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Fanfic/writing/fandom etc... Question(s) of the day
julilly:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 08, 2012, 11:19:14 AM ---It's funny that you asked that today, Mare, because I was going to ask if anyone had ever found themselves actually enjoying reading one of their own stories, not for writing/proofreading's sake, but just as a reader?
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I actually just recently went back and read a few of my stories. The whole time I was thinking "I wrote this? Really?" It just didn't feel like it was something that had come from my mind.
I did enjoy them though, it was refreshing to go back and relive those story lines.
FrickingKaos:
Not gonna lie. I read my own stuff all the time, especially when I get a new reader for something I wrote a long time ago, just to refresh my memory. Besides FYO one of my favorite stories is Jizzle Of Oz, the line about Howie's hair products always makes me giggle.
RokofAges75:
^ Like you and Mare said, I do that too, go back and read parts of my stories when someone reviews after awhile to refresh my memory or just for fun. But I rarely read one "cover to cover," mostly because most of them make me cringe and also because I just don't have the attention span. I wouldn't have the attention span to get through all of CC without my Kindle. It was just an interesting experience to realize I was actually enjoying reading it. I try to write the kind of stories I would enjoy reading, but I feel like it's hard to get that same kind of pleasure out of reading your own stuff compared to someone else's. And, to be honest, if someone was like, "Oh, I only read my own stuff!" I would probably think they were a huge ego-maniac! LOL
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: julilly on June 08, 2012, 04:45:08 PM ---I actually just recently went back and read a few of my stories. The whole time I was thinking "I wrote this? Really?" It just didn't feel like it was something that had come from my mind.
I did enjoy them though, it was refreshing to go back and relive those story lines.
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And was that a good thing or a bad thing? LOL It is fun to go back to old stories, half of which you've forgotten. It's like looking at old photos of yourself - a lot of them are awkward and embarrassing, but you still enjoy reliving those memories. There are certain stories that, even if parts of them make me cringe now, I had so much fun writing that they will always have a special place in my heart.
julilly:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on June 09, 2012, 12:20:24 AM ---And was that a good thing or a bad thing? LOL It is fun to go back to old stories, half of which you've forgotten. It's like looking at old photos of yourself - a lot of them are awkward and embarrassing, but you still enjoy reliving those memories. There are certain stories that, even if parts of them make me cringe now, I had so much fun writing that they will always have a special place in my heart.
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There were moments of both good and bad! Lol there was a couple "what was I thinking?" moments along with some "that was a good idea! Go me!" :P
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