I'm not even sure that this is the right forum, so I apologise if it is. I am an author on Lit, I have been for a fair few years now and I allow full feedback on my stories.
It is about this that I have a rant I wish to get off my chest!
Firstly, do not get me wrong, this is not because I got some feedback where someone picked a story of mine to pieces, to be honest I'd rather have had that then what I did get.
No, my rant is about the people who leave a message like "Bollocks" or "I don't like that type of story." when the genre is clear at the start. Let me give a brief example. My latest submission is a story I am writing for a fan. He sought me out with a story he'd like written as he liked my writing style.
I accepted, I enjoy writing and the genre was not my usual. He was very happy with the first chapter and allowed me to post it. The genre is 'non-consult/reluctance' so the reader should know generally what to expect. Also stated at the top of the story was the fact it was a request and my first attempt in this genre.
Allowing as always, comments and feedback, I was not expecting them all to be good. In fact I was hoping for some negative constructive criticism to allow me to make the story better for people who like this genre.
And this is where my rant stems. One comment I had back is 'Story request: Bollocks" and he gave me a 0 score. This guy or girl did not even have the guts to leave a name, just a zero score with nothing constructive at all.
I know not everyone will like my stories, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to get good scores for my stories. And when people knock the average down with a comment that is not only useless, but not even about the story itself it just REALLY bugs me.
I was just wondering if anyone else has had this annoyance bother them or are they just bigger than me and let it slide? lol
Sorry for the long rant though, needed to get it off my chest. If anyone did get to the end of this, please use this forum to get similar problems off your chest or to add your own rant about author/posting problems.
If you did, thanks for reading, if not then I do not blame you!
Whinston
It is about this that I have a rant I wish to get off my chest!
Firstly, do not get me wrong, this is not because I got some feedback where someone picked a story of mine to pieces, to be honest I'd rather have had that then what I did get.
No, my rant is about the people who leave a message like "Bollocks" or "I don't like that type of story." when the genre is clear at the start. Let me give a brief example. My latest submission is a story I am writing for a fan. He sought me out with a story he'd like written as he liked my writing style.
I accepted, I enjoy writing and the genre was not my usual. He was very happy with the first chapter and allowed me to post it. The genre is 'non-consult/reluctance' so the reader should know generally what to expect. Also stated at the top of the story was the fact it was a request and my first attempt in this genre.
Allowing as always, comments and feedback, I was not expecting them all to be good. In fact I was hoping for some negative constructive criticism to allow me to make the story better for people who like this genre.
And this is where my rant stems. One comment I had back is 'Story request: Bollocks" and he gave me a 0 score. This guy or girl did not even have the guts to leave a name, just a zero score with nothing constructive at all.
I know not everyone will like my stories, but that doesn't stop me from wanting to get good scores for my stories. And when people knock the average down with a comment that is not only useless, but not even about the story itself it just REALLY bugs me.
I was just wondering if anyone else has had this annoyance bother them or are they just bigger than me and let it slide? lol
Sorry for the long rant though, needed to get it off my chest. If anyone did get to the end of this, please use this forum to get similar problems off your chest or to add your own rant about author/posting problems.
If you did, thanks for reading, if not then I do not blame you!
Whinston
For you.
