now. If I even continue writing at all. I'm fucking tired, and I've written a hell of a lot.
I will get through season 5 and I'll probably do season 6, if I feel it should be done. But honestly, after 512, I might very well just stop. I just really hate feeling pressured and that's all I ever feel on that site.