User blog comment:AlixeTiir/So here's a rant: Why are my least favourite pastas everyone's most favourite?/@comment-25052433-20150605222405

There are two things you have to consider when it comes to writing and the popularity of your work.

The first thing is, you don't write for yourself, at least not when you choose to post it in public. You essentially are writing for everyone else. They will pick and choose what they like and don't, regardless of how you feel about the work itself. Instead of ranting, you should be thrilled that people have taken to your writing and chosen to promote it for you.

The second aspect comes down to promotion. How much effort have you put into promoting the work you do like? Did you share it on Twitter, Facebook....etc? If you, then you should. We also have a Writer's Showcase in the forums section here. It was developed for situations just like yours, when you have a story that you really like but no one seems to be paying any attention to it.

Remember, it's very easy for our works to get lost on this site. There are close to 12,000 pastas here, so the odds become really low that someone is going to accidentall stumble on your work.

Finally, I would suggest you never bash your own work the way you did. If you want people to take you seriously and appreciate your skills as a writer, you have to set the tone for that. By saying that you have stories that you find to be dumb, sets a bad tone for how you are looked at. You should take pride in all of your work, set that tone, and others will follow.

You will have plenty of people who will critique your stories, much of those critiques may come across as negative. So, let them be the ones to throw poor reviews at your work, don't do it for them.