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silverthunder) wrote2008-03-07 09:13 am
silverthunder) wrote2008-03-07 09:13 am
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First Fanfic Post
I was randomly thinking about this a little while ago... the first time I ever posted a fanfic I wrote in a public place looking for comments. Not the first time I wrote one (like most people, I feel I'm better off not discussing that), but the first time I submitted it for C&C.
That was back in the day when the Yahoo Groups were one of the major ficcing resources. I was just barely into yaoi, in my first online fandom, Digimon. Season two wasn't even out in NA yet, so it was really early on. The pairing I wrote for was Joe/Izzy. At the time I also liked pairing Tai with Sora, so that pairing was in the fic as a side thing. I was so nervous posting it on the ML, I remember feeling shaky when I went to press the 'submit' button.
And the very first comment I got... not encouragement, not a flame, not even a comment on the story. The person said, "I got as far as the 'Taiora' warning and didn't even read this." She wasn't actually pissed about the pairing, she just didn't like the fact that I used 'Taiora' as the warning since "you weren't supposed to" mash the character names when it was a het pairing.
Now that I think back, it was a childish outburst on her part. What a retarded thing to make a fuss about, especially with a new poster. At the time, I was just devastated that I'd screwed up on the first fanfic I'd ever posted. I almost gave up the idea of ever posting anything else. But several more people responded with more encouraging things to say about the content itself, and I made a few friends and felt more confident.
I'll never forget that first one, though.
Does anyone else feel like sharing their first fanfic posting experience? I'm curious!
That was back in the day when the Yahoo Groups were one of the major ficcing resources. I was just barely into yaoi, in my first online fandom, Digimon. Season two wasn't even out in NA yet, so it was really early on. The pairing I wrote for was Joe/Izzy. At the time I also liked pairing Tai with Sora, so that pairing was in the fic as a side thing. I was so nervous posting it on the ML, I remember feeling shaky when I went to press the 'submit' button.
And the very first comment I got... not encouragement, not a flame, not even a comment on the story. The person said, "I got as far as the 'Taiora' warning and didn't even read this." She wasn't actually pissed about the pairing, she just didn't like the fact that I used 'Taiora' as the warning since "you weren't supposed to" mash the character names when it was a het pairing.
Now that I think back, it was a childish outburst on her part. What a retarded thing to make a fuss about, especially with a new poster. At the time, I was just devastated that I'd screwed up on the first fanfic I'd ever posted. I almost gave up the idea of ever posting anything else. But several more people responded with more encouraging things to say about the content itself, and I made a few friends and felt more confident.
I'll never forget that first one, though.
Does anyone else feel like sharing their first fanfic posting experience? I'm curious!