In good writerly company

[thrihyrne]

The Mithrils Semi-Finals listing is now up. I'm thrilled to be included among such amazing company, including many authors whose works I adore and whose writing I admire and respect. And now, to wait...


so why do I feel as though I've already peaked and have nothing else to offer my fandoms?
**stares dazedly at fic graveyard and WsIP, afraid I'll never finish a story again**

In non-writing news, since I haven't written in days (we had the kids and now have a project of painting my stepson's room), hmm. I've decided to splurge and actually get a decent haircut either Saturday or next Friday as I don't work Fridays for the next two months. Yippee!! I have another new knitting project, Mithrils judging, a fun beta for llembas, trying to get back into the twinfic groove and wondering what on earth I will tie my self-esteem to if I ever stop writing.

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[vulgarweed.livejournal.com]

so why do I feel as though I've already peaked and have nothing else to offer my fandoms?
**stares dazedly at fic graveyard and WsIP, afraid I'll never finish a story again**


Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt! (Wouldn't trade it for anything really, but not sure that scoring in the Mithrils last year was the best thing for me as a writer--how often does a story like that come along for me? Don't want to let people down by posting things that aren't as good, and for a while it was hard to write at all.)

[thrihyrne.livejournal.com]

Been there, done that, bought the t-shirt!

Which says "My fandom stresses me out"?? or "I *heart* my fans but the well's run dry"?

Don't want to let people down by posting things that aren't as good, and for a while it was hard to write at all.

Yes, that's exactly it. The push and pull of 'Well, gosh, I should be able to sit on my laurels now given how much I've written in the past year, but that means that I don't have new stuff out there and I'll lose any readership I had. But what if I don't ever write anything as cool/innovative/whatever as *insert story here*?'

Every once in awhile I console myself with the not exactly encouraging, but more pragmatic thought of knowing that if I never wrote another word of fanfiction, the world will not stop turning. People disappear from fandom all the time, probably with 10 new people to take their place. There's always beta reading, too...