Lynn_MXX
Really Experienced
- Joined
- Aug 6, 2006
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Is it a cop-out? I've never posted a story, therefore unfair of me to say yes. But when an author has done this, it's always disappointing. And nobody ever gets private feedback from me.
If I've enjoyed a particular story, I always like to see how other people have rated it. Other times, I'll have a quick look at the comments to gauge whether a story's worth reading or not. If there's lots of public comments, then this is a very good sign.
Another of those good signs are when those comments are angry and abusive. As human beings, we tend to be very thin skinned and a lot of authors will let those comments get to them. Think about it though; you've written a novel, and people get very angry at the bad behaviour of fictitious characters. You must have made those characters very real to invoke such venom!
I'm not against commenters posting themselves as anonymous either. Yes, it is gutless of them, and since they're gutless, why shouldn't we know? And the one's who are abusive towards the author? They're are often very funny, though my laughter is directed at the composer of the comment for their lack of control. They're just as transparent to almost everyone else too, in my opinion. It's a bit disrespectful of authors not to realise this.
Once I've posted my first story, I will look forward to all the abuse, all the hate, death threats and all the flaming. That's if my story is good enough, of course. If it isn't, they'll simply ignore me
If I've enjoyed a particular story, I always like to see how other people have rated it. Other times, I'll have a quick look at the comments to gauge whether a story's worth reading or not. If there's lots of public comments, then this is a very good sign.
Another of those good signs are when those comments are angry and abusive. As human beings, we tend to be very thin skinned and a lot of authors will let those comments get to them. Think about it though; you've written a novel, and people get very angry at the bad behaviour of fictitious characters. You must have made those characters very real to invoke such venom!
I'm not against commenters posting themselves as anonymous either. Yes, it is gutless of them, and since they're gutless, why shouldn't we know? And the one's who are abusive towards the author? They're are often very funny, though my laughter is directed at the composer of the comment for their lack of control. They're just as transparent to almost everyone else too, in my opinion. It's a bit disrespectful of authors not to realise this.
Once I've posted my first story, I will look forward to all the abuse, all the hate, death threats and all the flaming. That's if my story is good enough, of course. If it isn't, they'll simply ignore me
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