I think most of your fans read your work hoping to hear your own word and feelings. We want to read the story that pleases you, and of course are quite capable of dreaming up our own segues to satisfy our own fantasy desires as we wish.
Think of it as you light a spark by sharing the writing you want to write. Where that spark takes the reader is up to them. Ideally reading someone else’s writing will inspire our own.
Your writing inspires me. I don’t actually want to have you write towards my own fantasy because that’s what I like to do! Of course it’s fun to write for our fans, I love that chapter you wrote for
@dslv80 but it was still very much your own work. Ultimately I think most writers here are writing to please themselves. Oh I’m just like you, I crave readership but feedback is a precious commodity. It pays not to be too expectant and especially for those of us “newer” authors (I include myself as “new” despite contributing for over 3 years) our exposure is generally low at the outset,
Treasuring your fans and feedback is important but I think it’s a trap to try and chase that affection. Accept it when given, celebrating like you did by dedicating a chapter is awesome, but understand it’s your own uniqueness that will keep people coming back to savour your enjoyable stories…
PS how was
that for word salad?