Wow!

[My I]

I got an "E".

That pretty much means the trolls will trash it.

BTW: That story was written in just under 3 hours and just the way it came out of my head. It was proofread and submitted without further editing.

 

[lovecraft68]

Well publicly declaring it will certainly add to the trolling.

But congratulations on impressing one person on the site.

 

[My I]

Well publicly declaring it will certainly add to the trolling.

But congratulations on impressing one person on the site.

Thank you. I'll be looking for your one bomb.

Oh.... And.... Go pound sand up your ass.

 

[SimonDoom]

Congratulations!

That's pretty darned impressive when you consider only 12 stories have received an E in the last 12 months on this entire site. And four of those are "how to" stories.

What are the criteria for getting an "E"?

I hope you are wrong about the trolls. I must be naive, but I can't quite wrap my brain around the idea that people would go to the trouble of 1-bombing stories just to be spiteful. How small can one be?
Especially other authors.

 

[holliday1960]

I got an "E".

That pretty much means the trolls will trash it.

BTW: That story was written in just under 3 hours and just the way it came out of my head. It was proofread and submitted without further editing.

I am off to read it now. But first, a HUGE Congratulations! That is awesome. It's nice when you can nail something in one try, isn't it?

 

[SusanJillParker]

I got an "E".

That pretty much means the trolls will trash it.

BTW: That story was written in just under 3 hours and just the way it came out of my head. It was proofread and submitted without further editing.

Join the club.

I have 3 of them, one under BostonFictionWriter and 2 under other names.

Congratulations.

I even wrote a story under my BostonFictionWriter name Green E - Cursed or Blessed. The link to the story is below.

https://www.literotica.com/s/green-e-cursed-or-blessed

I still wear my Green E's like Olympic Gold Medals around my neck whenever I'm out and about. They're a real conversation piece.

Only, I had to stop wearing them while driving, especially at night as the green shines like Kryptonite and blinds oncoming cars.

I heard that they no longer award real Green E's in the way they did back in 2007 and 2008. Now, it's just a paper Green E.

Back then, I received a Literotica jacket, hat, mug, and keychain. Now, Green E's are just...a Green E.

I hope you receive a dozen more Green E's.

 

[My I]

Thanks, Susan. I don't need a dozen of them. One on the story I'm working on would be nice. But I'm happy with the worst rated stories I have here. Some are serious works, some are intentionally campy and some just downright dumb. (did taht on purpose) The whole point for me is to write things differently every time and expand my abilities as a writer.

The real benefit won't be seen here.

 

[ElectricBlue]

That story was written in just under 3 hours and just the way it came out of my head. It was proofread and submitted without further editing.

And demonstrates the power of raw writing - the spontaneous flow shows, and for me, that's why it works so well. Too much editing sucks the life out of writing, I reckon. Deserves the E.

And a brutal twist...

 

[ChloeTzang]

I got an "E".

That pretty much means the trolls will trash it.

BTW: That story was written in just under 3 hours and just the way it came out of my head. It was proofread and submitted without further editing.

Good for you. That was excellent. Congratulations

 

[SusanJillParker]

And demonstrates the power of raw writing - the spontaneous flow shows, and for me, that's why it works so well. Too much editing sucks the life out of writing, I reckon. Deserves the E.

And a brutal twist...

Inspiring writing without overthinking it and without staring at a blank screen is the best kind of writing.

 

[sr71plt]

Congrats on the E. Laurel, who gives the E, is the one person who at least scans through everything submitted.

 

[My I]

Heh.... and the trolling begins.

But I know who it is and his opinions are worthless to me.

 

[Bramblethorn]

Heh.... and the trolling begins.

But I know who it is and his opinions are worthless to me.

To avoid guessing games, OP thinks it's me. From my inbox:

So you feel insulted and leave negative comments on my latest. I knew it was you on the first one. Then I delete them as I really found them irrelevant. But I did save them to my own private feedback file on my computer. So you wrote another and I deleted it too and you go back and one-bomb it.

Childish.
Putting you on ignore now.

For the record, I've never read, voted, or commented on any of My I's stories. As best I can recall, the only interaction we've ever had is this thread, which is pretty mild, so I'm not sure why they're leaping to this conclusion. I've had much more heated exchanges with LC, Pilot, and Chloe, to name but three; feel free to ask any of them if I'm in the habit of trashing people's stories for that.

As LC has already pointed out, the green "E" tends to draw trolls.

 

[ChloeTzang]

I've had much more heated exchanges with LC, Pilot, and Chloe, to name but three; feel free to ask any of them if I'm in the habit of trashing people's stories for that.

As LC has already pointed out, the green "E" tends to draw trolls.

Oh, definitely heated with me. And it was fun for me at least, but I guess we agree to disagree on some things and I'm fine with that . (No politics, Chloe, no politics!!!!!)

