FA+
Shop
My pet peeve with writing.com
3 years ago
This has been bugging me for a while and I think it has to be addressed. I'm talking about the laziness of some of the members of writing.com, specifically when it comes to interactive chapters. You find a good interactive with a lot of good stuff there and at the end of the chapter you have several chapter options. For example, something like "Sarah doesn't see billy and steps on him" so you click on that and this is what the next chapter looks like:
Will Sarah step on Billy?
Yes*
No*
Now what kind of lazy bullshit is that? You wanted to add a chapter but you were too lazy to put in the effort to write an actual chapter? Like ordering a bucket of chicken and getting just a bucket of bones.
One time while scrolling though the interactives I came across a interactive that had an interesting title and description. So I clicked on it and what do think I found? One sentence chapters like the one I just described. Not just one or two, but the entire feck'n interactive. A hundred or more chapters of laziness. That tells me that who ever made that interactive didn't want to put any work into it and wanted somebody else to do the work for them.
Now I know that not everyone can write multi paragraph masterpieces, but that one sentence bullshit doesn't inspire anyone to write. It's one of the reasons why I gave up role play because I'd write something with detail and length and get "Rubs you more." in response.
Am I the only one here? Anyone else annoyed by this?
Will Sarah step on Billy?
Yes*
No*
Now what kind of lazy bullshit is that? You wanted to add a chapter but you were too lazy to put in the effort to write an actual chapter? Like ordering a bucket of chicken and getting just a bucket of bones.
One time while scrolling though the interactives I came across a interactive that had an interesting title and description. So I clicked on it and what do think I found? One sentence chapters like the one I just described. Not just one or two, but the entire feck'n interactive. A hundred or more chapters of laziness. That tells me that who ever made that interactive didn't want to put any work into it and wanted somebody else to do the work for them.
Now I know that not everyone can write multi paragraph masterpieces, but that one sentence bullshit doesn't inspire anyone to write. It's one of the reasons why I gave up role play because I'd write something with detail and length and get "Rubs you more." in response.
Am I the only one here? Anyone else annoyed by this?
I haven't been on that site for years now.
I've often considered starting my own interactive stories. Just for the sake of being able to moderate dead end, lazy chapters like the ones you described. Because not only do they absolutely ruin the flow of many stories. But it discourages the really talented authors. Who pour their hearts and souls into chapters. In hopes of inspiring others to follow their lead.