Feedback: Truth or Fluff?

[Erozetta]

I read this as:

Fluff = readers/fans/friends hyping a story up based on the merit of it being yours rather than based on the quality of the story itself.

Truth = whatever a reader genuinely thinks after reading the story and without factoring in who you are or how they feel about you either as a writer or personally.

Fluff is based only on making the writer feel good, truth is based on nothing but the story itself and how it lands or doesn't with readers.

 

[SkyBubble]

I'm not going to pick because I think it's a false choice and we don't have to think that way.

If somebody likes my story, and tells me so, I think that's great, even if they don't have anything particularly deep to say about why.

I wrote this in another recent thread, and I'll repeat it:

The types of comments I appreciate:

1. Loved your story.
2. Here's what I loved about your story (and why).
3. I didn't like your story/something about your story (and here, with examples, is why).
4. Your story made me come.

The types of comments I don't appreciate:

1. Your story sucks.
2. You suck.

Comments that make me go, "Hmmmm."

1. Your story (especially if it's an incest story) brings back great memories.

I agree. If you have an opinion, tell me why.