Adventures with Alligators

[knkfics]

Posting something a little different today . . . an essay I wrote. Actual non-fiction! It’s actually written specifically to you guys, the lovely readers here, so I’d love it if you’d take a minute to read it. Only about 2,500 words. ^_^ Gonna leave it as a sticky post too, at least for a while, so I can make sure everyone sees it.

Adventures with

Comments

[herinya]

*big hug*

Wow, there's an eye-opener and a scary one at that, because I can really relate to a lot of the problems you mention. Whenever my husband is late from work and he doesn't text me that he has to work overtime, I instantly imagine he's in a train accident or something. (it actually took a few times with me in tears on the couch waiting for him, before he understood that it was just better to text me if he was running late.) And if I'm really looking forward to something and for some reason it has to be cancelled, I'm just so devastated and depressed... Creepy thought, though...

But to be honest, I've been reading your stuff for years, even back when it was only on Fatalistic. And I still think it's awesome. Many of your stories are amongst my favorites, even compared to the (many) "published" books I have on my shelf. So don't be too hard on yourself ;)

And for some reason I now keep picturing a really cute little alligator... possibly wearing a red bow.

[hiki_chan]

We all have alligators. Some need help with them, some don't. But we *all* do. And they are not a bad thing per se, because they also make you give your best. You will figure it out ^_^

Try not to forget to enjoy life. That sounds stupid, but for people with alligators, it actually isn't. I am sure you know what I mean.

<3
Hiki-chan

[nekotheinsane]

I've also been reading your stuff since it was all only on fatalistic.net and questionable reality. It's always seemed to me that you are -far- harder on yourself than you should be. Far harder than any of your fans would ever consider being. Your stuff is pretty amazing. It's not always perfect, but it's always awesome. That it's as consistently close to perfection as it is, is really damn impressive. Most authors, in my experience, have at least one -something- that just isn't quite up to par with the rest of their stuff. You--even the really early stuff you profess to hate--The End, the original Separate Selves, and Borderline, and your drabbles and so on is all really good. While I might say that you've -improved- since then, it still doesn't stand out in the line-up as worse, or less than anything you're writing now. You are my favourite author, published or not. You'll get there

[menoin714]

I just wanted to say how much I enjoy your stories. I have been reading them since 2005 and have reread most of them at least twice. I may not comment much since I don't particularly have anything insightful to say other than yay or squee but I do appreciate the hard work that you put into them.

[sumire7]

I have been reading your writing for a long time, maybe 10 years or so? I started with fanfics.
I don't usually leave constructive citicism, so I had no idea of the issues you have. I'm glad you are dealing with the anxiety issue, even with medication.

Your writing is something I look forward to twice a week. I love your stories, plain and simples. I'm also a little bit of a perfectionist but I realized that none of my art projects will ever be "perfect" so I'm just going to do the best I can and try to improve each time. That's all we can do!