Shelf Life

[Erozetta]

I'm glad you're doing better, Melissa. UTIs can get so very bad quickly and many people just dismiss them as a minor annoyance without realizing the systemic damage they can actually cause.

 

[Erozetta]

And to answer your question, I think the only thing of mine with any long-term impact potential is A Letter to My Readers.

The rest of my writing is pretty forgettable and average at best. And the only thing that makes that stand out is that it's not fiction.

 

[AwkwardlySet]

And to answer your question, I think the only thing of mine with any long-term impact potential is A Letter to My Readers.

The rest of my writing is pretty forgettable and average at best. And the only thing that makes that stand out is that it's not fiction.

I've just read it. I didn't even know you wrote something like that.

Sometimes I wonder whether chronic depression strikes only those with high empathy, idealists, or the combination of the two.

 

[JuanSeiszFitzHall]

Melissa, I echo the sentiments of the others (and all of your readers) on hoping that your health is improving.

I agree that posting stories here, or in any free-to-read venue, is a good way to ensure that one's ideas and presentations can last beyond one's own lifespan. I've tried to keep that in mind as I write and seek publication. There may not be much of an audience for 'sex for the rest of us,' and maybe nobody has to do it, but I will anyway.

 

[deathlynx]

I don't have to wonder, TBH. Anyone just has to look at my stories and they know which ones survived. I began here in 2006 and dwindled off in 2014 or so. Some of the ones that have remained are no surprise, such as the Pokemon series. The Dhaseverse (as I called it) pieces are a little more of a surprise but not much. They're hot and they're essentially Paranormal Romance.

It's things like Dianna and He Learned, which are intentionally vague (as part of the literary style), completely non-erotic, and generally not very well received that did surprise me.

In general I'm just glad that people like to read my work. And even more grateful that the AH is still a place where the authors care about the craft, and each other most of all.

 

[onehitwanda]

And to answer your question, I think the only thing of mine with any long-term impact potential is A Letter to My Readers.

The rest of my writing is pretty forgettable and average at best. And the only thing that makes that stand out is that it's not fiction.

Oh honey.