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[cephalopod]

Criminy. When the dam breaks, it breaks hard. The Tachikoma story is at 1500 words and barely started. I can't help but wonder if this is just a liiiiittle too in-depth for the patience of most readers, though. I mean, it's not actually all that sexy, despite their best efforts, and while it's funny (at least I think it's funny) it's not erotic in the slightest. And this is supposed to be for kink_bingo.

I dunno, I guess I have an abstraction kink. :D Might as well keep going!

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[cypher]

For what it's worth, I've always really admired your ability to damn the torpedoes and plunge directly into the weird when you write. I don't think you should worry about some hypothetical reader not appreciating it -- I mean, sure, there are people who are only interested in reading something more conventional, and those people can turn to one of the 85 hojillion* fanwriters who are doing tab A/slot B with male humans and they'll be happy. But there are also people who would be delighted to read Tachikomas getting busy, even if (especially if!) we're not sure how that would work, and we salute your courage and your imagination. :3


*This number determined with science!

[cephalopod]

SCIENCE MAKES EVERYTHING BETTER

(really, it does. :D)

I'm grateful for the encouragement, it helps lots. I've always figured it's best and healthiest just to write what you want to and let the readers sort out their reaction, but...it's easy to slip into second-guess mode, you know? That way lies madness and pain. I'm curious if damning the torpedos takes more effort for somebody with a readership like yours.

[cypher]

Oh, it's entirely too easy to second-guess! Like many people, I am better at giving advice than taking it.

Really, I...often I feel like people are reading me despite by best efforts to sabotage myself? I don't post to communities (much), I get up and change journal sites with sort of salt-the-earth-and-don't-look-back vigor (that's the big one; my fic journal here has about 20% of the watchers that my LJ had at its peak), I walk away from thriving fandoms because I'm bored with the characters or surly at the fans. People tell me they like slash and I respond by writing het. I'm sort of my own worst enemy, despite all the polling people for their interests and taking drabble requests and so on. And sometimes I feel rotten about the attention I'm presumably losing thanks to this erratic behavior, but I'm pretty sure I'd feel worse if I were trying to keep cranking out Zack/Cloud first-time fic three years after I stopped wanting to.

...Which is an appallingly long-winded way of saying it's a pain but it's worth it. ^^;

[cephalopod]

What's a poll for if not to give you some results to be contrary about? :D

Actually, that's something with a little more meat to it, now that I think about it. Doing what people want is gratifying as long as you want the same thing--but spiting public opinion is a joy forever.

[cypher]

Doing what people want is gratifying as long as you want the same thing--but spiting public opinion is a joy forever.

Truer words were NEVER SPOKEN. >3

[subtext]

I, for one, welcome your new, in-depth overlords writing. :)

(You know I'll cheerfully take a beta-reading look if you need me to, as well.)

I enjoy the hell out of your personal variety of humor and the stuff you choose to explore, and it's good that you're different and distinctive. There is absolutely a readership for you, and it's ok if it's not the mainstream; there are more squid in the sea, and the squid will find you. The squid think you're nifty.

Write what you want to write, and try not to worry about it. There have always been people that enjoy your writing, and there always will be. You are one of the flavorful home-cooked dishes on a potluck table full of American fast food.

[cephalopod]

American fast food has its charm, I hasten to note. Sometimes, nothing other than a big floppy 'za will do.

or fish tacos, you know we have them here and everything :D

[subtext]

Oh, right there, I didn't mean to be dissing American pizza! I bear affection for Mellow Mushroom, Papa Johns and California Pizza Kitchen.

fish tacos OM NOM NOM you will not have them for long I will take care of that with my face when I get there