So the second chapter of my WIP novel was published today, which is always exciting. I go to see if anyone has read it yet, just find there are already 2 votes. And it's rated a 2.00. T_T
Wow, is it really that bad? I thought it was better than my first chapter, which is 4.20 after 10 votes. And I know it is scores better than my first work on here, from over 7 years ago, that is 3.97/35 votes. I can't submit this chapter to my main writing crit site since they don't allow scene with explicit non-con, so maybe there is a significant problem with it that I am not seeing.
I know the piece isn't as explicit as most on here because I am intending to publish this at some point. Non-con is a kink of mine, but the point of the scene isn't to titillate. The narrative is more about recovering and moving past trauma. Maybe that is why the rating is low?
Now I am not sure if I should continue to publish on here. I really needed a boost in confidence, since editing my novel is soul crushing. I already have way more views on here with just the two parts I have posted, then I do on the 3 other sites I published on, combined. And those sites have 11 total chapters. I guess I am struggling to find my audience.
If anyone could read this and tell me honestly if it is just bad, I'd appreciate it. Maybe I am freaking out over nothing, given that the story is merely a few hours old.
Wow, is it really that bad? I thought it was better than my first chapter, which is 4.20 after 10 votes. And I know it is scores better than my first work on here, from over 7 years ago, that is 3.97/35 votes. I can't submit this chapter to my main writing crit site since they don't allow scene with explicit non-con, so maybe there is a significant problem with it that I am not seeing.
I know the piece isn't as explicit as most on here because I am intending to publish this at some point. Non-con is a kink of mine, but the point of the scene isn't to titillate. The narrative is more about recovering and moving past trauma. Maybe that is why the rating is low?
Now I am not sure if I should continue to publish on here. I really needed a boost in confidence, since editing my novel is soul crushing. I already have way more views on here with just the two parts I have posted, then I do on the 3 other sites I published on, combined. And those sites have 11 total chapters. I guess I am struggling to find my audience.
If anyone could read this and tell me honestly if it is just bad, I'd appreciate it. Maybe I am freaking out over nothing, given that the story is merely a few hours old.