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Apr. 6th, 2010
Fandom Questions!
Apr. 6th, 2010 11:09 amYes, you read that right!
I've been out of the game for a bit, but recently dabbling. And I'm lost and confused. :(
1) When did Fanfiction.net institute this waiting period before uploading thing?
2) Are there any good, reputable archives for NC-17 and the like fic? I only really know AFF.net and...eh. I stopped being happy with that site while I was still in the Harry Potter fandom.
And before anyone asks why I don't just use livejournal...I have a couple of reasons.
The first is just that...I really don't like the weird social stuff involved in being a fic author on LJ. You post to comms, and people read your stuff, and then there's the whole friending thing. Which is awesome, and I have definitely made some amazing friends through LJ comms! But...I also ended up with an Flist I couldn't manage, and some really messed up self worth and value issues.
I know I posted a lot at the other journal about how I had weird issues about what people thought of me, and why they friended me, and my worries that I was only liked due to the things I wrote and did in fandom. LJ is the only place I've ever felt this way, and I've been active in fandom for about fifteen years now. Especially after dozens of those people who swore up and down that it had nothing to do with fandom...jumped ship after I left fandom. Which wasn't surprising, but soured me a bit. And it's not the people - it's just the way that LJ is set up.
I'm leery of posting in my own journal mainly because once I start posting fic, I'm honestly terribly worried I then just won't shut the fiddlesticks up about my epic fandom obsession. And I'd annoy the crap out of people. And I do not want to be That Person.
So...yes, this is why I'm looking into archives. :D
I've been out of the game for a bit, but recently dabbling. And I'm lost and confused. :(
1) When did Fanfiction.net institute this waiting period before uploading thing?
2) Are there any good, reputable archives for NC-17 and the like fic? I only really know AFF.net and...eh. I stopped being happy with that site while I was still in the Harry Potter fandom.
And before anyone asks why I don't just use livejournal...I have a couple of reasons.
The first is just that...I really don't like the weird social stuff involved in being a fic author on LJ. You post to comms, and people read your stuff, and then there's the whole friending thing. Which is awesome, and I have definitely made some amazing friends through LJ comms! But...I also ended up with an Flist I couldn't manage, and some really messed up self worth and value issues.
I know I posted a lot at the other journal about how I had weird issues about what people thought of me, and why they friended me, and my worries that I was only liked due to the things I wrote and did in fandom. LJ is the only place I've ever felt this way, and I've been active in fandom for about fifteen years now. Especially after dozens of those people who swore up and down that it had nothing to do with fandom...jumped ship after I left fandom. Which wasn't surprising, but soured me a bit. And it's not the people - it's just the way that LJ is set up.
I'm leery of posting in my own journal mainly because once I start posting fic, I'm honestly terribly worried I then just won't shut the fiddlesticks up about my epic fandom obsession. And I'd annoy the crap out of people. And I do not want to be That Person.
So...yes, this is why I'm looking into archives. :D
