Comments that leave you shaking your head

[Actingup]

I decided to kill that story. With some good advice from several folks, I realized I was doing exactly what the LW-haters do: continuing to engage in something I know I don't like. And then I wrote a story I would never want to read because of that. I was going in the wrong direction on this. So I withdrew it.

Thanks to all who made me see reason.

Good call. If I could presume to venture another opinion... you don't need to self-censor too much. Just channel the energy into writing a story that positively reflects how you would like LW to be. You will find that plenty of others feel the same way. Consensus is impossible amongst LW readers, but there are still powerful tidal forces to to lend support.

 

[ShelbyDawn57]

Good call. If I could presume to venture another opinion... you don't need to self-censor too much. Just channel the energy into writing a story that positively reflects how you would like LW to be. You will find that plenty of others feel the same way. Consensus is impossible amongst LW readers, but there are still powerful tidal forces to to lend support.

It’s not just LW. I’ve been writing what I would like T/CD to be since I started publishing here. Almost all of my stories have Harlequenesque happy endings. Then I accepted a challenge to write something a little different. Consequence to Recompense is melancholy at best. Down right depressing is probably more accurate. In context, it has a happy ending, but it is not what people expected. As such it’s my lowest rated story(not counting some 750 word entries).
The interesting thing is, almost all the comments compliment how well written it is.

This one from anonymous probably says it best:

+1 for "not my style"
"Very dark"
"Still well written"

I’ve thought about pulling it down, but I really think I wrote it very well, and that’s what matters.

I agree with @Actingup, “Just channel the energy into writing a story that positively reflects how you would like (pick a category) to be.


EDIT: It was verry difficult for me to write and I don't think I'll be going there again.

 

[Five_Inch_Heels]

I don't generally even consider commenters. Had a story get 6 or 8 zingers back to back. It also continues to get far more favorites.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Let us know how it goes?

Discussed it with the mods and it's back.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Like the other poster here, I was thankfully saved from it by the story in question having been removed.

And it's back, so you weren't saved after all.

 

[Kelliezgirl]

Discussed it with the mods and it's back.

And, as a bonus it was on the top of the new stories page again and I picked up a few thousand views, as well as some new votes and comments.