One last thing.

[dragonimp]

I really hate the way I obsess over things. Although I did hold off on posting until I was in a much better mood. I was going to not post at all but I think I need to get this out so it'll hopefully stop interfering with my life and getting in the way of my writing.

Like I already said, I worry that the third chapter of Now and Then comes off as a cop-out. I was worried about it when I was planning the story, I worried over it while writing, I worried about it all the way up to posting. I thought I'd be done with the worry when I posted, but I should have known better.

Critical comments are a rare thing online and in a way, that's a pity. If I'm at all uncertain about something, I tend to think people are being polite or are too scared to say anything negative. In other words, it means I can't completely trust that people are being honest. Because I know my own habits, and I know I shy away from being critical, because I've seen authors react negatively.

But as an author I hate it, I'd rather be secure in the knowledge that readers would tell me if something I posted sucked. Or even if it was just disappointing in some way. It's not only so that I can trust the positive comments; if something is off in my writing, I want to to know about it. How else would I be able to improve? I don't normally get any feedback beforehand so comments after the fact are the only thing I have.

The last thing I want right now is reassurances, because in the state of mind I'm in, I wouldn't believe them. That's why I disallowed comments on the previous post. But that seems cowardly, so they're back on. So if the last chapter was a disappointment, I'm sorry. I gave it the best ending I could while staying true to the story and what I was trying to do with it. And now I need to let this go and move on with things.

Comments

[greedy-lover.livejournal.com]

I didn't see it as a cop out at all. I really loved it. As I loved your Greed/Ed fic a lot. You did what you could with it, which is to sound mean. The manga, while yes does allow for some roy/ed interaction, for the most part KEEPS THEM SEPARATED. Not much you can do with that and try not to branch out from the manga unless you want to. Though Ed doesn't spend as much time with Winry either, he was usually with Ling.. There's only so much you can do with what you're given and it's hard. I imagine so.

I know you say you won't believe these things in your state of mind but you really are an amazing writer. You come up with good plots and keep them ic and them for each other is realistic.

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

Heh, the manga does get in the way of just about every pairing, even the supposed canon ones. But it was the way the plot abruptly stops that had me worried. There are reasons behind it that make sense to *me*, but of course it doesn't get explained in the story because none of the POV characters know. But I think I'm mostly just obsessing needlessly.

[greedy-lover.livejournal.com]

You did what you could with it, which is to sound mean

That's suppose to be: which ISN'T too sound mean

^^;;;;;;

[dragonimp.livejournal.com]

*L* I figured out what you meant ^^
And thank you, BTW.