Fandom Discussion: Rarepairs and Response

[themostepotente]

I've been thinking about this for awhile, and I've just now gotten around to posting about it.

What is it about certain rarepairs and a lack of feedback that has some wondering; Is it worth my time to continue writing them?

I'm talking Snape/Lucius, Snape/Draco, Lucius/Sirius, Snape/Filch, and a host of others I can't think of right now, because fuckin' A it's 4 a.m., time for us vampiric types to be in their coffins.

But I mean c'mon -- Snape/Lucius? WTF, people. So effing hot, but every time I see a SS/LM fic, it gets next to no feedback. It doth boggles thy mind.

Snape/Draco is another one. I've seen some GORGEOUS Snaco, and yet the feedback SUCKS MY CYBERCOCK.

Not very encouraging, I can imagine, if you've ever wanted to attempt something different.

Someone once told me that Snarry, Harry/Draco, and Remus/Sirius comprises the backbone (skeletal system) of fandom. But man, what about the other systems?

So if you are a rarepairs writer, does the lack of feedback influence your writing them? Or do you just say 'Fuck the masses. I like it, and I'm still writing it!'

--P

Comments

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Heh, I read this response without seeing who posted it, and thought, "I'm glad there are people who admit it has some influence--aren't all just, 'Oh, no, doesn't affect me at all' blase." For some reason I'm terribly glad that turned out to be you. It adds even more respectability to the admission, see.

[prillalar]

Hee! I tend to think that people who say, "oh, no, I'm not affected by fb" are like the people who say, "oh, no, I'm not affected by advertising". You may think you're not, but it's highly likely that you are, even if it's subconsciously.

And, if we're being frank, I live for feedback. If I don't get what I think of as "enough" for a particular story (and that's different for each story), I get cranky. Sometimes I hate that I feel that way, but I've never yet been able to overcome that and I've been doing this for a long time.

[amanuensis1.livejournal.com]

Feedback is lovely, innit? Feedback makes me want to keep writing fanfic and not worry about trying to write original erotica that I probably wouldn't have much fun or make any money trying to publish anyway, because who's going to buy non-con gay/lesbian erotica for published collections, these days? The feedback is better reward, honestly.