Metal Month: your views?

Trollheart · 12-01-2015, 04:46 PM

I know I'll get a lot of slagging over this, be called a whiny bitch and so on, and that's fine, but I just want to get a feel for what people think of this in general. Few if any of you know the amount of work that goes into each Metal Month, and it's a massive investment of my time and effort, which I'm happy to do; nobody's forcing me, I know so don't tell me.

But from the paucity of comments this year and the weak response to things like albums to be recced etc, I just wonder how many people actually read it, were interested in it? Next year's is planned to be the biggest yet, but even so, I find myself wondering should I bother? If I'm writing for a handful of people, is it worth it? That's not to denigrate those who would be, shall we say, fans of the series, but in a way is it not like writing albums worth of material and three people turn up to your gigs? Probably not; but I would just like some sort of either moral support to push me towards continuing, or else an admission that it's not really worth it and I probably should stop before I kill myself.

I mean, I'm happy to continue this for as long as I can, but as my ideas get bigger and the scope widens, it becomes necessary to research earlier in the year each time, and if there's no real payoff in terms of people enjoying what I do then it's kind of a waste of my time. I know people like Frownland and Batty in particular certainly seem to enjoy it, but does anyone else?

So if you don't mind taking a moment to vote, and drop in any comments, observations, suggestions or criticisms you have (if anyone wants to tell me what they liked/hated about MM III or any of the series that would be great) I'd really appreciate it, and I'll have a good idea as to whether or not Metal Month IV will go ahead.

It might be time to finish it up, or it could be just getting going. But I've no way of knowing until I hear how, if at all, you guys react to it.

Thanks.

View Poll Results: How do you react to the Metal Month series?
I love it and look forward to it each year	4	33.33%
I take part on and off during the month	1	8.33%
I'm really not bothered about it	5	41.67%
I hate it	0	0%
What's Metal Month?	2	16.67%
Voters: 12. You may not vote on this poll

12-01-2015, 04:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Metal Month: your views? I know I'll get a lot of slagging over this, be called a whiny bitch and so on, and that's fine, but I just want to get a feel for what people think of this in general. Few if any of you know the amount of work that goes into each Metal Month, and it's a massive investment of my time and effort, which I'm happy to do; nobody's forcing me, I know so don't tell me. But from the paucity of comments this year and the weak response to things like albums to be recced etc, I just wonder how many people actually read it, were interested in it? Next year's is planned to be the biggest yet, but even so, I find myself wondering should I bother? If I'm writing for a handful of people, is it worth it? That's not to denigrate those who would be, shall we say, fans of the series, but in a way is it not like writing albums worth of material and three people turn up to your gigs? Probably not; but I would just like some sort of either moral support to push me towards continuing, or else an admission that it's not really worth it and I probably should stop before I kill myself. I mean, I'm happy to continue this for as long as I can, but as my ideas get bigger and the scope widens, it becomes necessary to research earlier in the year each time, and if there's no real payoff in terms of people enjoying what I do then it's kind of a waste of my time. I know people like Frownland and Batty in particular certainly seem to enjoy it, but does anyone else? So if you don't mind taking a moment to vote, and drop in any comments, observations, suggestions or criticisms you have (if anyone wants to tell me what they liked/hated about MM III or any of the series that would be great) I'd really appreciate it, and I'll have a good idea as to whether or not Metal Month IV will go ahead. It might be time to finish it up, or it could be just getting going. But I've no way of knowing until I hear how, if at all, you guys react to it. Thanks. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018