I want to share with you that I'm feeling really depressed. Some of you know me as a writer on ffnet and TWCS. I'm looking for support from everyone I can get, and as kindness and respect are part of the ADF rules, I think this is a good place to start.
There's an ugly element in the fandom rearing its head again. Although things are not being said directly to me, the venom is touching me anyway and it's actually got me in tears. There are a lot of people feeling free to give unkind opinions to other readers and to authors. Please if you hear it, tell them politely to be kind and respectful. As I have the best readers ever, I can count on their support for that. May I have your support, too?
A lot of people are lashing out at writers who publish, saying they're either selling out or they use their readers as guinea pigs. I LOVE my readers. Others are saying they won't touch an author with more than one wip, as that writer doesn't give a rat's you-know-what about their fans. That's untrue. You have to write as the muse strikes.
Btw I am done with talking about Erika James and 50 Shades. People are flogging a dead horse. I have nothing fresh to contribute. Time to move on.
Next, people are hitting below the belt:
One person lamented that their favourite author had not updated in 4 weeks. That author is not sharing that she has cancer. The character she writes has cancer. Maybe do you think the writer is more important than the story?
Two writer friends have been called 'bad mothers' in response to the behaviour of characters they write.
Some readers have approached me to declare that authors they reviewed replied with nasty messages. Do you think those people will review again? The group of people who approached me didn't intend offence and were heartbroken.
I’m not criticizing people who ask for updates. I love when readers write to me and say they’re missing my story and hoping for more. However, some readers say authors don’t give a fig about them because they update infrequently. Some people forget we have real lives.
One of my besties was just criticized in a forum for 'abandoning her soul' by taking the story in an unexpected direction. Completely untrue. She is writing with her heart and was so grieved.
As for me, I have not updated since Feb. It's not because I don't want to, and don't care about my readers. With MH, I hope to post in the next week. My Beta for Dove had 3 operations last year, a cancer scare, works 60 plus hours a week, and is exhausted, but she brings something to the story that I haven't found with anyone else. I'm hoping she can finish betaing the next chapter soon.
At any rate, I'm neither abandoning my readers, nor feeling blase about leaving you hanging. And you know what? All of you have been so considerate of me. That's why I am here, telling my stories. So, if you can remind people to love their authors and be kind to others, I surely would appreciate it.
Now... a rec from me... let's see... It's almost impossible to choose just one.
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This is a fic by first-time poster ladylibre. It's a re-do of New Moon through BD with a fresh twist at every turn. Lots of wit, a feisty Bella, and an accountable Edward. Don't miss this one, it's well worth the read.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/7630525/1/