Subject: In your position
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Posted on: 2011-07-31 01:30:00 UTC
I'd just upload it to the Pit. Crackfic isn't to anyone's taste, and you'll probably get some negative feedback, but it's not the end of the world. It might have some good advice.
OK, so I wrote the first chapter of a fanfic, my first fanfic I think might be worth putting online, and I'm not sure whether to upload it to anywhere or not. I could upload it to my LiveJournal, but nobody reads it, so it'd be pointless. I've been considering uploading it to the Pit, but it's a crack!fic that I think might get some negative feedback. I just want to know, what do you guys think?
On second thoughts, I decided not to post it. I haven't written a second chapter and I might never do so, so posting the first chapter probably wouldn't work out well. And honestly, I don't think I'm brave enough to post it.
I spent about six years being too scared to post anything because I was convinced it was all a disaster. And honestly, at that point, it was. Still, you'll never get there if you don't try. Might I suggest something? Find yourself a nice, honest beta whose opinion you trust, and when they say it's good enough to post, post it. You'll get bad feedback - just take that as a given and be prepared, and don't worry too much. That's life.
As for where to post it, LJ is fine if you can find a relevant (and fairly busy) community to cross-post it to. Otherwise, FFN works just as well.
Yeah, I'll post it. Thanks for the feedback, guys.
Negative feedback that tells you "This isn't very good; you could've done better in X, Y, and Z" is feedback that's good and necessary. Negative feedback that says "This is a terrible story, and you should feel terrible" is pointless, only slightly more pointless than feedback that says "ZOMG THIS IS AWESOME RITE MORE PLZ."
I doubt you'll find a lot of good feedback of any calibre on the Pit, but it's worth a shot. Don't be afraid of reviews. They're good things!
I'd just upload it to the Pit. Crackfic isn't to anyone's taste, and you'll probably get some negative feedback, but it's not the end of the world. It might have some good advice.