I don't know if it's just me being moody, but there are a lot of silent readers on Wattpad... and while I appreciate my stories are even being read at all? I'm not getting feedback. And it's just beginning to get very frustrating, especially when I work so hard on a chapter and I just... I feel like nothing is coming of my work. Yeah, I love to write despite attention I do or do not receive. But... Well, see, I stopped putting my works up on FanFiction. I don't like the censorship and policing on there. I want to write what I write, and not be told (by the admin) that it is wrong and/or not allowed. I don't appreciate those sorts of rules. So I came here, and continue to publish on Ao3. But the tradeoff is rough. Where many people commented and gave feedback on FanFiction, I rarely get that on Ao3 and almost never on Wattpad.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not asking anyone to sing my praises. But a vote would be nice, if you read. And a comment, even if it's just "You missed an apostrophe in x paragraph." Something that lets me know you're engaged, something that tells me how to improve, something in particular that you like about my writing that you want to encourage me to continue in, a headcanon that you agree or disagree with! Just, something. Anything. I feel like this is one of those sites that is very lonely for the unestablished author. And it sucks, okay? It does.
I'm sorry for the negativity. I am. But I just wanted to get my feelings out there... even though no one is going to read this. Nonetheless, venting makes me feel better.