Paravento_Primo
Just because that site is so much better for my needs, I am going to be posting things from now on mainly to AO3. I also have few rules that I can't believe that I have to actually write down to those who decide to follow me there: 1. Do not under any circumstances attempt to make me write extra scenes or something that I am not comfortable with. I am sick of having to tell people this over and over again. If I say "No", it means "No" and there is nothing you may do to change this. 2. Do not attempt to get me to write the stories I write the way you want them to be written. Each time I see someone attempt to do this or am pressured to write something into the story, even if that is something that I was originally going to be writing into the story originally, I will take an entirely different approach to it and never make it happen. Case in point: Mio Famiglia, Mio Scudo was supposed to end with two characters becoming a couple, but the amount of people who I had telling me that they wanted them to get together, told me to write scenes where they'd be together, hold hands, kiss, but i was pressured into writing it as a love story in a way that certain readers wanted it to be told, which first of all didn't fit the characters themselves. And so I changed the ending entirely. I deleted several chapters actually. I had simply had enough of the messages and comments that kept telling me how to write my story, so I simply opted for the unsatisfying ending. 3. Do not add my writings to lists or collections or tags that say "Yaoi", half of you aren't old enough to even know what that means. And no, it isn't your "Uwu soft gay babies' love", Shounen Ai is the term for that. At most I write BL and even then it doesn't go to the R18 category like yaoi does. Educate yourselves before you use terms please. You are making me uncomfortable. 4. I am not your friend, my life nor my preferences are something that you are entitled for. That's it.
Paravento_Primo
@Midnight_Fall in all honesty, I am currently just a hobbyist writer myself (hoping to get actually published one day), and in my eyes there is no amateur writing and a pro writing, there is an inexperienced writer and an experienced writer though. I am somewhat used to feeling pressured and stressed, but I only allow it when it comes to the more entertainment related things like singing (I used to be part of a choir), not when something that I use for relaxing (the other art mediums) is turned into more stress. Just a piece of advice for the future: make sure that you also put up rules for writing in the future so your readers will know what is allowed and what isn't, it makes things so much easier. My AO3 has been linked onto my profile, to the about section, so please follow that link to see what I've made so far, there is an one-shot collection that I update from time to time and couple of longer stories I am writing as well.
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Midnight_Fall
I’m an amateur in writing but I understand the pressure and how deeply it can effect someone. I’m glad you are taking things into your hands. I hope to read your future novels in AO3! ヾ(≧∇≦*)ヾ Keep up the good work! ヾ(^Д^*)/
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