I have long diddled in (mostly fiction) writing. I have a few stories I work on from time to time. But I have very recently dipped a toe or two in the surprisingly vast waters of fanfiction. I don't know how this particular plot bunny hopped into view but I had to chase it down...and after some serious lip-chewing I decided to go ahead and post it online. It's about three-quarters finished now, after occasional writing sessions over the last month, and I've been posting chapters as they're finished.
Being a lurker of fanficdom I thought the ultimate glory for a fanfic author came from how many people bothered to write a review of the story. The more reviews, presumably the better the story (occasional flamers nonwithstanding). I didn't realize until someone wrote me with a comment about the story that fanfic authors can check "stats" telling them how many hits their stories have garnered; plus, you can also see whether you've been listed as someone else's "favorite author" or your story is someone's "favorite story". You can even see if someone has tagged your work for email "alerts" when you update your story.
Though I've only had a handful of reviews, they've been embarassingly fawning and glowing.
With some trepidation, I just checked my stats.
"Hits" = 1224
"Favs" = 2
"Alerts" = 6
Cool.
2 comments:
so ... where IS it???
As if I would tell you! Besides, it is majorly esoteric. Waaaaay out there.
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