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the temptation to write for hits rather than for you
first of all, there's nothing wrong with writing for a tag just to get more recognition. as long as your work brings you happiness then anything goes.
i have an organised gdoc, a scattering of random notes on my iphone, as well as several stray gdocs, all containing plot ideas, prompts, wips etc. and when i come up with these ideas, i find that i've already associated them with a specific pairing, and hence the characterisation for each idea is built around a perception of a member. e.g. a theatre au for nahyuck, a celebrity markmin, mock court chenji and loads more
the temptation arises when i'm like "ooh that's a great plot!" and it's for a rarepair, and i sit and wonder to myself "wouldn't this work get more recognition in a popular tag? what if i change this nahyuck and make it nomin instead?" just so more people can find this "great plot!"
it annoys me that i can't help but feel this way. it annoys me that my eyes can't help but stray to the statistics. that i can't help but notice that my most popular fics (by far, in terms of stats) have one thing in common: the relationship tag.
but i guess overall i want to be satisfied with my writing, and i think so carefully about each character i create, that i simply can't swap a pairing in without changing the entire plot and dynamic. that "great plot!" might not end up that good anymore.
in conclusion, i will write that showcase fic for nahyuck, and nahyuck only.
i have an organised gdoc, a scattering of random notes on my iphone, as well as several stray gdocs, all containing plot ideas, prompts, wips etc. and when i come up with these ideas, i find that i've already associated them with a specific pairing, and hence the characterisation for each idea is built around a perception of a member. e.g. a theatre au for nahyuck, a celebrity markmin, mock court chenji and loads more
the temptation arises when i'm like "ooh that's a great plot!" and it's for a rarepair, and i sit and wonder to myself "wouldn't this work get more recognition in a popular tag? what if i change this nahyuck and make it nomin instead?" just so more people can find this "great plot!"
it annoys me that i can't help but feel this way. it annoys me that my eyes can't help but stray to the statistics. that i can't help but notice that my most popular fics (by far, in terms of stats) have one thing in common: the relationship tag.
but i guess overall i want to be satisfied with my writing, and i think so carefully about each character i create, that i simply can't swap a pairing in without changing the entire plot and dynamic. that "great plot!" might not end up that good anymore.
in conclusion, i will write that showcase fic for nahyuck, and nahyuck only.