A Very Weird Question

[kowaiyoukai]

I get this strange reaction to a few people in fandom. Not saying any names, b/c that's not the point of this, but you guys know when someone (usually a BNF) gets published IRL and then sort of completely drops out of fandom and all they can talk about is their own stuff or the stuff of the people they know who have also been published?

This phenomenon hurts me. ;_;

I swear, I will never abandon fandom or fanfiction, no matter if I get published or not. \o/

Comments

[scarlet-malfoy.livejournal.com]

I JUST SAID THAT TO SOMEONE YESTERDAY. THESE EXACT WORDS, I WILL COPY PASTE THEM!!!!!!

TigersLoveMe87 (1:22:10 AM): reminds me of ______.
TigersLoveMe87 (1:22:14 AM): God, I miss ______ fic. =(
TigersLoveMe87 (1:24:31 AM): If I get published one day or start writing amazing screenplays that people actually want to make movies out of, I will never ever ever ever ever quit fandom.

<3 I understand. Fully. *has hurts too*

[kowaiyoukai.livejournal.com]

*hugs in mutual suuport* I just don't get it. It's like, people enjoy fandom so much and spend so much time in it--writing fic and loving the characters and getting to know the other fans--and then some people give it all up, I mean quit ENTIRELY, just because they get published or make it big somehow?

I mean, I'm planning on trying to get published, but never ever will I quite fandom. I can't imagine why people do that. It just seems completely like, IDK, like giving up a part of yourself (and probably a large part of the reason why you're published in the first place) in order to be high and mighty and lord it over people who aren't published.

This really bugs me. I'm glad I'm not the only one. ♥