Big Pimpin' Pity Party

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So this is something I've been wanting to do for a while now, and I hope y'all will all join in...

In comments to this post:
1. Pimp the story whose feedback most disappointed you. I don't mean your best story, or your worst story, or the story you guess could've been better. And I don't mean the story that got the least feedback. I mean the story that you thought would get more feedback, or felt should get more fb. The story for which you only got 2 reviews, and hoped you'd get 5, or the story you hoped would get 500, and only got 200. Even the story you wrote just so fandom would notice you--you included assbabies and kittens, just for those extra reviews--and then zada, zero, nil. Or 500, but not 20,000. Or even the one that got satisfying amounts of fb, but that you thought the Clem fans would flock to and the Clem fans ignored.
1a. Post a link to that story.
1b. Why’d you think it’d get more fb? What did you expect to appeal to and didn’t? Don’t be embarrassed to say how badass it was.
1c. Why d’you think it didn’t get that fb? Don’t be too proud to whine, complain, or feel sorry for yourself. Happens to the best of us, baby.

If you want:
2. Pimp a story by someone else you feel should’ve gotten more fb. Whether it’s a story you beta’ed, saw on your flist, or just randomly found. Again, not so much The Best Story Ever, as The Really Great Story No One Else Knows About.
2a. post a link or where to find the story.
2b. tell us about the praise/appeal of the story.
2c. tell us how under appreciated this person/story is.

3. Pimp this post. If there’s a lot, maybe I can compile and post a list of Unappreciated Gems Of Fandom, Which You Should Have Loved . . . For These Reasons.

Pimp yourself. Throw yourself a pity party. Ask why no one loved you. Or at least that one fic. I’m serious, here. Everyone has a fic they secretly cherish and feel sorry for, and occasionally pet with sparkly tears in their eyes . . . even if they never felt like they could ask the world why their little woobie story was so unloved. Now's your chance.

Pimp others, and offer them your hand so we can skip through the sunshine. Yes I am a fluffy mushlet; I don't care.

Comments

[anelith.livejournal.com]

How did you know I was thinking I should rec some fics? I almost never do it, because I have this feeling that I'm always the last person to see a story and by the time I read something everybody else has already seen it. Me giving a rec would be like me saying, "Did you hear that one about the chicken crossing the road...?" But recently I've been realizing that it's just barely possible someone might have missed something I've seen.

ANYWAY.

Stories by others that I feel should have gotten more fb:

crazydiamondsue has already mentioned one story by stoney321, but I'll say that I think any of her other stories about Connor could also be included here. For example Blood Will Out. As I said in my comment to the story, Laura writes Connor in a way that breaks my heart, but he's still quite scary.

As for crazydiamondsue herself, she says she thinks she gets too much feedback, but I wonder how many people have read one of her early stories? Turn to Stone is gen fic all about Buffy so maybe people aren't as interested in it because they think of Sue as only a slash writer. But I thought it was great. One of those Quantum Leap type of stories where you get to see different parallel universes, which is always fun.

There was a recent fic post by dovil, which is as rare as hen's teeth. I thought a true fic post from her, as opposed to one of her off-the-cuff "let me see how crazy funny I can be, which is pretty funny indeed" posts, would be met with an explosion of joy from her flist, but surprisingly the comments were not very numerous. It's a Spike/Angel story with true snark not to be missed.

I'm sure there are others that I should be including here, and I'll probably be back with them later. This is a splendid idea you had. Thank you for doing it.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

But recently I've been realizing that it's just barely possible someone might have missed something I've seen.

I feel like that a lot. If I rec someone in a post, it's not just because I think a story is good. It's because I think the story is good and hasn't gotten enough attention.

Stoney

I can't believe I haven't read that before. It's going on my list immediately because anything Connor by Stoney clenches my heart and gets claws in deep. I really love everything I've read that she's done with him.

I really really love Sue's writing, but I actually haven't read much of her stuff. I never know where to start, so thanks!

I already have the fic by dovil saved up to read. She was the last straw that reminded me I really wanted to do this post.

Thanks so much for playing, because *all* of these sound interesting to me. I hope they sound interesting to others, and that these people get the attention they deserve! Thanks!