Some weird feedback...

[Kirk482002]

I’ve gotten some horrible feedback for the strangest reasons. One was from a person that thought my story, Julie, was real and thought I was the character. I was blasted for having the fling with the older man in the story and so on and so forth. The only thing I can think of is that the story mimicked that person’s life and they got burned.
Yes, I’ve gotten the grammatical comments, but if that’s what they’re really into reading a story for, go for it.
I’ve been told that some stories are choppy or too long or too short. Some are accused of being too sexually explicit or not explicit enough.
Then, of course, comes that horrible feedback that cuts to my soul…
“Don’t quit your day job…”

Kirk482002
KIRL19055@aol.com

My Stories (please read if you wish and as always, sent feedback...)
http://www.literotica.com/stories/memberpage.php?uid=261623&page=submissions

 

[Rainbow Skin]

Psst. You're on a sex site. What kind of person often looks for this sort of site? Creepy, not quite with it people, that's who, and if their adolescent fantasies don't quite gel with your words...

Don't worry about getting obviously nutty feedbacks. Most people who read what you write aren't at all interested in what you thought you were doing when you wrote it. Savour the good feedbacks: the people who seemed to understand what you were trying to do. Even if they then go on to say you failed abysmally... at least they understood.

 

[Cherrie]

It wasn't the famous L & L Bi girls by any chance was it?

They seem to get wrapped up with any story that has a school teacher theme, and then slag it off!

I really wouldn't worry too much.

 

[sirhugs]

Then, of course, comes that horrible feedback that cuts to my soul…
“Don’t quit your day job…”

I think this safely applies to most of us. Don't fret. Lit is Funland.

The proliferation of "H" scores and TWO "E"'s ( most of us don't rate even one) are al the proof you need that you exceed the norm here.

As for "Julie", it is a very well done clever story with good graphic sex. I must admit that Heather's role made me think at first that it belonged on a different sort of site, but you quickly packed her off to bed.

 

[curious2c]

Heh...some of my stories have gotten similar feedbacks...it seems that if one writes just...so...the reader begins to believe that they are reading a 'true story'. In one of my stories the female lead character is being used, abused and blackmailed into some pretty harsh stuff. I got a feedback that was like this...

"You would be far better off dumping your cheating slut wife. She almost got you drug deep into all the mess she created by going to work like she did. She had to have known that her 'boss' was a whore."

It went on, about four or five paragraphs of how I was stupid for trying to keep a cheating whore for a wife. I was at first stunned, then I had to laugh. My first real negative feedback and he was thinking that I had told a story that was or had actually happened to me.

Made me realize that I must have hit a few nerves in his particular case, and also that I was doing okay as a writer since evidently, that reader decided it was all real.

When I get really personally attacked in a feedback and they mention anything about how the characters are stupid, wimpy, whores or the like, I know that I have succeeded in some ways as a writer, since they strongly indentify with those characters. I consider it a compliment.

 

[Sunnie]

Re: Re: Some weird feedback...

The proliferation of "H" scores and TWO "E"'s ( most of us don't rate even one) are al the proof you need that you exceed the norm here.

I was going to say the exact same thing. You're awesome, man, don't let a bunch of fools get you down. Keep up the awesome work!