Look at it this way. They're stuck being that person, which is punishment enough. It's one of those 'there but for the Grace of God' moments. If they really are like this, they have my pity. Even Nazis wouldn't want them in their ranks, so it's lonely.
Sounds like LW is leaking.
Incredible.
I always enjoy when one of my readers gets annoyed enough to comment on another reader's comment that was just plain nasty or stupid. I just sit back and laugh, and let them argue over it.
Apologies, I meant that they don't see what was reflected back at them in my mirror analogy. I wasn't very clear.
Does make you wonder though, who in their right mind would slog through a twenty or thirty word story that they're not enjoying, just so they can get the satisfaction of commenting: "Well that sucked!"
Lots of people with nothing better to do, ie, behave like beings with opposable thumbs.
*pat pat* Take heart. If it weren't for us being around to crap on, how would these trodlodytes feel better about themselves?They do make me laugh, though.
I mean this as no offense to the authors but I had no idea people did such close readings of the stories. Major story line changes, ok, fair complaint. But an inch here or there…
I thought the same thing. It's like a fisherman's story about how big his catch was. Who really cares if the guy had eight inches or nine. Obviously, this reader did, if he read closely enough to pick up on a single missing inch!
I've been screamed at for the typo of 'Tribly' instead of 'Trilby', and told I suck as a writer and need to chop my hands off so I can't write any more.
Lots of people suck! I’ve got it easy. I’m a girl and I post photos so I don’t get much negative comments. (Thank goodness) I get the folks that aren’t stoked I won’t post nude photos and unsolicited pics or ideas of what they think I’d like to do with them but no one yells at me.
We should be stunned that consumers of free erotica feel so entitled that they choose to be vile, but they're protected by the putrid ichor of anonymity when they comment.Lots of people suck! I’ve got it easy. I’m a girl and I post photos so I don’t get much negative comments. (Thank goodness) I get the folks that aren’t stoked I won’t post nude photos and unsolicited pics or ideas of what they think I’d like to do with them but no one yells at me.
Plus, when they complain I just remind them of the old kindergarten adage, “you get what you get and you don’t throw a fit!”
They should be stoked you write and share with them!
Thankfully, we also have thoughtful readers who leave positive comments that seem to appreciate the time and effort we put into a story. Otherwise, I for one, would throw in the towel and stop writing.
Never stop writing because of the hateful and imbecilic. Write for you, and for the people who like what you do, to Hell with the rest.
Gee thanks! How kind. Though occasionally I do wonder if it's worth the time and effort, especially when I get dumped on, over half a dozen times in a single day.
I confess that I have - once or twice. It's kind of like a sinking ship - I have to see if the love interest gets shredded by the whirling propellers of doom.
