Completely discouraged from entering any official Mibba contest. Ever. That, and the lack of comments/feedback from Mibbians in general.

Why? Because I hate not getting any comments on my story by the judges even when they say they would.
I hate feeling the anticipation and being proud of my work and then when the winners are announced, I feel like crap because I think my stories are not good enough since I didn't win.
Now this may not be a big problem for others but it is for me, why?
Because I take pride in my writing. Writing is something that has been there for me when no one else has, and writing is what helps me get through things.
In reality, it's one of the only things I am good at and have been complimented on. I'm going to college to become an English teacher, and I want to inspire them to write more.
But I just feel like crap because I haven't won any of the contests or even gotten a more than two comments on my entries; I've entered two so far, and both have only received about two comments each. Some of the stories I read I'm thinking "well, this person's grammar is incorrect," or in general 'this is kind of a boring story and needs to be revised many times,' yet they have comments after comments. That's another thing Mibba is lacking in, the sheer fact that everyone reads but no one comments. On one story I written, it's gotten about twenty-three views and not one single comment. Like, come on, really? I'm a fucking writer, we want feedback and comments and criticism from you guys.
I don't know, I'm just starting to get discouraged from being on Mibba again like I did before my 'at least one year' hiatus, because no one gives me comments or criticism when I need it the most.

Sorry this is just a ranty blog and I might sound like a whiny bitch who is a poor sport because gosh darn it, I am a poor sport. I love my writing, but apparently it's never good enough for anyone.
November 2nd, 2012 at 01:28pm