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Concearns about creativity [Warning: Rant]
15 years ago
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~First off, I love writing. It's one of my biggest passions. One day I hope to become an author with many published works that people enjoy. Until then, I'll write stories that appeal to a much smaller, but still widely open audience, which is why I have my stories now.
However, one thing that concerns me, is when I post a story and get zero feedback on it. I'll see the page views go up, but no one says anything. Did they like it? Did they hate it? Is there something that needed to be improved? Was it fine just the way it was? Things like that race across my mind and drive me mad. I worry that no one enjoys my work because no one takes the time to say anything about it.
Even something as simple as "Awesome story, keep it up!" or "Nice read, I liked it", or even "Meh... it has potential." is better than silence. I thrive on feedback, as I'll never become a better writer without it. Constructive criticism is another big thing for me, because if there's a way my story could be better, tell me! I know that a majority of my readers won't comment, and that's fine, but when no one comments on a story, or the page view-to-comment ratio is way, way off, then I have a problem.
For example, on AGNPH my current statistics for "The Ongoing Adventures of Krad Dashow" is as followed:
Views: 392
Favs: 0
Comments: 2
Alright, so no one really enjoyed it enough to fav it, but two people were kind enough to leave a comment. I'd consider that fair enough if it weren't for the large number of people who read the story and said nothing about it. Perhaps they just didn't like it... After all, it only has a 4 out of 5 star rating.
And my only (for the time being) XXX story, A Sweet Sister's Shocking Seduction?"
Views: 408
Favs: 4
Comments: 1
What this tells me, is that only 4 people liked it, but only one liked it enough to comment on it. It has a better rating of 4.5 stars out of 5, yes, but it's still not a very good story.
Is it the pairings? The plot? I don't know because no one tells me! If my stories are that terrible, then by all means, I'll quit posting them and move onto something more worthwhile, and if it's only porn that you're looking to read... then I guess I'll just have to swallow my pride and write more smut. If this is the only way to get my writing noticed, then perhaps I shouldn't even be writing at all then.
Again, I love writing, but I see no point in writing a story I know no one will like nor read. There's even a saying I came up for this:
"For many, ignorance is bliss, but for me... it's torture."
The ignorance? Not knowing what people think of my stories...
-PS, sorry for the rant, but I really needed to say this.
However, one thing that concerns me, is when I post a story and get zero feedback on it. I'll see the page views go up, but no one says anything. Did they like it? Did they hate it? Is there something that needed to be improved? Was it fine just the way it was? Things like that race across my mind and drive me mad. I worry that no one enjoys my work because no one takes the time to say anything about it.
Even something as simple as "Awesome story, keep it up!" or "Nice read, I liked it", or even "Meh... it has potential." is better than silence. I thrive on feedback, as I'll never become a better writer without it. Constructive criticism is another big thing for me, because if there's a way my story could be better, tell me! I know that a majority of my readers won't comment, and that's fine, but when no one comments on a story, or the page view-to-comment ratio is way, way off, then I have a problem.
For example, on AGNPH my current statistics for "The Ongoing Adventures of Krad Dashow" is as followed:
Views: 392
Favs: 0
Comments: 2
Alright, so no one really enjoyed it enough to fav it, but two people were kind enough to leave a comment. I'd consider that fair enough if it weren't for the large number of people who read the story and said nothing about it. Perhaps they just didn't like it... After all, it only has a 4 out of 5 star rating.
And my only (for the time being) XXX story, A Sweet Sister's Shocking Seduction?"
Views: 408
Favs: 4
Comments: 1
What this tells me, is that only 4 people liked it, but only one liked it enough to comment on it. It has a better rating of 4.5 stars out of 5, yes, but it's still not a very good story.
Is it the pairings? The plot? I don't know because no one tells me! If my stories are that terrible, then by all means, I'll quit posting them and move onto something more worthwhile, and if it's only porn that you're looking to read... then I guess I'll just have to swallow my pride and write more smut. If this is the only way to get my writing noticed, then perhaps I shouldn't even be writing at all then.
Again, I love writing, but I see no point in writing a story I know no one will like nor read. There's even a saying I came up for this:
"For many, ignorance is bliss, but for me... it's torture."
The ignorance? Not knowing what people think of my stories...
-PS, sorry for the rant, but I really needed to say this.
