One Thing I Hate About the Sherlock Fandom

[rusty_armour]

If there's one thing I hate about the Sherlock fandom, it's the lack of support for writers on LJ. When I see a really good fic that has only received one comment, I can't help feeling disgusted. I could understand if it was a small fandom, but Sherlock is pretty popular. I just have to see the number of communities and writing challenges to know that. And, yes, I realize that we all lead busy lives, and I've certainly been guilty of reading a story and not commenting, but the lack of support in this particular fandom is really appalling. It seems as if it's every writer for herself, unless said writer is part of a clique or has a large network of friends. Thank fuck for A03. At least such writers might receive hits and kudos.

When I post what I hope will be my last Sherlock story (mostly because I'm supposed to be retired from fic writing), I might just post it on A03. I'm not sure if there's any point in posting it on LJ.

Comments

[rusty-armour.livejournal.com]

I think you're absolutely right about that overload of fic. I can see how it would seem overwhelming. Hell, I sometimes feel overwhelmed -- and I usually stick to stories with a certain secondary character. However, even if you don't have time to comment on every story you read, you can make an effort to comment at least some of the time. I think it's wonderful that you always try to leave some kind of feedback. Even a really short comment will mean something to the writer. :-)