Newsflash.

[hackthis_archive]

Okay, guys, it's one thing to hope a story you're reading will turn out the way you want, with the pairing you want, but rolling up on an author and saying a story better turn out the way you want is not cool. In fact, it's rude and aggravating, and you pretty much ruin the story for everyone else, because then, you piss the author off.

An author is not required to do, or write, anything they don't want to do.

Comments

[the-naked-city.livejournal.com]

If someone had come along and said 'I hate this story, I think it sucks,' then that would be their opinion. It'd've hurt, but that is one person's opinion. They're entitled to that; you shouldn't be censored in your opinion. What I believe is crossing the line is when people act as though they are 'entitled' to harangue the author to create the ending they want just because that's how they want it.

Thanks for answering--everyone has their boundaries: what's constructive criticism to one person is a flame to another, so wanted to know what you considered demanding vs. fannish squeeing/wibbling. To one friend I might be like "OMG! That chapter blew! Get them back together, bitch!" because talking in an over-blown way is the kind of thing she likes and would consider funny. To another person I would try to convery the same feeling in a different manner because I know they wouldn't be at all receptive to that kind of language use.

I didn't actually think you meant me in your post (I think maybe the previous commenter semed to think I did?) because I don't know you and have thus been posting in the more conservative (vs. "OMG!") way, but I think that a lot of people are like me, visiting your LJ temporarily while you post new chapters to your story and so don't have a clear idea of what your commenting boundaries are in the same way that your friends do.

If something does bother you, it's best to do as you did and immediately say "Don't talk to me like this" instead of letting it well up inside of you.