On The Unnamed
One of my greatest influences as a writer despises me as an antisemite, wishes I was dead, and would do anything to take back their review of my fanfic which made my short story career possible.
How do I cope with this?
1. By discouraging harassing behavior.
Because it accomplishes nothing and is unnecessarily cruel besides. Leave them the fuck alone; if you DM them antisemitic crap after reading this I will haunt you forever.
2. By continuing to appreciate their works despite their vehement objections to me reading them.
Because art and artist should be separated when it comes to quality evaluation. You put it out there, and if it's a masterpiece I ain't gonna stop recommending it. Sorry not sorry
3. By making clear my hatred of Antisemitism
Because they will always view me as an antisemite, and they will always hate me. I cannot control this. So I must instead attempt to refute their points by writing a response: Cordyceps and Nazis, and all of my subsequent behavior.
4. By never, ever publicly commenting on the work that shall not be named.
Because I know how these things work, and I know I would talk about it and only it if I ever uttered its name again. An abbreviation is all I'm willing to do.
5. By never speaking to them again.
Since they've blocked me from sending them DMs, this is a simple matter.
6. By never mentioning Judaism in any of my works unless ABSOLUTELY necessary.
I was uncomfortable with the single reference in The Senator From Moscow, but felt it needed to be there. I will attempt to avoid any trace references to Judaism in my works.
7. By writing.
Write, write, write. If one story idea is not appealing to me, I'll take a look at the dozens (yes, literal dozens) of other outlines in my "Storydrafts" doc. Writing keeps me happy and healthy, and prevents me from focusing on my negative thoughts.
