"If you walk in a particular direction long enough, eventually you'll gain followers. But until then, you're just an outsider with some odd ideas... and that can be lonely." Rainer Maria Rilke

(I use the above quote because I feel it applies to many fanfic authors. Sometimes our stories can be odd and go against the grain, but if we stick with them long enough, we will find a group of readers who enjoy it. Until then though, the idea is to persevere in the face of failure.)