Reading and writing.

[foxmonkey]

So...if you write fic, do you read it as well?

I'm asking because I read a comment in a community where the poster (a writer) said that she rarely reads other people's fic unless it's recommended. This just boggles the hell out of me. I get the theory (bad!fic abounds!) but...well, I just can't wrap my brain around it.

Maybe I'm just a Philistine who'll read anything that's put in her path. ;-) Well, not everything, I do have standards, but, yeah. I don't need a rec to read. Hmmm. Just wondering if this is more common than not.

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[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

One reason I don't send feedback is way back in the day, a really "popular" author in the SDB fandom posted about hating stupid feedback. Then others joined in saying they did not want to recieve "great story" feedback.

Yes! A friend of mine, pre-popslash, had the same opinion, but I *thought* I remembered something like this happening in popslash. Being on the eye-rolling fringes of the cool crowd, I didn't remember the details. ;-) Thanks for giving my brain a nudge.