First off, I’m afraid this blog is taking on less emphasis on Prequel and more on my ongoing lewd Skyrim stories. Hopefully that’s ok. But this specifically concerns a post from Pepsikat that I wanted to weigh in on. The only reason I’m not replying directly is that Tumblr doesn’t let me compose a more lengthy response in any good way.
The basic issue was that Pep doesn’t get responses or comments on his posts. And that is a shame. I truly sympathize because I am going through the exact same issue (though I don’t do arts, just screenshots and stories which really isn’t the same thing admittedly).
Almost invariably I’ve been getting 0 comments or even likes on anything I post. And it is frustrating. I have statcounter set up so I know people are looking at my stuff, but almost nary a peep. I do have that advantage. And I do have to say almost though, because I do get some and those are precious to me that someone is out there. But very, very few.
Few enough that I’ve on occasion decided I’m just not going to do them anymore. Is it because they suck so bad? Because they’re lewd in nature? Probably both really. I got one criticism from an author on Sofurry that was completely true, justified and honestly written to try help me improve my writing. And that more than anything just about killed my inspiration to keep doing them. If my ability is honestly irredeemable, then I might as well just quit.
But I didn’t. And the honest reason why I didn’t is because I still enjoy doing them. It’s the closest thing to creation that I know how to do. If I didn’t like it, I wouldn’t do it. So I continue, and still get almost 0 feedback. And it’s still frustrating as hell because I think if I found my own stuff out there somewhere, I would like it. That and because once these stories get lodged in my head, I want to see them completed too.
So I’ll continue regardless of the feedback I (don’t) get, because I still have fun doing them even if no one else sees them. And who knows, maybe someday I’ll actually improve! It’s at least conceivable. Until then, I guess I’ll just keep posting lewd furry stories for my own ego and entertainment. As long as they’re still fun for me to create, why not? Not like I’m doing anything ELSE creative with my time!
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