I was thinking about these issues earlier this morning in regards to something similar and had a really clever thought, but today was one of those days that left me grateful I can remember my own name. I vaguely recall it being along the lines of your comparing it to stripping libraries, though.
I think most people like my fics a lot more than I do, honestly, but I'm not about to take my ball and go home just because I don't think things are perfectly as I want them to be. If all artists destroyed their sketches or all poets burned their rough drafts, I think the world would be a poorer place. Much of my personal enjoyment of any art, be it a Brancusi sculpture, a Beddoes poem, a Vermeer portrait or a well-crafted fanfic, comes from the revelation of how it it emerged from thought to evolve into the finished product.
As for the 'I'm leaving this fandom!' drama, I say only that I'm not getting rid of my weaving supplies just because I'm now studying metalworking and I sort of pity someone who think change means destruction of the past.
Also, icon cuteness
This icon is ten pounds of cute in a two pound bag. Some days, it's even too cute. It is simultaneously cheering and a good indicator of my total geekiness. Your icon, now; if you drew that, I am deeply envious of your skills. The shading is just lovely.
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Date: 2006-10-27 06:55 pm (UTC)I think most people like my fics a lot more than I do, honestly, but I'm not about to take my ball and go home just because I don't think things are perfectly as I want them to be. If all artists destroyed their sketches or all poets burned their rough drafts, I think the world would be a poorer place. Much of my personal enjoyment of any art, be it a Brancusi sculpture, a Beddoes poem, a Vermeer portrait or a well-crafted fanfic, comes from the revelation of how it it emerged from thought to evolve into the finished product.
As for the 'I'm leaving this fandom!' drama, I say only that I'm not getting rid of my weaving supplies just because I'm now studying metalworking and I sort of pity someone who think change means destruction of the past.
Also, icon cuteness
This icon is ten pounds of cute in a two pound bag. Some days, it's even too cute. It is simultaneously cheering and a good indicator of my total geekiness. Your icon, now; if you drew that, I am deeply envious of your skills. The shading is just lovely.