General Chatter

[Ziggy and Angelbaby]

But sometimes it stings (a lot) when I have the chapter in several groups and it's been view forty eight or so times and only six thought it was good enough to favorite.

My work, which I KNOW is great, I've poured heart and soul into it all every time, what I need to do is stop using others to validate what I post. But for someone who throughout most of his life has been an massively insecure and self centered to hide that insecurity...still working on that.

You have to write, first and foremost, for yourself. Writing pieces about Nightmare also qualifies, since she is an essential part of your life and who you are. And there's no telling why some people fave and some don't; people are unpredictable, fickle, and impatient. Given how much easier and quicker it is for someone to peruse visual art on dA, try and derive some satisfaction from the fact that your written work is getting this much attention.

I've said this before, but I don't even get the page views for my stuff. If what you wrote matters to you, you have to learn to go, "Oh well," and then move on to the next piece. Validation may come in time, but all you can do in the meantime is know that you put everything you could into a written work. This is the plight of most authors; particularly authors at the likes of dA. A writer is unlikely to garner near as much attention as someone doing visual art that panders to the general audience . Were it a literature-only site, I'd imagine you'd fare much better. Though, again, you appear to be doing quite well from where I'm sitting. xD