I know that I've complained about this problem before, but I'm going to complain about it again. Why do people read stories on FanFiction.net that are clearly in the angst category if they don't like angst? Seriously, why do they purposefully read something that they know to begin with that they're not going to like? Do they do it just so they can have something to complain about to the author of the story, or do they do it because they're gluttons for punishment?I posted my update to my fan fic earlier in the week, which was two chapters' worth. The first chapter was 20 pages. The second was 32 pages. Did I get any credit for the length or the time it took me to write it from my readers? No. All anyone cared about was that the second chapter contained a lot of angst.
I have already explained in a previous post why I put the angst in the second chapter. I'm very frustrated with the way CSI is going, and I needed to work my frustrations out in my story. I included an author's note at the end of the second chapter saying pretty much the same thing and promised to fix the angst in the next chapter, but still I got reviews that said, "Give us a break already."
Why should I give them a break? It's my story. I'm the one writing it, not my readers. I'm the one who can see the bigger picture and why I'm writing it the way that I am. I know how it's going to end and what I need to have happen next so that it can end that way. I put the story in the angst category. So why do I need to change all my plans and my vision for the story to fluffy, wuffy goodness?
I think what I'm going to do for Chapter 88 is the following. I'm going to write Chapter 88A: Grissom's Dream. He's going to wake up from Chapter 87's cliffhanger ending and find out that everything from Chapter 1 onwards was all a dream. Then I'm going to end the chapter by saying that he and Sara live happily every in Dallas with their four children, Bobbie, J.R., Sue Ellen, and Pam, and their new dog Miss Ellie. If the Bobbie's Dream reference goes over their heads, so be it. Then I'm going to write Chapter 88B: The Real Story Continues for the five readers that I have who either don't mind the angst or actually like it.
So, Kudostogil, Butterflywhisperer, Toothchick, and the others who have said they get the angst (sorry I can't remember everyone's pen names at the moment), I'll keep on writing for you. As for anyone who wants fluffy wuffy and doesn't trust me enough to get to Fluffy Wuffy World in my own time, I'm going to give you an out. You can stop reading at Grissom's Dream. If you read beyond that, you're doing so at your own risk.
