Housekeeping

[geoviki]

I read somewhere that obsessive-compulsive behavior and neatness are part of the same continuum. And sometimes I find myself closer to the scarier edge. Now that I'm done with the sequel, I'm finally getting back to RL chores. I finally finished the bloody garage-painting. That took 6 days. Moon landings were accomplished in less time. Just logged 3 hours in kitchen cleaning. Now it's Merlot time.

I admit today that I tested the comment function on Skyehawke to make sure it wasn't broken. I haven't had a comment on the sequel since last Wednesday. Not a peep. It's a good thing I have some self-esteem built up over my writing from my betas, because I'd sure be wondering WTF right about now. Scientifically analyzing the situation, the feedback rate is clocking in at 1%. If I estimate that each reader hits the prologue twice before finishing the story, that's 2%. Which means that 98% of the readers bugger off without saying a thing. Which is my own behaviour with fics I'm not all that enamoured of. Which also, in an odd way, gives me freedom to write the fics in alternate fandoms that I've got bunnying. I've got two plots percolating, one in a fandom that only God and I even read.

ETA: Hey, I didn't intend to make any of you feel bad about not having tons of free time and not reading the sequel. Really! I'm just pondering the thousands who did read it and tiptoed away. But I know that archives are notoriously bad places to gather feedback. I know this. The stupid fic just won't fit on my LJ, though. < / ETA >

There's an age-issue thing going around, and I find myself clueless. Don't know who, don't know how. I was relieved that it wasn't about those of us who might be too old for this sort of thing! So maybe one or two underage fans have wandered over here; if you look at the userinfo you'd have gleaned my age and scurried away by now.

Oh, right, I was going to say something about defriending. I updated my infamous and anal spreadsheet of who's who in my friends list. Here's my policy:

- I can't friend everyone back and still have a RL, dull as it may be.
- if I've friended you, I read your LJ all the time.
- if I haven't friended you back but you still have me friended, I sometimes read your LJ, too.
- I friend folks who interest me. I have lots of folks friended who don't have me friended.
- I'm looking for fandom stuff. If you only post RL topics, I can't keep up.

So here's the kicker: if you have me friended out of guilt, or I used to interest you but now I don't, or you're afraid if you defriend me I'll sic my minions on you or snub you or react badly - don't fret. I'm announcing amnesty: feel free to clean up your list and bid farewell, no bad feelings. I have no minions anyway.

Comments

[lazy-daze.livejournal.com]

Boo, I am annoyed for you re: lack of comments on DSoT. I thought it was really good. <333 I don't know what it is (I now have the Rufus song in my head, yay! :P) - I guess people in general are more inclined to read how-they-got-together fics, rather than established relationships, and there was less hype for this one, maybe some readers of it first time round may not even be aware of the sequel? And sequels in general in films or fics or whatever, are often less popular in general - doesn't mean they're in any way worse. But still. Boo. :(

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I think perhaps readership will build slowly for this sequel. I'm feeling more chipper about it. Maybe it was that the day I posted this was dreary and wet.

[marinelle24.livejournal.com]

I befriended you, 'cause I read many positive comments on ATBT. But I didn't yet come to read it, hence the lack of my comments (also am not especially good at it, as english isn't my native language). Though I just found out that Waters of March is your fic. So here is my comment to it - I really truly deeply like it (saved it on my PC in the file "Best" :)).
P.S: don't waste your time on visiting my LJ, it's as much as empty :/
P.P.S: you don't mind if I go on being just a silent reader, do you?

[geoviki.livejournal.com]

Hello! Feel free to stay and read my LJ; I don't mind at all. Don't hesitate to speak up if the mood takes you, though.

I'm glad you enjoyed Waters of March. It seems so long ago that I wrote it!

[ex-ella-bane358.livejournal.com]

Hello! I just wanted you to know I left you some nice long feedback under your May 11th entry for 'Delicate Sound of Thunder' -- sorry I was so late with it :(