WIP Challenge Check-in -- Day 12

[linaewen]

Greetings, fellow writers!  How goes it today?  Is it an awesome day for you, or are you thinking of going back to bed (or going to bed early, depending on your time zone)?

What writing-related pursuit did you engage in today?

• Writing
• Editing
• Sent to beta
• Posted
• Procrastinating
• Planning/Researching
• Something else I will describe in comments

For those who got some writing in, what was your word count?

I thought it might be interesting to discuss the following topic, brought to us by the ever-insightful Fanfic Flamingo:

 

For discussion:  How do you feel about reviews (or the lack thereof)?  Do you mind if you don't get any -- even when you know without doubt your fic is awesome?  Does the lack of reviews affect your inspiration or willingness to continue writing? 

Comments

[linaewen]

I have done nothing ficcish as yet today, except think about which WIP I might work on next if the opportunity presents itself. I have a few boring projects to finish up today, before I can get to the fic -- but it's early yet, so I remain hopeful I might actually have a word count to report before bedtime.

In my early days of writing, I used to judge my ability on how many reviews I got. Eventually I reached a point where it didn't really matter whether I got one or not. Of course, I adore reviews, and I do usually get some when I post, but if I don't get any, it won't keep me from writing. My stories seem to be more "tales that must be told whether anyone reads them or not" kinds of things. Even so, I do still look at statistics that report how many times a story/chapter has been viewed... ;-)

[littlebutfierce]

My stories seem to be more "tales that must be told whether anyone reads them or not" kinds of things.

Heh, me too. & that's all right -- I kind of like that I feel the stories so strongly I have to write them, even though they're not likely to have many people interested!

But yeah, I do monitor hit counts perhaps a bit too closely at times...

Good luck finding some time & headspace to work on fic today!

[anyssia]

There are so few people leaving reviews now, I have to admit that I often check my hit counts too ^^

(but it's still a lot less than when I began writing. At the time, it was the first thing I looked up when I started my computer, and the last thing I watched before going to bed xD)

[anyssia]

I find hit counts actually motivating. Because if there are that many people (still) reading my story, even if there aren't any reviews, it's that there must be something a bit interesting in it ^^

I'll be crossing my fingers for you to write tonight! ;p

[glitteryv]

I hope you get to tackle one of those WIPs.

I like knowing the stats too.