I visit Twitter, mostly, to see what actor I am following is up to. It is a bad platform to keep track of me. Tumblr... well most of the time I forget I even have an account there. FB I keep open mainly for a few friends and family.
The one thing all three of these social medias share... I do not feel comfortable putting my works on it. Not even my old crappy Poser Art. The security levels on them are not up to par to my needs as a creator. On AO3 and LJ I can at least mark as extremely adult.
As for reviews... I am horrible at leaving reviews. I know a simple 'Love it' makes me happy, but I am always afraid it's not enough for an author/artist. Now... oddly enough, this feeling does NOT stretch across the board
Let me explain, I am a muti-fandom writer. However, I am not am only quasi-multi-fandom reader. I try to keep up with new stories/art, but I am behind because I also have to take time to write. Once a piece is older than a month, I feel ridiculous leaving anything more than a kudos. Like I was late to class and I don't want to draw that kind attention to myself. A Kudos allows me to say 'hi, I read it and liked it'.
If I only leave a kudos, that does not mean it was a meh story/art. I will not leave anything if art/story is meh or bad. Nope, not even constructive criticism. The last time I did that was to kindly suggest that using a beta would help them. Which lead to me being called a bitch. When that happens enough, you tend to shy away from commenting on anything but the good.
Now, reviewers in fandoms. SPN: either over sensitive (only a few), or just a few words. (which is fine for me.) SPN RPF: I do not have a solid grip, mostly because my super kinky stories go here and those get a pass. I understand people being embarrassed for reading and/or liking them. Though the reviews I do get sometimes make me blush. Teen Wolf: Want warned about everything and will complain if it's not. However, there is also a lot more love there. Naruto: tiny and with so few readers, it makes sense that there would be a lack of reviews.
Harry Potter: This one is a tricky field to cross. I do not understand their, umm, need, to call writing a good character as evil bashing. I simply call it AU or Evil!character. I've wanted to write an Evil!Ginny Weasley, but I would have to label it as Bashing and... no. Come on HP, grow up. Good characters can be bad and bad characters can be good. This was the first fandom to teach me this... why all the sudden are Evil!Good Guys considered bashing? Whatever, they do tend to at least try to leave reviews. I have seen several mods of HP fests ask for reviews in a story/art that has not gotten enough love. Not pairings I read, but I can appreciate that they want their fest participants to feel the love. Which is something I do NOT see across the board.
Shit, I am rambling and not making a lick of sense. I blame the excessive heat. I will try to leave more reviews once the 100+ weather breaks. Until then, it's too dangerous to bring my computer into the bath.
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Date: 2016-08-10 11:56 pm (UTC)The one thing all three of these social medias share... I do not feel comfortable putting my works on it. Not even my old crappy Poser Art. The security levels on them are not up to par to my needs as a creator. On AO3 and LJ I can at least mark as extremely adult.
As for reviews... I am horrible at leaving reviews. I know a simple 'Love it' makes me happy, but I am always afraid it's not enough for an author/artist. Now... oddly enough, this feeling does NOT stretch across the board
Let me explain, I am a muti-fandom writer. However, I am not am only quasi-multi-fandom reader. I try to keep up with new stories/art, but I am behind because I also have to take time to write. Once a piece is older than a month, I feel ridiculous leaving anything more than a kudos. Like I was late to class and I don't want to draw that kind attention to myself. A Kudos allows me to say 'hi, I read it and liked it'.
If I only leave a kudos, that does not mean it was a meh story/art. I will not leave anything if art/story is meh or bad. Nope, not even constructive criticism. The last time I did that was to kindly suggest that using a beta would help them. Which lead to me being called a bitch. When that happens enough, you tend to shy away from commenting on anything but the good.
Now, reviewers in fandoms. SPN: either over sensitive (only a few), or just a few words. (which is fine for me.) SPN RPF: I do not have a solid grip, mostly because my super kinky stories go here and those get a pass. I understand people being embarrassed for reading and/or liking them. Though the reviews I do get sometimes make me blush. Teen Wolf: Want warned about everything and will complain if it's not. However, there is also a lot more love there. Naruto: tiny and with so few readers, it makes sense that there would be a lack of reviews.
Harry Potter: This one is a tricky field to cross. I do not understand their, umm, need, to call writing a good character as evil bashing. I simply call it AU or Evil!character. I've wanted to write an Evil!Ginny Weasley, but I would have to label it as Bashing and... no. Come on HP, grow up. Good characters can be bad and bad characters can be good. This was the first fandom to teach me this... why all the sudden are Evil!Good Guys considered bashing? Whatever, they do tend to at least try to leave reviews. I have seen several mods of HP fests ask for reviews in a story/art that has not gotten enough love. Not pairings I read, but I can appreciate that they want their fest participants to feel the love. Which is something I do NOT see across the board.
Shit, I am rambling and not making a lick of sense. I blame the excessive heat. I will try to leave more reviews once the 100+ weather breaks. Until then, it's too dangerous to bring my computer into the bath.