Fulfillment From Fanfic

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Does writing fanfiction make you happy?

Of course it does. That's why you do it. If that's not why you do it, don't tell me.

But what I want to know is, is it a happy that staves off boredom and is entertaining, rather than a happy that makes you want to jump up and down and run in circles and smile all the time because you're secretly thinking of what you're going to write next? Is it the kind of happy that makes it so you can't wait to sit down in front of your computer so you can see what happens next? Is it the kind of happy that every once in a while makes you bursty feeling?

I hope it is.

Comments

[redbrickrose.livejournal.com]

I am very much a perfectionist. I also have no patience. This is a very bad combination because I won't write anything for a very long time out of fear that it will suck. Then, once I have something I want it to be done. I don't want to wait for that silly editing process, though I know it's vital.

Fic writing can be painful or it can be just really exciting, but it depends on how I'm approaching it. If I'm trying to force myself to write, then it just hurts, but if I have an idea? If I feel on and like the story is flowing? Then I get the bursty feeling because whatever the idea is, it will haunt me until I get it out. I just wish that happened more frequently.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

It's interesting, the divide between pain and pleasure most people are talking about in writing. I do agree that there's nothing worse than forcing yourself to write; it makes me sick inside. But boy do I love the bursty feeling, when it comes!