Questioning...

[cat_77]

Have you ever written something, posted it, and rather liked it at the time only to look at it again a year or two down the road and said, "Er, not-so-much..."?

I've got a fic that I was happy with at the time, but not so sure about any more. Looking at it, overall it's not completely awful. Some parts still work, but some truly do not.

So the question is, knowing I would probably never get around to re-writing the parts that don't work, do I keep it up, or pull it from the web?

Also, if I pull it, do I make an announcement about it, or just kind of sneak it away? Is it fair to the beta that took the time and effort to go through it and work out the kinks at the time?

Or, do I bite the bullet and force myself to fix it into something I'm happy with, only to look at it again in another year or so and go through this all over again?

Thoughts?

Comments

[cat-77.livejournal.com]

I did that for the fandoms I'm no longer really active in, but this is one I still randomly write for. It does show growth, but at the same time, it also plays into my major embarrassment squick of, "OMG, I wrote that?"

Seriously, there's one part of one in particular that I would expect to see on fanficrants for how bad it is. *g*

Maybe see if I can think of a way to fix that part? If I find the time?

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Well, another thing to consider is what is the likelihood someone will stumble on that particular story?

[cat-77.livejournal.com]

See, I was thinking about that as well. Then I checked my stats page and saw how many hits it got just recently. Either people don't mind what I see as a glaring error, or they are reading up to that point and back-buttoning out of there. I think it's one of those things that bugs you more than it bugs anyone else (if at all).