Today is not my day

[estepheia]

All in all, today has been a sucky day.

Bad stuff:

• No Venetian Heat. Damn! If I were religious in any way I'd *pray* for a decent movie role for JM. He so needs to do something different.


• My idea of writing a story to sponsor lordshiva turned out to be problematic because I hadn't considered copyright issues. (mental note: first think, then post)


• PMS


• A very annoying email from a RL friend who told me that it gets on his nerves when I get all fannish and that I'm insensitive and a bad friend for not noticing and then respecting his lack of interest in all things Spike. Bah. Just what I need.


• My back aches.


• I ate too much and the wrong things


• My Carnivale 1x02 file is corrupt, so I have to dl again


• Didn't write a thing


• Lacked the energy to do anything constructive


• Watched QAF (Hate Ethan!)

Good stuff:

• Wonderful feedback for Wake and String Quartet


• Hubby put money into my writercon piggy bank (twice)


• Went to see a bonfire with the kids (fire pretty)


• ladycat777 is writing more One, Two, Three, her marvellous Spike-gets-turned-into-a-girl fic. Squeee!


• Read 25 pages of Anita Blake


• Watched QAF (loved how Emmet tore up the cheque for a million bucks)


• Daughters were ever so cute today. Katharina is growing up so fast!

Okay, maybe it wasn't 100% bad after all. *sigh*

Comments

[estepheia.livejournal.com]

Awww, ZoniDear,
don't worry. Been through the whole kerfuffle already.
I agree with Circe that 'More please' or the infamous 'Interesting' are the kind of feedback that seems a little 'eh', but it's better than none. I like it if people clamour for a sequel. I write my chapters with cliffhangers, so a desperate shout for 'more' is an indication that it's working.
However my favorite feedback (and that applies to most other authors) is quoting a line or two you like, or a plot point you like. But when the enthusiasm leaps off the page, then a 'Sequel sequel' chant doesn't bug me, on the contrary.
Don't worry, I don't think you're demanding or insensitive or under the illusion that you're entitled to more.
I enjoyed your feedback.
And if there's ever something you don't like, something that doesn't work.... just tell me. I can take it.

And yeah, I left the door for a sequel wide open, and with only one eye, Xander will have to move on to playing cards...