(when responding to email I'm allowed to refer to myself in the plural - YEAH!)
The VAST majority of readers like my stories and I say thank you. Of course, authors always get a few self-important pompous asses who think their influence on your story will make it so much better.
Like here my can/may emailer:
G'Day, If you don't recognise a helping hand, I can't be of use to you. I won't bother you any more.
Nor will I bother to comment on any of your stories, mainly because I won't read them.
Regards
Of course my only response can be YES!!!!
I know my stories aren't for everybody and when I know you're railing on my "best stories" I especially know you're an idiot.
Here's someone else regarding my current story:
If you do a complete re-write now, this story with multiple improvements as noted above (long list omitted - FC) , is salvageable. I have these discussions frequently with new authors while editing stories they've submitted to sex story sites I offer my help (sic). Or just ignore my comments.
Love it! So this person is saying "agree with all the suggestions I've given you and so declare how much smarter I am" OR "ignore me and show that you're stupid"
What if your suggestions aren't very applicable? What if the suggestions just make the story more appealing to YOU? Is it beneficial to my other readers? Do I REALLY want to go into THAT MUCH character development for a SHORT story?
No thanks. I don't need an editor who thinks that HIGHLY of himself. There needs to be give and take between an author and editor. I have a feeling I'll be getting fucked over by you like what happened to my Cardinals by the refs yesterday.
Love Ya'
FC
Recently I had a Pedant Pete email me about one of my older stories telling me the difference between the usage of "may" and can".
The problem is this pedant doesn't take into account that it was dialogue. People use "can" in place of "may" all the time when speaking. I know I do. It adds
realism to the dialogue.
Now don't take this as saying readers shouldn't give suggestions to authors. We appreciate feedback to help hone our hobby. Just don't be like Pedant Pete.
I've sent to the posting queue the first chapter of Double Trouble, Double Pleasure. Originally the characters were going to be 14 but I realized it actually works much better that they all are 18 in this story.
The male lead is manipulative but the story is not as "dominant" as most of my stories - so a "lighter" touch.
Bonded to my Neighbor is complete.
On to something more enjoyable for me. It will be a story of teenage manipulation by a horny teen boy so it will be a slice of "real" life. (Um...notice the quote marks). What boy isn't trying to do a little manipulation to get between the legs of a cute girl? Hey! It doesn't stop once boys turn to men either. We're horn dogs all the time - but girls wouldn't want us any other way so it's all good.
FC