do you keep your identity as a fanfiction author a secret in real life?
#21
Posted 23 December 2008 - 12:55 PM
#22
Posted 23 December 2008 - 11:30 PM
Just nobody asks. ^__^
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#23
Posted 15 April 2009 - 12:17 AM
I agree entirely. In sixth grade I let my friends read my first fanfiction; they laughed until I almost quit writing haha. That being said, it was entirely justified -- it was terrible and I was like ten. Still, ever since that incident I keep my identity entirely concealed.
#24
Posted 21 August 2009 - 02:09 PM
A lotta my friends have hardly heard of ff.net, even if they read manga etc. And i don't know but it does feel slightly awkward when someone reads your story and asks if it's you irl. (yeah, it's happened..kinda weird), and yet at the same time i'd wish everyone knew. Weird paradox eh?
To disgrace oneself is something a samurai should never do.
#25
Posted 23 August 2009 - 08:16 AM
#26
Posted 24 August 2009 - 01:55 AM
Edited by shadow_Uzumaki, 24 August 2009 - 01:55 AM.
#27
Posted 03 September 2009 - 12:55 PM
#28
Posted 03 September 2009 - 06:32 PM
Yeah, same here. My family knows that I like Naruto and that I write stories about Naruto, but I've never given any of my works to them. Apart from being an utter crap, i'm worried that they'll just laugh at me, which they already do for the fact that I like Naruto, so I don't share anything I write with ... anyone, well, only the ones who read the stories I write on FF.
#29
Posted 04 September 2009 - 06:33 PM
#30
Posted 18 June 2010 - 11:13 AM
#31
Posted 18 June 2010 - 01:13 PM
My thoughts exactly. Around my house it's known as 'my little ninja problem.' But I am lucky enough to have someone I love who wants me to read each chapter before I post it, and who is amazingly, unconditionally supportive every time. And he's never the first read a page of Naruto.
But there is so much freedom in anonymity. I can write what I enjoy, hone my skills, and reach an audience who really cares about the characters I'm writing about. And frankly, I wouldn't get that kind of satisfaction sharing my stories with anyone around me who doesn't read Naruto. So why bother!
And delving into personal, sexy stuff with teen manga characters? Yeah, who would want to go there in front of your family or school/work acquaintances? They wouldn't get it.... But your fanfic friends would!
On the other hand, I would highly recommend finding someone, just one person, you can read to or reading what you write aloud to yourself. It's a pleasure to hear what you've written spoken aloud, it makes the effort more real. Sometimes, writing can be a lonely journey.
Personally, when I finish each chapter and post it, I have a mental image of leaning out my window and setting a little bird free in the world. I think about other people who I will never know, who may be watching the skyline, waiting for it to come into view. (When I love a story, I can't wait for it to be updated... so maybe someone waits for my stories the same way.) The people around me in my day-to-day life would never love what I write as much as ff.net readers, so why share it with them.
#32
Posted 18 June 2010 - 06:57 PM
"They don't want none"
#33
Posted 08 August 2010 - 11:38 PM
I mean they can read it if they know it is not me. Does it make sense?
- Forest Gump
#34
Posted 09 August 2010 - 03:27 AM
#35
Posted 10 August 2010 - 03:48 AM
"They don't want none"
#36
Posted 13 August 2010 - 04:27 PM
- Albert Einstein
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#37
Posted 15 September 2010 - 04:22 PM
#38
Posted 15 September 2010 - 04:29 PM
#39
Posted 25 November 2010 - 11:50 PM
#40
Posted 26 November 2010 - 07:32 AM
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