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Monday, December 17th, 2012 08:42 am
[livejournal.com profile] be_compromised has bears. [livejournal.com profile] yuletide has BEARS. Christmas presents have bears.

I think someone recced 'A Woman Of Edges', because I had a jump in hits on AO3, and about 8 new kudos. Weirdly, I got a hundred new hits on 'What Happens In Vegas' in the same time period and no kudos from any of them.

That kind of worries me. It suggests to me that someone pointed me out as a "what not to do" or "this is a trainwreck story; read it, but hell don't feed it".

Although, I admit, I sometimes suspect I'm a 'trainwreck author' to a large body of fandom. "Sure, read her stories if you're bored, but for God's sake don't encourage her!"

*sigh*

Curious question: does anyone know if Elementary has a 'Christmas Episode'?
Sunday, December 16th, 2012 09:54 pm (UTC)
I *think* Elementary just had it's mid-season finale, so probably not. I read a pretty cute Elementary Chistmas ficlet today though: http://archiveofourown.org/works/594194
Monday, December 17th, 2012 02:39 am (UTC)
"This is a trainwreck story; read it, but hell don't feed it". Is trainwreck story/author a common phrase? I've never heard that before.
Monday, December 17th, 2012 02:49 am (UTC)
I recced "A Woman Of Edges" on [community profile] fancake for the "minor characters" theme.
Monday, December 17th, 2012 02:53 pm (UTC)
You are a talented writer who has a different point of view than the standard. You like female characters, and you like strong and resourceful ones. What makes your mind not humdrum and not ordinary can be scary for those who need to see the world in a very conventional way. Your uniqueness is your beauty, your voice, your value for those who are unafraid of strong, capable women. We need voices like yours that are the voice of the world we are building, not the world of the past.

If people see you as a "trainwreck author" then they are narrowminded and afraid of women. Do you need their good opinion?

Or it could be that the people that read "What Happens in Vegas" were the silent majority who read and never comment or send kudos. People from outside AO3 may not be acquainted with the custom. Silence is lack of data, really, not data.

Gotta go. ChristmasPresent!BEARS! [a scream and then the sound of munching an crunching is heard]
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