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TheEarl

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I got several feedbacks today, which included these gems:

Well said.
I laughed.


Short and sweet, but very much appreciated.

An interesting story, but it never exactly took off. That is to say, while certainly informative it wasn't really all that erotic. I suggest in the future you try harder at developing a plot and use less instructive language. I think you have the potential to write excellent erotica, but only if you focus more on establishing a storyline, capice?

The second one's the really interesting one. Especially considering that the story in question was a How To on writing sex scenes. The language is intelligent, which suggests that this is someone taking the piss, but I have learned never to underestimate the resources of the truly stupid. This person could be serious.

Scary.

The Earl
 
Originally posted by TheEarl I think you have the potential to write excellent erotica, but only if you focus more on establishing a storyline, capice?[/i]
Dear Earl,
I would suggest a two part reply to that feedback:
1. You should get an Italian spell checker.
2. Piss off.
Helpfully,
MG
Ps. Never understimate the stupidity of readers.
 
I've come to believe there are two kinds of feedback. There is honest, thoughful, intellegent feedback that give a great deal of information about how to do it better. Then there is that "I loved it!"/"I hated it!" feedback. This is the most common type but still valuable in that at least your story has stirred that person's emotions, intellect or whatever enough to actually bother to respond. Even the negative and stupid feedback is positive in that light.
 
TheEarl said:
The second one's the really interesting one. Especially considering that the story in question was a How To on writing sex scenes.

I'll bet it was someone who was impressed with another of your stories and just opened your "how to" based on title, rather than category...it's flattery, really :rolleyes:
 
Laughing

Earl -

I suppose it is flattery, when someone actually believes a How-to story is "good but could be better" if it only had more of a plot.

Kind of like - "I really loved your poem, but there were so many rhymes! Next time try to avoid the prose."



:D
 
In much the same way as a friend who read a new detective novel recently which seemed to involve lots of animals with the inroduction on the first page of an aardvark. He eventually found out that the Zebra did it.

Gauche
 
Well, no. Butler begins with 'B'. It'd be an awful short story if we went straight from Aadvark to Butler.
 
touche

*bows*

Btw, you really need to write a follow up to Elise and the Priest - I loved that story =)
 
Smiling -

What a lovely thing to say, thank you!

I have several pages completed of part two, but family concerns have kept me from writing for a few months.

With any luck I can get things into print soon.

Charmed!
 
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