I was amazed at the strong feelings that this story aroused in readers.
Some loved it, judging by the number of votes from 7 - 10, but others hated it, judging by the number of votes from 1 - 5 and the number of negative comments.
Personally, if I don't like a story, I move on and don't return after a maximum of 2 chapters. Here, however, I see comments stating that chapters 3, 4 and 5 are boring. Strange!
Then there are the readers who told me to give up writing; that I had no talent; that I had cheated the readers by missing a specific code etc.
On the other hand, although there were several high number votes, I only received one positive comment. Perhaps people who liked the story did not feel the need to leave a comment.
Finally, the traffic to this story also helped to increase the traffic to my other two stories, but without the negative comments - or indeed any comments.
Has any other writer been through the same experience?
I'd love to hear your thoughts.