yulewhine

[kassidy62]

One of my recipients made no comment or acknowledgment :(  Maybe she's out of town? Or LIVING or something;) Hate to think it wasn't liked, but hey, it happens, a lot I bet. It's not that big a thing - it just happened that this was the story I ended up being the least certain about. Annnd also, I figure the journal's here for whining, if that's what I want to do. So I did. Whine in it.  

But in the main, my recipients seemed to really enjoy the stories, especially the story I actually planned. That one seemed ECSTATIC and it was wonderful, made me very happy!

Anybody done one of those year end things re: your art, vids, writing, whatever? If you have I'd like to see! I might have missed it.

Comments

[greenlady2.livejournal.com]

Hey, this is your journal, and IMO, you are totally entitled to whine in it, once in a while. :-)))

It IS the holiday season. Maybe your recipient is off to Hawaii on vacation or something. Poor thing! :-)))

If everyone else responded to your stories, try not to feel so bad about this one. Maybe she'll get back from Hawaii, all tanned and rested, and send you fantastic feedback. If not... well, I know how you feel. I mean, you wrote it specifically for her, and did your best, so the least she can do is say thanks.

I've never taken part in gift fiction exchanges, because I'm just not any good at writing what other people want to read. I have my own way of looking at things, and I like that, and I find it very difficult to bend my preferences to suit other people. I think you are very brave to take part in these exchanges, so just give yourself a pat on the back.

A few weeks ago, someone on a comm I belong to mentioned that she'd like to read some stories on this certain topic that she had just come up with. I ran off, all excited, and wrote a story on this topic, because she had inspired me. It was just a quick little story, and probably not at all what she wanted, but here I was, a few hours later, posting that I'd written a story like that. She didn't even acknowledge my post, and say that she'd run off to read it, soon as she had time. I mean, I thought it would have been polite to acknowledge that I'd written something she asked for, even if it wasn't a formal exchange. So, I know how you feel.

There! How's that for whining? :-)))

I might write a year-end wrap-up this year, though that's rare for me. I have some things to whine about, and get off my chest.

Happy New Year! :-)))

[hardboiledbaby]

Oh, that's a major bummer. Did you check if they posted that they would be AFK, either on their own LJ or on this post? If not, then that's terribly rude to not even acknowledge the story. But from some of the posts at the YT comm, I guess it happens way more than it should. Sometimes, recipients who default "drop out" of the whole YT experience. They should still acknowledge their own gifts, of course, but are maybe too ashamed? Or maybe it was something Beyond Their Control. I mean, you hope nothing really bad, but shit does happen.

I hope that story did get some feedback, even if it wasn't from the intended recipient. Your misgivings aside, I'm sure it's worth reading--you wouldn't have posted it otherwise. :)

[soundslikej.livejournal.com]

again, so sorry about this, but thank you so much for the wonderful story, and I'm so glad I saw it this morning - it's like having a second Yuletide! I love it lots and lots, and I appreciate anyone with lots of love for that book - you write the boys so well! <3