Honestly, it's the writer's quality that gets me to read rare-pairing fics. An author who's writing keeps me guessing, for example, will get me to read just about anything.
When writing them, there has to be a certain dynamic with them (whether from canon or from my own theories) so as long as I can see that dynamic, I can get my head around the pairing, even if it's not one I write myself.
As far as feedback goes, I've actually found that rare-pairings get fewer, but better feedback -- like the readers want to justify what they're reading. By the same token, common pairings get tons of feedback, but too often it's just "That was really hot, write more" and IMNSHO, is only slightly more useful than not getting feedback at all.
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When writing them, there has to be a certain dynamic with them (whether from canon or from my own theories) so as long as I can see that dynamic, I can get my head around the pairing, even if it's not one I write myself.
As far as feedback goes, I've actually found that rare-pairings get fewer, but better feedback -- like the readers want to justify what they're reading. By the same token, common pairings get tons of feedback, but too often it's just "That was really hot, write more" and IMNSHO, is only slightly more useful than not getting feedback at all.
My two denarii.