So no My I, it wouldn't be Bramblethorn trolling you. Far more reason for him to troll me and he's never done that, nor has anyone else I vehemently disagreed with, so I think you just picked up a new follower courtesy of your "E". Goes with the territory - so you know you've made it when you have your own trolls, welcome to the Club

I have a few of my own from LW, and I love them all. I've even written a couple of my anonymous trolls into my stories (they're usually the ones that get the crap beaten out of them. A satisfying revenge for any writer).

I got the idea from Tom Kratman, who writes trolls he doesn't like into some of his novels. One of them has met a number of gruesome deaths as far as I can tell. It's really quite entertaining picking them out.

 

[My I]

So, got this in my email, today and tried to reply, but apparently the e-ail address is fake. (shoulda known he wouldn't that brave) My response follows:


This message contains feedback for:
This feedback was sent by: youfragilebaby@gfy.com

Comments:

Your story needs some work: 'Do you still love me?'

their is no emotional connection. The dialogue is a bit cliche. Readers have to fill in the emotional gap through their own thoughts, not your literary devices. After seven years of no dreams, he gets one last chance? Why? Why are they getting another chance? Why is God asking for forgiveness. The story needs editing and subtle infusions of emotion, not your clear declarative statements. The story tries to hard. The idea was good, the execution was bad. I took my time to read it and you deleted my comments because they were true and not praising, yet they weren't insulting. It's writers like you that make people not want to comment and I'm not going to make a user account just to comment. Not everyone wants their name associated with a porn site. Good luck with the rest of your half formed ideas. Consider the critique, it can only make your future endeavors a more enjoyable read.

Your original feedback on the story, both of them were read, noted, copied and saved to my humorous feedback file. This one will also end up there.

So allow me to explain a few things to you:

This story was written more than 15 years ago for the Halloween Contest. (Hence the All Hallows Eve, reference) It was written, intentionally, with a stark, raw feel to it. The scenes short but pertinent to the story without being to long drawn out and descriptive. Yes, does require some imagination on the part of the reader. I'm sorry you didn't have any.

At that time it took second in the Halloween contest and was later nominated for one of Literotica's annual awards. (Again runner up)

The story was then vetted, by unanimous vote, for Vol. 2 of Coming Together. (a literotica.com anthology series) It was then removed from the site for copyright reasons. Before I removed it, it recieved well over 30 comments, many from some of Lit's most respected and awarded Authors. Most of whom have since gone on to successful writing in the real world. A few examples of their comments at that time:


Dear God
03/07/05 By: BlackShanglan
That was unutterably superb.

Dranoel, you move me beyond words.

DAMN
03/05/05 By: PrincessOfSinz
Well Done!!!!!! One of the best stories I have ever read. You have definitely uncovered a hidden talent with this story that maybe you should think about taking writing up as a profession?
Your compassion and love really shine through. How many of us wish we could have done the same with a loved one? Gives me hope that maybe love can heal all wounds.

The phrase ...
10/15/04 By: impressive
... "I can feel your pain" takes on an all new meaning. I felt Heinlein's influence here, too. (Yes?) Wonderful story, Dran!
I think I sent e-mail feedback some time ago, but wanted to add to the exhibitionistic feedback forum ;o)

Terrific Story
10/14/04 By: dr_mabeuse
Emotional, affecting, and tightly controlled. A truly masterful job of storytelling. Shows you that Halloween stories can be a lot more than just people screwing in costumes.

A heart chilling, yet deeply loving story
10/03/04 by Anonymous in Kentucky
Wonderful use of words to express the pain and horror Gerald's lived with for so long. The heart wrenching loss that Gerald felt is palpable to this reader.
The ending did leave me with so many questions. Did Gerald die from his dream? Did God reset the time stream to allow Susan to live? And what about Rachel, is she left out in the cold with her love for Gerald, or does she simply never meet him?
Might there be sequels showing either or both endings for the women that love him so much? Not that I'm demanding, but it's a personal quirk. I do like stories that tie up the loose ends.
Don't get me wrong, this is a story that I'm going to be thinking about for a long, long time!
Kydreamer

And if the feedback I got on Lit was not enough proof of a good piece of work, once published, in a real book, it was reviewed by a real book critic. She tore every story in the book to shreds except one. Guess which one. Go on. Guess. That's right. Would you like to see what she said? Here it is:


"While Dranoel's Do You Still Love Me? isn't sexy, this story makes me cry, oh dear. It is such a most heartbreakingly sweet story of grief that for a while I am thinking that this anthology is the best ever because of this story. Still, that doesn't change the fact that it doesn't belong in a sexy anthology."

https://mrsgiggles.com/ebooks/anthology_coming2.html

So with positive feedback from respected sources, why would I give your spiteful shite-slinging any validity? Seriously, Who are you? You don't even have enough balls to leave a name but you expect me to bow to YOU? What are your credentials? Why are you a supreme authority?

