Fanfic woes

So I kind of forgot that I had this account, but I guess I'll make a blog????

I've been reading fic for about 2 years now. It's always fun seeing aspiring writers make their own interpretation of cannon events. I've never imagined myself as a creator of fanfic, but look where we are. 

Recently, @chezdeeno and I have joined forces to write a series of essay--ahem, I mean a fic. It's fun, sure, but it comes with problems. 

For one, there comes the fear of responding to any comments you get. The thrill of getting a comment is fun, but then actually responding isn't. I rack my brain to come up with a response that's funny, but not cheesy. And darn is it hard. 

Then there's the fact that your can't focus on anything other than your fanfic. No matter if I'm in a club meeting, taking a test, or doing something important, my mind always wanders to my fic. How much hits does it have? Did it get more kudos? How about comments? Oh dear, we should post the next chapter---oh dear, oh dear--

Oh! There's also the feeling that you have to update it every single day. I'm always paranoid that the readers won't like waiting for too long, and then they'll get mad if we post later than usual. That's why we're always trying to write if we can. We post almost daily. Maybe it's because we're dedicated, but for me, I'm just so scared that people will hate us if we don't follow that routine. 

Andddd then comes the endless ideas. Literally everywhere I go, if I see something interesting, my mind goes, "Hey, we could write a chapter about that!" I can't have a peaceful stroll without my mind thinking of a stupid chapter idea. 

And finally, burnout. When your write chapter after chapter in the same universe and characters, it gets tiring. I like writing it, but sometimes I'm just so...over it. I don't feel like writing at times, and sometimes my brain pulls a blank. 

Okay, I've listed all negative stuff about writing fic. But actually, it's pretty great. It's always fun to see the views of your fic go up. Writing it is fun, and so is seeing comments and kudos. Honestly, it makes me smile everyday. And to make things better, I have a WONDERFUL co-author, who is quite literally a god-send. 

As if now, our fic has surpassed 1,300 views! It's incredible!

And yeah, fanfic writing has it woes, but as long as @chezdeeno is writing with me, I guess they become bearable. 

-spring_blossoms

"Four for Glen Coco!"