posted July 25, 2015 03:04 AM            

I started writing fiction for fun, but after sharing my work in writing contests, the fact stories that have no plot, poor characterization, and SPaG errors all over the place get way more praise and commentary than my work is discouraging.

I'm not asking for a million fans to praise me, I just want respect and getting snubbed is taking the wind out of my sails, so to speak. I don't get what makes me undeserving of even a few comments. I even have had people comment and wonder why I get ignored. Both stories I'm writing are tanking, so now I have to wonder if it just me and if I am wasting my time, since the fun factor is quickly dying.

posted July 25, 2015 03:41 AM            

You bring back good memories of his childhood, and always put him in a good mood. There is a child-like quality about you that makes him feel energized and happier. He feels that having you as gf makes him a winner, and he is proud to be with you. There is something about you that is confident, bold, and determined, which R admires. R also feels you are a great communicator and loves the fact that you are very talkative with him and are able to stand up for your beliefs.

King of Wands
Wheel of Fortune

posted July 25, 2015 05:34 AM            

and using Lenormand, as I find it more clear in terms of Yes and no.

So should Bella continue writing?
Moon - Ring - Key

You MUST continue writing!

First of all three are Yes cards. the Key is THE Yes card of the whole deck, the Hell - Yes- why - are -you-even-asking?-it-should-be-clear-as-day - card!

But the Moon in particular is a card of creativity, and also appreciation, even though it might not be given instantly.

I copy the single interpretations here, and you will see why I say you must continue: (and the Ring, come on, you have to be dedicated to this creative project, and yes, sometimes it feels like going in circles, I get that. )

Moon:
Recognition, attention, imagination, artistic, emotional, moodswings, fantasy, romance, the card of the artist

Ring:
commitment, contract, marriage, agreements, going round in circles (cycles),

Key:
Yes, Success, significant, karmic, destiny,

Personal advice?
Stop comparing yourself to others so much (I know it is very difficult to do).
Keep on writing and find the reason WHY you are doing it again?
are you doing it because of the praise of others or are you doing it because it comes from inside of you?
Devote yourself to the process, not the result, and even if you do not get dozens of comments, you do GET comments, don`t you? you mentioned it in the first post. That others also wonder why plotless stories get feedback (sometimes it is just about hitting a popular nerve - at a time if you were writing a fanfiction about Jack Sparrow you would get a lot of comments, just because it was a fashionable subject to write about).

Anyway if others point that out to yuo, it must mean that indeed you GET positive feedback. maybe you just need to see it, and appreciate the quality-feedback over the quantity of posts.

If I am otally out of line, I apologize, but just sharing my thoghts.

posted July 25, 2015 09:47 PM            

No, your comments were totally fine and made sense, you are right. I just do not understand why low quality stories get loads of comments, when all I want is to improve as a writer and get feedback. The feeling of being ignored is pretty frustrating, but I'm definitely not the only writer that struggles with it.

3 of Pentacles
The Chariot
Page of Cups

Clarifier: Judgment

So I think part of it is that he is starting to wonder about making some changes, as in whether it would be possible to have a future with you. However, I see that he has some emotions starting to develop in regards to how he feels about you, but is held back due to his current situation. He has to move forward because I believe he is married or in a partnership (3 of Pents?), and yet has to make proper judgment despite the care he has for you.

posted July 26, 2015 07:12 AM            

what you wrote makes PERFECT sense. This is what my gutfeeling told me, too. Though it it is still hard to get into my brain, that he should really like me a little bit. But it seems to become clearer with each occasion.

However you are also right, this cannot go any further, as because of his situation. And as difficult it is to understand, I respect that.
At the same time however I don`t want to keep up that playing-pretend I did, when I pretended that I did not like him (mind you, not losing my dignity, Venus in Capricorn here. and a proud progressed Moon in Leo), but I don`t want to pretend I donīt feel anymore, which I have done for so many years, and I`ve grown out of this, it wasn`t any good for me.

But at this point it is enough for me to know that I am not totally deluding myself, and yes, he seems to have a bit of a liking for me as well.

And I want to resolve this, I wanted to especially resolve the lopsided silence between us, the avoidance and ignorance, which was due to MY bizzarely irrational behaviour for many years, and I felt I wanted to rectify that. I donīt know why it feels so important to me to do that. It`s like I feel he deserves that, he deserves to understand WHY I was acting so strange.
And in fact the moment I told him that I was being shy, it was like some sort of knot opened up, maybe it was what was needed for him to understand that my behaviour never had anything to do with me not liking him or rejecting him, but with my own very personal issues of insecurity. I don`t even know why that should matter to him, unless of course he indeed liked me even before (which was the very strong impression I got even the first time we met but I suppressed it, denied it, refused to accept that line of thought and disappeared for the next 2 years, I do have a history of disappearing and reappearing, of avoiding, evading, with him at least.)

Anyway so yes, your reading makes sense, and I suppose he now understood for real that I do like him, a little more than I maybe should.

However even if he should like me a little more than HE should, too, we both have Venus in Capricorn, he has SAturn on the DESC. We will definitely both honour his commitment to his family. There`s no question about it.

I guess I am a bit of a complicated character when it comes to emotional things, that having feelings does not equate for me with the need to start dating or have a relationship. Just having feelings and not pretending I donīt (or he doesn`t) sometimes seems enough.

As for what you wrote about your frustration. Oh I undrstand you so well!
I have been there myself. I did not quite understand that either, but it really is like some hit a popular spot and noone realizes how cringeworthy the build-up or writing style really is, or worse, they do not care!
I mean have read "Shades of Greay"?
I tried to. I really really tried. For about a hundred pages.
And even though I am not a native speaker, I was cringing so much at the writing. Gosh, is it really that bad, or was it just my impression?
And also, what a boring read! I was so bored.
And yet look how many people love it apparently!

It`s mindboggling sometimes.

I also remember having written some stories on a forum, and on fanfiction.net and fictionpress.

I did get a comment now and then, but then starting writing a rough fanfiction-story about Pirates of the Caribbean, the comments pretty much exploded. Was it that good?
No way (though some chapters might have been). But it was a popular subject at the time. That was all.