For the Love of the Game, or Why I'm Not a Fan of Fic-Pulling

[giselle_lx]

I don't get it.

And before you start in on it, YES, I understand that occasionally people have personal problems. And YES, I do agree that authors have the right to do with their fics what they want. For the life of me, I never understand why that's the counterargument. Maybe some people are saying the author doesn't have the right to take fics

Comments

[miaokuancha]

You tell it sister!! This is the best comment on this topic that I've ever read!

[giselle_lx]

Thank you!

[emavalexis]

So well said. I agree wholeheartedly.

[giselle_lx]

When I think about stuff like this, you always come to mind. Posting Ithaca wouldn't have been the same without you.

[teamrobsten31]

Amen. I have been writing fics for three years and I would never take them down. Never. Why? Because my readers stuck by me the whole time and made my writing better. I owe it to them and I owe it to myself.

[giselle_lx]

Exactly. It's the "owe it to myself" thing that I feel so many are missing in their rush to say, "They're mine! They're mine! How dare you suggest I leave them!"

To me, having people read them is why it's worth it--I put a lot of time into this! Why would I want to undermine it?

Thanks for your comment.

[richinlaughter]

I love this! Thank you! This is a heartfelt opinion, and I agree with all of it.

[giselle_lx]

Thank you for reading it. :)

*applaudes*

[einfach_mich]

Thank you for explaining something that I've struggled to articulate for awhile now. I was just saying that it feels like many authors treat Twilight fandom like it's a writing group, only they don't bother to tell their readers that

Re: *applaudes*

[giselle_lx]

Oh, wah, LJ ate my comment