You are just a troll. I knew that when I read your first comment. Then you followed it with one just as irrelevant. And when I swept the troll dung out so others wouldn't step in it, you come back with more in e-mail. As if to prove you are a troll, you use and e-mail address from a "Go Fuck Yourself" Website? Really? Why on earth would your words hold any value to me?

You are just a troll, jealous of another's work that you can't match. That Green "E" just drew you in like a magnet, didn't it. And why bother telling me you don't have an account at lit because you don't want your name associated with porn? Yet you are there reading it and apparently belong to "Go Fuck Yourself" forums. (this alone says much about you)

Tell you what... Why don't you have all your troll buddies at gofuckyourelf.com/forum go and drop a ton of one-bombs on it. See if I care. That score means nothing to me. But you can't take away the "E". And those are rarely handed out.

So, In closing, let me just say, go piss up a rope and pound sand in your ass.

Sincerely,

Marcos

 

[holliday1960]

Well, hell...My I. It would appear that "what we have here is a failure to communicate." In the future, I think you should work harder on "making people not want to comment."

 

[ChloeTzang]

Really, I'd see that as quite a good "negative" critique. You should see some of mine. I leave them all. The only ones I delete are the really obnoxiously offensive ones, and my standard for offensive is pretty tolerant. That forms a pretty good basis for some discussion on your story, which, personally, I enjoyed.

 

[My I]

Well, hell...My I. It would appear that "what we have here is a failure to communicate." In the future, I think you should work harder on "making people not want to comment."

Well this may me hard to explain and harder to understand but I do want the comments. Good and bad. The ratings I really could care less about. Yeah, it's nice to see the "Hot" light on but you can't count on people liking what you write. Especially if you don't write the same stuff all the time. And the contests are a crap shoot if you don't have 1000 slavering followers. If I never win a contest here, and I don't expect to, it's no skin off my ass. What I want to know is that I affected someone's life, even if it was only for 15 minutes. Even if it was just to give a troll a 10 second snicker at how witty he thinks he is. He was affected. I win. But that's not reason enough to leave troll dung lying around stinking up the place.

But if five readers liked it and three didn't, I still affected five people in a good way. To the other three, read one of my other stories. Might suit your tastes better. Or Not.

Some people get what I write. Some don't. Most people didn't get the point with Anal Sex is for Buttholes. But the few that did made me smile as big as they did. I don't think ANYONE got Safety Net. No worries. Was just something different.

Read on. Like it or don't. But if you read it all then one way or another I had an effect.

 

[holliday1960]

Really, I'd see that as quite a good "negative" critique. You should see some of mine. I leave them all. The only ones I delete are the really obnoxiously offensive ones, and my standard for offensive is pretty tolerant. That forms a pretty good basis for some discussion on your story, which, personally, I enjoyed.

That was supposed to be tongue-in-cheek, Chloe, because the reader made THREE out-of-their-way efforts TO comment, while stating that My I makes them not want to comment. In this case, not exactly an oxymoron, but it's in the neighborhood. I hate it when I have to explain my humor, you know.

 

[49greg]

congratulations!

 

[NotWise]

congratulations!

From me too.

If you can get anon to comment on things like "Why would God care?" then you've transcended the common realm. I think that his/her critical complaints were slap-in-the-face compliments.

So, did you post all that here just to get more attention? It kinda smells like that to me.

 

[My I]

From me too.

If you can get anon to comment on things like "Why would God care?" then you've transcended the common realm. I think that his/her critical complaints were slap-in-the-face compliments.

So, did you post all that here just to get more attention? It kinda smells like that to me.

He said in one of his comments that he doesn't have an account here as he doesn't want to his name to be associated with porn. Didn't make sense to me for him to even say that if he didn't have an account. I suspect he is a writer here. So I figured since I can't reply to his e-mail I'd put it here where he could see it.

Attention? Nah. I figure everyone here who is gonna read the story already has.

 

[NoJo]

Laurel reads God knows how many stories here, so getting an 'E' means your story stands out from the froth.

Congratulations!

 

[NOIRTRASH]

Congrats for the recognition but I stopped reading after a few lines. No score, no comments.

I do the same with high octane authors who sell billions of books. If the hook isn't there I move on. Think Beethovens 5th Symphony, not Hadyn.

 

[sr71plt]

Laurel reads God knows how many stories here, so getting an 'E' means your story stands out from the froth.

Congratulations!

She wouldn't be physically able to read all that many stories she's pushing through, but she no doubt gives a greater read to those that arrest her attention.