ahahahahaow.

Helping spacehussy with her Saturday Sketches meme again! XD I started to draw Cyclonus and Ultra Magnus in pretty much the exact same situation as this:

But I was gonna give them a rainbow or something. Because I am growing as an artist. XD But alas, my carpal tunnel is flaring up hard and I had to abandon it halfway through. So I put some finishing touches on it.



SO MANY LULZ. And now I need to go take Advil and find my wrist brace, because I've got sparking tinglies shooting through my hand and I can't quite feel my fingertips. I don't care, it was worth it. XD

7 Day of Fanfic: Day 6

Day 6: How do you interact with readers' responses (or lack thereof)?
( All the days. )

Dealing with comments has always been hard for me. I do not take praise well, particularly unspecified praise or personal praise. For example: "you are amazing and fantastic" puts me straight into violent negation and avoidance, "this story is wonderful" puts me into less violent avoidance, and "I liked the part where ____" makes me pause and admit yes, okay, I liked that part too. My emotional responses are so strong that I get overwhelmed very easily. This doesn't mean I want to not get comments - not at all! I love knowing that people are reading and enjoying what I write, and a non-commenting reader is an invisible reader. But it does mean that I have a tendency to get very, very socially awkward and overly effusive when responding.

So, as you folks reading this probably know, I put in a policy for myself pretty recently: put in exactly what I get. If the comment is "nice story!" I say "thank you" and that is IT. Nothing else. If they specify what they liked, I can respond similarly, and oh man I have gotten some awesome friends out of the conversations that resulted. I LOVE that. And by limiting my responses elsewhere, I actually have the energy and wherewithal to be able to have those awesome conversations.

So yeah, gonna keep that up - it is working really well for me. If I keep having strong issues, I may put up a small notes on each fic asking that any potential praise be directed at the story and not at me. I know people mean well, but it is very upsetting and makes me physically sick to be told I'm awesome. My issues, let me show you them. (I am actually getting increasingly sick writing this, just thinking of all the times people have been like "L YOU ARE THE BEST EVER." I... am reasonably sure most people do not have this problem!)

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In other news, carpal tunnel sucks but sleeping with a wrist brace on really does help. I at least have enough sensation and control to be able to type. That was getting pretty damn difficult last night. Things that your fingers do when the nerves controlling them are being squished: NOTHING! XD God I hate being organic.

And for being good and reading all of that, I shall give you a whole scene (A WHOLE SCENE!) of a thing I started writing when I was having one of those awesome post-fic conversations with Katarik: ( Read more... )

I am writing this from the bathroom.

Dear body,

Please tell me what it is I'm eating that you don't want. I mean, I was okay before dinner. For dinner I had a sandwich. It was turkey bacon, fresh deli turkey, avocado, lettuce, tomato, sharp cheddar, maple, and white bread. What is upsetting you so much? Seriously, I want to know. Is it the turkey? You've been okay with poultry until now. Is it the white bread? I mean, if we have a gluten intolerance, that... would suck a lot, but I could manage it. Is it the fat? I know we have issues with fried foods, but this is kinda taking it a bit far, don't you think? I mean. I'm in pain here. In pain from eating a sandwich. I am willing to listen to your demands but come onnnnn at least give me a hint here.

Very little love,
L

P.S. You suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck I hate you stupid intestinal distress