SimonDoom
Kink Lord
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I'm curious about the experiences others have with feedback for stories that have bad endings or twist endings.
My experience is that I get more negative feedback than I normally do. My story "Penis Fish," for example, is erotic, if bizarre and twisted, for most of the story, until the ending, when it becomes horrific (I did put it in "Erotic Horror," so that should have tipped it off). Some readers hated the ending. I got one such comment this morning.
I had some similar kinds of comments for the other two stories I wrote with twist or negative endings.
My perception is that while Lit readers are a diverse bunch, in general, there's a strong preference for the "Happily Ever After" ending.
Has anybody here had an experience where they wrote a story with either a twist or a really negative ending but they felt like they nailed it with the readers?
My experience is that I get more negative feedback than I normally do. My story "Penis Fish," for example, is erotic, if bizarre and twisted, for most of the story, until the ending, when it becomes horrific (I did put it in "Erotic Horror," so that should have tipped it off). Some readers hated the ending. I got one such comment this morning.
I had some similar kinds of comments for the other two stories I wrote with twist or negative endings.
My perception is that while Lit readers are a diverse bunch, in general, there's a strong preference for the "Happily Ever After" ending.
Has anybody here had an experience where they wrote a story with either a twist or a really negative ending but they felt like they nailed it with the readers?