SSobotkaJr
Disabled Vet
- Joined
- Jan 20, 2004
- Posts
- 104
Greetings all!
Figured to share this, since the whole schpeal has me either grinding-teeth mad or actually amused that this sort of deal has to be posted about.
Two stories I posted recenty just came up on the "New Stories" que this week. One of which is a continuation of a tale I expected to be just a one-shot, but it's turned into a three-parter: the first chapter "Discovering Her Past", and the second "Discovering Our Present" and a third yet to be finished. This story -- about a son who discovers his mother did some adult films when she was younger, and the resulting revelation brings them together as lovers -- was a reaction to a Lit story of the same topic, that in my opinon wasn't so well done.
So, as it stands, comments have been rather complimentary about the two chapters out so far... until I get this e-mail today from an annon who writes:
I HATE stories that end with "To be continued" or in some other way indicate that this is only the first chapter without informing the readers of this important fact BEFORE they open the fucking thing. I hate it so much that, after years of putting up with this shit, I decided that all such stories get an automatic rating of one (1).
Since it is obvious that you don't give a fuck about the readers nor your own story, you have no business -- you have no right -- to be pissed about this. It's what you deserve. Actually, you deserve a lower rating, but that's all they'll allow.
Now, usually I brush off such comments, but lately it's this general comment -- about the "To Be Continued..." tag that's got me irked.
I mean, I was trained in the classical forms of English, Grammar and writing. You just don't stop a story and leave the words to end on the page, without putting a "The End" or a "To Be Continued..." tag there, if there's more story to tell. Plus, I don't personally like to use "Chapter 1, Chp. 01, etc." tags when I put the titles down in the submission forms. Simply, because I prefer it as such, so my titles don't sounded like they're canned or that all I do all day is sit and crank out stories like a production line.
What's really getting crumbs under my skin about this, is that this annon-person as the gall to tell me that "I deserve to get a low grade, because I CLEARLY don't care about my readers!" and that I have no right to be upset over his comments?
Well, I don't know who this "Annon" is, but I have three things to lay out for him/her:
-- One, I do indded CARE about my readers. I want them to have an entertaining, enjoyable experience when they read my works (That they "get their cookies" too, is just bonus really). Which is why I try to craft each tale and put as much effort into writing these erotica stories as I do for my pro works.
-- Two, Just because I didn't warn you -- the reader -- before you clicked on the link to open up the page of my story, that this story was a multi-parter isn't indicative of my being unfeeling or lazy. There is such a thing as wanting the reader to become embroiled in anticipation for another helping of the story; as putting the whole tale out in one slug just isn't practically with longer prose or stuff that only will come in single chapters, one at a time.
-- and Three, If you've got enough gumption to send me an email to tell me what you think, then have the cajones to put a name or return email up so that I can reply to your comments. Otherwise, you run the risk of being just plain forgotten -- as it usually the case -- or becoming a focus of a post like this. That's rare, but sometimes it's justified.
I'm done soapboxing. What does everyone else think of this? Am I overreacting, or should I be justified in being a little bit ticked off on this matter?
Stay Crispy, kids.
-- Stephen
Figured to share this, since the whole schpeal has me either grinding-teeth mad or actually amused that this sort of deal has to be posted about.
Two stories I posted recenty just came up on the "New Stories" que this week. One of which is a continuation of a tale I expected to be just a one-shot, but it's turned into a three-parter: the first chapter "Discovering Her Past", and the second "Discovering Our Present" and a third yet to be finished. This story -- about a son who discovers his mother did some adult films when she was younger, and the resulting revelation brings them together as lovers -- was a reaction to a Lit story of the same topic, that in my opinon wasn't so well done.
So, as it stands, comments have been rather complimentary about the two chapters out so far... until I get this e-mail today from an annon who writes:
I HATE stories that end with "To be continued" or in some other way indicate that this is only the first chapter without informing the readers of this important fact BEFORE they open the fucking thing. I hate it so much that, after years of putting up with this shit, I decided that all such stories get an automatic rating of one (1).
Since it is obvious that you don't give a fuck about the readers nor your own story, you have no business -- you have no right -- to be pissed about this. It's what you deserve. Actually, you deserve a lower rating, but that's all they'll allow.
Now, usually I brush off such comments, but lately it's this general comment -- about the "To Be Continued..." tag that's got me irked.
I mean, I was trained in the classical forms of English, Grammar and writing. You just don't stop a story and leave the words to end on the page, without putting a "The End" or a "To Be Continued..." tag there, if there's more story to tell. Plus, I don't personally like to use "Chapter 1, Chp. 01, etc." tags when I put the titles down in the submission forms. Simply, because I prefer it as such, so my titles don't sounded like they're canned or that all I do all day is sit and crank out stories like a production line.
What's really getting crumbs under my skin about this, is that this annon-person as the gall to tell me that "I deserve to get a low grade, because I CLEARLY don't care about my readers!" and that I have no right to be upset over his comments?
Well, I don't know who this "Annon" is, but I have three things to lay out for him/her:
-- One, I do indded CARE about my readers. I want them to have an entertaining, enjoyable experience when they read my works (That they "get their cookies" too, is just bonus really). Which is why I try to craft each tale and put as much effort into writing these erotica stories as I do for my pro works.
-- Two, Just because I didn't warn you -- the reader -- before you clicked on the link to open up the page of my story, that this story was a multi-parter isn't indicative of my being unfeeling or lazy. There is such a thing as wanting the reader to become embroiled in anticipation for another helping of the story; as putting the whole tale out in one slug just isn't practically with longer prose or stuff that only will come in single chapters, one at a time.
-- and Three, If you've got enough gumption to send me an email to tell me what you think, then have the cajones to put a name or return email up so that I can reply to your comments. Otherwise, you run the risk of being just plain forgotten -- as it usually the case -- or becoming a focus of a post like this. That's rare, but sometimes it's justified.
I'm done soapboxing. What does everyone else think of this? Am I overreacting, or should I be justified in being a little bit ticked off on this matter?
Stay Crispy, kids.
-- Stephen
