Hey, wow. Not a word from me in over a week-- and then two postings within ten minutes.

I was looking for some decent *nsync fiction, and found instead this. It's the link to "kryptonite" by Dazi. Dazi being, apparently, the neediest, bitchiest, most full-of-herself writer it's ever been my distaste to come upon. See, I'm so disgusted, I can't even think of a better word for full-of-herself.

I've never read this woman's work-- and will never, now-- and you don't know her either, and you care less than I do, but I just want to say, you suck, Dazi.

Yeah, you're a writer. And you're saying that you write for yourself, and that's fucking bullshit. Writers don't write for themselves. They write because it fulfills an inherent, unavoidable need, and they have to, that's true-- but writers *have* to have an audience. It's part of the story-telling package. And it's such bullshit, that even you aren't buying it. If you were, you wouldn't provide the "courtesy" of painting your name everywhere and begging for this attention.

"I don't know how many times people have said that they are addicted to my work."

Well, jesus, sweetheart. Isn't that feedback? Isn't that validation? What do you want?

*holds up megaphone*

YOU-- WRITE-- NSYNC-- FAN-FICTION.

And what's more, you have people-- almost one hundred-- patting you on the back for it. You say that's not enough? It's a fucking miracle.

I don't have any idea what you're trying to accomplish. Baiting someone into begging you for boyband goodness, it seems-- and I must admit, I'm curious to know if you even come close to the Hemmingway that you apparently think you are-- but I think you should know that you're probably permanently turning off the greater percentage of people who stop by your place.

Guys-- if I ever reach this point of all-consuming pretentiousness, I want you to just shoot me-- because my stupid hyperventilating is obviously using up more oxygen than I'm worth.

And . .

Okay, I'm done. I want to say that this is what I hate from writers. I've finally reached the level of comfort with my writing that I can say to people, yes, I'm a writer-- but I never, ever feel like I'm doing anybody any favors. If anything, you're doing me a favor if you read what I make-- because *that's* why I'm making it.

Let me clarify. I'm making it because I want it to be part of your world, one of your possibilities. NOT so that I can get feedback from you, and boost my fragile self-image.

That's the difference between me and Dazi.

I just, just wanted to say that. Make that clear.

No more from me.

[-end rant-]

--Alestar
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Well fuck, one wrong thing and one right thing don't make a right, so why not do two wrong things and feel better?