But I have had readers, at least lookers, at least people doing the equivalent of picking up one's book in the library or bookstore and at least opening it, from all around the globe.
And that blows my mind, absolutely astounds and delights me.
So I haven't made a million or five from my writing. So I'm not Stephen King or Danielle Steel. So what?
I have done everything in writing that I dreamed, and there's more ahead for me.
See, this is why I love fanfic, and am not even the least tempted to write conventional fiction professionally. (Non-fiction is another matter; I could possibly be tempted that way.)
How many writers of conventional fiction have any IDEA of who reads their stuff? How many of them get a note within literally minutes of publishing a single chapter from someone eager to read the next one? How many of them have readers who get excited over reading just 100 words about their favorite character? And where else than in fanfic would you find anyone who would even consider publishing a 100 word story?
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Date: 2011-06-11 02:40 am (UTC)And that blows my mind, absolutely astounds and delights me.
So I haven't made a million or five from my writing. So I'm not Stephen King or Danielle Steel. So what?
I have done everything in writing that I dreamed, and there's more ahead for me.
See, this is why I love fanfic, and am not even the least tempted to write conventional fiction professionally. (Non-fiction is another matter; I could possibly be tempted that way.)
How many writers of conventional fiction have any IDEA of who reads their stuff? How many of them get a note within literally minutes of publishing a single chapter from someone eager to read the next one? How many of them have readers who get excited over reading just 100 words about their favorite character? And where else than in fanfic would you find anyone who would even consider publishing a 100 word story?
Fanfic is made of awesome!