Mat Twassel: Blog

Almost no one looked at the stats I'd posted earlier, so I'll just list a quick review here:

17 votes for 1.
0 votes for 2.
5 votes for 3.
2 votes for 4.
3 votes for 5.
8 votes for 6.
10 votes for 7.
10 votes for 8.
8 votes of 9.
5 votes for 10.

Chapter 1 downloads 7786
Chapter 2 downloads 3601
Chapter 3 downloads 1989
Chapter 4 downloads 888.

Good thing there are only 7 chapters. With this progression, if the story ended with chapter nine, only 1 person would be reading it.

The most interesting thing is that the number of 1 votes has declined by two. I didn't know such a thing was possible. If there were 20 chapters, maybe all the 1 votes would be gone.

My chapter story "Hooping" is coming along. Two chapters posted, with the third appearing today. So far the reader reception has been mixed (if the voting is to be trusted). Should I take heart that only about 1% of the readers have voted? Maybe when the story is complete, more readers will express an opinion. Anyway, for those interested, I have posted the stats and the story so far to my Wix page.

https://mmtwassel.wixsite.com/stories/hooping

I'll try to keep it updated as the story progresses. (Seven chapters are planned.)

I've started a chapter story, "Hooping." It's about a naked hula hoop competition between two sorority pledges. With chapter 1 just posted, two of the three voters so far hated it. I don't imagine they'll be back for the rest of the story. Each chapter is illustrated and very short. I'm doing this in part to get a feel for how posting chapters works on SOL. I expect to do one chapter a day until the story is done, which should be before spring.

PS If you hate the story and have anything constructive to offer, why not send me a message? Of course if you like the story, I'm happy to hear those comments, too.

Many of my stories are somewhat autobiographical. Today's two more than most.

"Lake Jeptha" and "Matisse Versus Van Gogh."

To celebrate the posting of my 100th (and 101st) story in SOL I chose two drabbles (stories of exactly 100 words), both which have an automotive influence. "Traffic Jam" and "Midnight Madness."