The other author was very sweet about the whole thing. Knowing that she regarded the whole thing as just as much of a load of crap as I did kept me sane and in the fandom. :)
Well, that's a plus! At least you know she wasn't behind the hate machine in your reviews...and you prolly gained some (good) notoriety out of the whole incident, so maybe the pain was worth it?
I dunno. I can get really insecure about my work, and I think having that sort of crap come down on me would just be the straw that broke the camel's back. Because I don't read as much as I probably should, I sometimes lay in fear of releasing chapters of my work, just waiting for someone to come up and bitch and moan about something I'm doing wrong or stole from someone else.
I didn't want to reveal myself as such a big NIN nerd, but I have different albums for different things. "With Teeth" is definitely sexier than "Pretty Hate Machine". :3 But in general, I do play NIN when I personally feel like getting some frustrations (or angst) out of my system. It was my catharsis during finals in law school. Hehe.
No worries! You are among NIN nerd friends on this journal (I believe farawayeyes4 is also a big fan) :D For some reason, that band in general tends to inspire very good work, no matter what the genre/pairing/setting, and that's no small feat :P
Depending on my level of rage, I tend to listen to stuff that's very loud and aggressive - the first Papa Roach album is my go-to catharsis, but I also have Rage, Tool, System of a Down, Disturbed, etc in my arsenal.
Agreed! LoL!
I've found that people fall into one of two camps: either they read everything with a type of shallow enthusiasm, or they are extremely picky and only read a few selective authors, usually leaving thoughtful commentary in reviews. There's no real in between, which is interesting. I had no idea S/K was quite so polarizing, even among its own fans!
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Well, that's a plus! At least you know she wasn't behind the hate machine in your reviews...and you prolly gained some (good) notoriety out of the whole incident, so maybe the pain was worth it?
I dunno. I can get really insecure about my work, and I think having that sort of crap come down on me would just be the straw that broke the camel's back. Because I don't read as much as I probably should, I sometimes lay in fear of releasing chapters of my work, just waiting for someone to come up and bitch and moan about something I'm doing wrong or stole from someone else.
I didn't want to reveal myself as such a big NIN nerd, but I have different albums for different things. "With Teeth" is definitely sexier than "Pretty Hate Machine". :3 But in general, I do play NIN when I personally feel like getting some frustrations (or angst) out of my system. It was my catharsis during finals in law school. Hehe.
No worries! You are among NIN nerd friends on this journal (I believe
Depending on my level of rage, I tend to listen to stuff that's very loud and aggressive - the first Papa Roach album is my go-to catharsis, but I also have Rage, Tool, System of a Down, Disturbed, etc in my arsenal.
Agreed! LoL!
I've found that people fall into one of two camps: either they read everything with a type of shallow enthusiasm, or they are extremely picky and only read a few selective authors, usually leaving thoughtful commentary in reviews. There's no real in between, which is interesting. I had no idea S/K was quite so polarizing, even among its own fans!