User blog comment:EtherBot/Negative Culture and How I Write My Showcases/@comment-26399604-20180912144925

Hi EtherBot,

I can understand the frustration of writing things and wondering if people even consider glancing at them. There's been times when I've written full-blown reviews to stories that I allotted hours-- whether in my mind or typed-- before posting to only get a "K" response or nothing at all. It sucks, but it happens. Yet, I did my part to help and that's what counts.

Initially, I felt the same about my stories but I can't blame people who don't want to read them -- they're very long lol. Sometimes, people just want a quick read and move-on. I get it lol ;).

Nowadays, I just shrug it off. My stories are for those who want long one. If they read it--which puts me on cloud 9 when anyone does regardless if they like it or not-- that's great, if they don't, I just use the time to improve so that the next story I write outshines the flaws of my earlier ones. I'll be all the better by the time someone read that one.

''Digressing a bit... Let's bring it back around...''

Just thought I mention that I always read your Random Writers Showcase blogs. I don't always comment on things -- laziness is the main culprit but other times I just don't have anything to say. It allows me perspective on other authors so I can compare my thoughts with yours or even shed light on stories I haven't read.

Regardless, if a million people look at your blogs or not, I can say without a doubt that they always mean the world to the author it's written about. As a fellow author you should know simply having people read your work is a great feeling, but having a blog highlight your best works? That is pure euphoria.

You're doing an awesome thing for writers around here. The best part too is that you don't just highlight well-known authors but the upcoming ones as well. So, if you haven't heard it yet, then I'll say it now: I appreciate what you're doing. It's encouraging, it promotes other people's work, and it highlights your own character in doing so.

Looking forward to your NoEnd House remake. Despite the original's flaws, it's a guilty pleasure of mine (*cough* the first one only) and it was one of the first Creepypastas I came across. It'll be interesting to see another take on it. Hope to see you continue your blog series.

Take care!