Nagging -- good or bad? - 09/26/04 03:38 PM
Hey, where's that fic you said you were working on?
Or the sequel I think you need to the story you think is finished?
You started it already, right?
It'll be ready maybe tomorrow, right?
Am I driving you crazy yet?
I was wondering if nagging could sometimes be less helpful than we'd like... just thinking about how I feel being nagged and seeing other authors nagged, and nagging them myself I know I've felt a little pressured sometimes. I mean, I really like knowing that there are people out there who want to read stuff from me... but it can get to be a bit much.
Authors, do you ever not want to go online, 'cause you know you'll get pounced on and asked about it as soon as you get on channel? Or maybe it seems like everyone's expectations are *so* high that it'd be impossible for you to produce anything good enough, so you don't even want to try. Or do you ever feel like people think you're just a walking fiction machine, not a real person with a real life? Am I nuts?
PJ
Or the sequel I think you need to the story you think is finished?
You started it already, right?
It'll be ready maybe tomorrow, right?
Am I driving you crazy yet?
I was wondering if nagging could sometimes be less helpful than we'd like... just thinking about how I feel being nagged and seeing other authors nagged, and nagging them myself I know I've felt a little pressured sometimes. I mean, I really like knowing that there are people out there who want to read stuff from me... but it can get to be a bit much.
Authors, do you ever not want to go online, 'cause you know you'll get pounced on and asked about it as soon as you get on channel? Or maybe it seems like everyone's expectations are *so* high that it'd be impossible for you to produce anything good enough, so you don't even want to try. Or do you ever feel like people think you're just a walking fiction machine, not a real person with a real life? Am I nuts?
PJ