How your story sucked

[Guest]

Dixon......?

I still think it would probably look sexy on your ass though.........

 

[Guest]

By the way - "Killer MUffin"

I <honestly> would appreciate it... if sometime (when you have time) to review a story of mine before I submit it.

I really would value your critque and comments as to my particular writing style...(and flaws). LOL.


So if that IS something you feel like you'd have time to do at one point, let me know and if I've got a new story ready or in the works, I'll let you have at it first.

To sleep.......perchance to dream - William Shakespear

 

[Lord Wolf]

Riposte

How many stories has our venomous critic actually written?

I used to be a rock critic and I had two rules. The first was that if I really hated the record, I didn't mention it. The second was that if one had to say negative things they were couched in a positive and constructive manner.

It's really easy, and lazy, to bring out your little pot of bile and spew for many paragraphs. Sometimes your best lines are the most corrosive.

But the criticism is not being written for you. Supposedly it is being written for the author and the audience. Otherwise you may as well lock yourself in the bathroom and masturbate, because you're only getting off on yourself.

And please submit a story with your name on it so that the other authors can offer their insights and criticism of your work

Remember in "Waiting for Godot" the worst insult was "Critic!"

 

[Guest]

Re: Riposte

How many stories has our venomous critic actually written?

I can't cook, but I know a bad meal when I taste it. The idea that you can't judge a story unless you're a writer yourself is more than a little condescending. A true artist will take ALL criticism into account not just that which inflates his ego. Think about it.

 

[Bluetrain]

i can't believe this thread is still going!

 

[XXplorher]

Nice

Excellent post Dixon!! (hadn’t looked back at that for a while).

Tremendous advice, eh. (Uh, not the ass tattoo part).

 

[KillerMuffin]

Re: Nice

Originally posted by XXplorher
Excellent post Dixon!! (hadn’t looked back at that for a while).


Tremendous advice, eh. (Uh, not the ass tattoo part).

Well, drat! Does anyone know a doctor that specializes in tattoo removal? *Claps hands over ass* No, I'm not asking for any special reason, why?

 

[XXplorher]

I am a doctor…….
I specialize in tattoo removal….
I can do whatever function that ass requires…..
I want to touch the hiiiinney….. (though I missed out on the real deal)

 

[Lovecraft_Lore]

If we are going to rip on other people's stories this is a much better format.

 

[alohadave]

If we are going to rip on other people's stories this is a much better format.

Dude. 23 year old zombie thread.

 

[Lovecraft_Lore]

If we are going to start ripping into people's stories then we need to break all the taboos. Nothing better than ancient thread nercomacy.

 

[SimonDoom]

Did you actually read the first story review by Never back in 2001? Hilarious, it's so nasty. Talk about a zombie thread.

 

[samhasstories]

I was in high school when this thread was started. The #1 song in America was Bootylicious by Destiny's Child.

EDIT: I lied. I was in college. There I go thinking I'm younger than I really am again.

 

[TheRedChamber]

i can't believe this thread is still going!

Me neither Bluetrain, me neither.

 

[KeithD]

Why in the hell would anyone want to do this in public?

 

[samhasstories]

Me neither Bluetrain, me neither.

That post was September 10, 2001. Kinda spooky...

 

[Voboy]

I was in high school when this thread was started. The #1 song in America was Bootylicious by Destiny's Child.

EDIT: I lied. I was in college. There I go thinking I'm younger than I really am again.

I was in grad school, in my late 20s.

Notice when it died down. We all had other things to think about in mid-September 2001.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Amen, sister....

Notice that Laurel herself used to comment here.

Joined August 1999?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be Literotica,” and there was Literotica.

 

[MrHereWriting]

Notice that Laurel herself used to comment here.

Joined August 1999?

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters. And God said, “Let there be Literotica,” and there was Literotica.

From 2001

To clarify...

Yes, Never's comments were pretty rough. Maybe even uncalled for. Maybe even flat-out wrong. Never's a known rabble-rouser. But that is the risk one takes when bringing your art into the light of day. It would be a lot easier on our egos if all we received were compliments and accolades and bouquets or roses, but that's not always the case.

Jerks are going to read your stories. Assholes are going to read your stories. Bitches are going to read your stories. The type of people you hate - they will read your work. But so will many wonderful thinking, feeling, insightful people. And they all may have nice things to say, or they may not have nice things to say. On the Net, as with most forms of publication, you can't pick and choose your audience.

I'm not saying all negative criticism is inherently constructive either, because it's not. But there's no way to make sure that "the right people" comment on a story, or "the right people" vote on it. With 200,000+ unique readers visiting every day (over a million unique people in a month), some of those are bound to read your work and not "get it". Sometimes that's the author's fault, and sometimes it's not. Not everyone likes Tolstoy, but that doesn't mean he's not brilliant. A certain amount of it is taste.

But I think it's wrong to discount your readers. I see some writers who position the audience as The Enemy, and I think that's unfortunate. If you're writing to please an audience (and you are, if you're posting your work for public viewing), then it's wise of you to consider every bit of criticism. Doesn't mean you have to take it to heart - just consider it. If you find, after carefully thinking about it, that following the critic's advice takes your work somewhere you don't want to go, then discard it. But to blatantly ignore every bit of negative feedback because it hurts your feelings is miss a chance at improving your writing.

It's hard, I know. I had classes in college where we'd sit in groups and rip apart essays and stories that we'd worked on for months. Everyone left in tears at one point or another. But that's why not everyone writes - because it IS difficult, and requires you to put a part of yourself on display. But if you can do it, and do it well, then you're a better man than I am, Gunga Din.

23 years later, and nothing has changed.

 

[Djmac1031]

I thought the thread title was about us writers writing about why our own story sucks lol.

 

[Voboy]

I thought the thread title was about us writers writing about why our own story sucks lol.

Yes. An anti-WIWAW.

Brilliant.

 

[Djmac1031]

Yes. An anti-WIWAW.

Brilliant.

WIWSAW

What I Wrote Sucked And Why.

I'd actually do this

 

[gunhilltrain]

I thought the thread title was about us writers writing about why our own story sucks lol.

? I detour into Laurel's posts are okay I guess because I for one was surprised.

No, sorry, I got it now. Well, I will sometimes explain why my story got a low rating even though I liked it. I leave other criticisms of me to, well, other people.

 

[Djmac1031]

? I detour into Laurel's posts are okay I guess because I for one was surprised.

Oh it took me a few minutes to realize just how old this thread is.

 

[Paul_Chance]

WIWSAW

What I Wrote Sucked And Why.

I'd actually do this

Hahaha - I'd read it. It could have a lot of potential.

And I love the term "Thread Necromancy".