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What You're Entitled To
Apr. 11th, 2010 04:04 amDear Reader,
I hate to start it out that way because I have great readers. I have some of the best readers on the Internet who comment on my LJ and on my site. I adore them. Well, you see, I adore most of them. So, maybe I should start my post like this:
Dear Bitchy Reader,
Let's be clear. It's not my job to make YOU happy. It's not my job to entertain you. I'm not required to write what you want.
Let's break down your specific problems with me:
1. You think I'm self-centered -- fine, so does my husband but he thinks it's REALLY adorable. I think he married me because my self-centered arrogance makes me infinitely fuckable.
2. You think I'm disrespectful to my readers -- I only talk shit to people who talk shit to me first. You have only yourself to blame because there is a warning on my website beneath my email telling you what will happen if you get bitchy in an email to me.
3. You think I'm a bitch -- I can't fault you for this one because you aren't even the first person this YEAR to point that out to me. So, yeah, I'm kind of a bitchy girl.
4. You think I'm a horrible person for writing BDSM -- lady, it isn't like it was SURPRISE BDSM. I warned all over that fic about the content. Stop skipping warnings and headers. And seriously-- since you bitched about scenes from EVERY SINGLE PART of Ties That Bind-- I'm a little confused. Did you read 246,000+ words of fic in order to properly bitch about it or did you develop the guilt afterward and decide to blame me for leading you down the kinky path?
5. You think I should stop writing what I want to write and focus on your favorite series instead -- no really, let's be clear you aren't ENTITLED to anything from me. I promise you I am NEVER ever writing another word on the Dark Places in the Soul series. And the next time someone emails me and asks me why-- I'm going to send them a copy of your email and say that you're the reason.
I don't OWE you a fucking thing.
And also-- my website is my space-- I pay for it and if I want to make it all black and put the entire thing in ORANGE FONT that is my choice. I wouldn't because that sounds horrible but I could because it's MINE. I really don't care if you hate orange.
No so much love,
Keira
I hate to start it out that way because I have great readers. I have some of the best readers on the Internet who comment on my LJ and on my site. I adore them. Well, you see, I adore most of them. So, maybe I should start my post like this:
Dear Bitchy Reader,
Let's be clear. It's not my job to make YOU happy. It's not my job to entertain you. I'm not required to write what you want.
Let's break down your specific problems with me:
1. You think I'm self-centered -- fine, so does my husband but he thinks it's REALLY adorable. I think he married me because my self-centered arrogance makes me infinitely fuckable.
2. You think I'm disrespectful to my readers -- I only talk shit to people who talk shit to me first. You have only yourself to blame because there is a warning on my website beneath my email telling you what will happen if you get bitchy in an email to me.
3. You think I'm a bitch -- I can't fault you for this one because you aren't even the first person this YEAR to point that out to me. So, yeah, I'm kind of a bitchy girl.
4. You think I'm a horrible person for writing BDSM -- lady, it isn't like it was SURPRISE BDSM. I warned all over that fic about the content. Stop skipping warnings and headers. And seriously-- since you bitched about scenes from EVERY SINGLE PART of Ties That Bind-- I'm a little confused. Did you read 246,000+ words of fic in order to properly bitch about it or did you develop the guilt afterward and decide to blame me for leading you down the kinky path?
5. You think I should stop writing what I want to write and focus on your favorite series instead -- no really, let's be clear you aren't ENTITLED to anything from me. I promise you I am NEVER ever writing another word on the Dark Places in the Soul series. And the next time someone emails me and asks me why-- I'm going to send them a copy of your email and say that you're the reason.
I don't OWE you a fucking thing.
And also-- my website is my space-- I pay for it and if I want to make it all black and put the entire thing in ORANGE FONT that is my choice. I wouldn't because that sounds horrible but I could because it's MINE. I really don't care if you hate orange.
No so much love,
Keira