Forum: Lost Stories

do authors no it is a bad thing to not allow the readers to send them comments.i am no twain,christie,or king. i do though no the difference between the red dress and the white shorts.if the writer makes a major oops i would think they might like it to be pointed out for the sake of their story being better written.like the 1 i just read were a guys has 5 girls he is with and the names get changed 2 paragraphs apart.since the writer doesnt take comments even on their blog it can not be pointed out so the story now goes fromn good to who the hell are these people?

I suppose you can always start a discussion topic of the story's inconsistencies in the stories section of the forums. Still only a chance that the author will see it.

As long as it is kept to constructive critique and doesn't become disparaging the moderators will probably allow the discussion.

i understand the writers not wanting abusive comments,but if they want to improve on their skills then allowing people to say when or where they have made mistakes should be a good thing for the writer.

Like Beauty, Abuse is in the eye of the beholder. Although large numbers of emails reciting errors may be unpleasant to get, no matter how polite the sender. And we have heard of some really impolite ones, particularly asking where or when the next chapter will be completed and posted.

Perhaps authors who don't want to receive emails of any unpleasant type should get their editors to receive them. Lots of them may be about errors from editing or proofreading. The editor can forward the pleasant ones to the author, perhaps once a month. So the author can write instead of replying to emails.

tomato,tomatoe. Either way you don't get responses. On the other hand, the author has a life and only so many hours to devote to author type stuff. If a lot of that time is spent responding to emails, we are taking away good writing time. Do you want a responsive email correspondent or do you want the next chapter, book or complete story? Some choices can be difficult. I'd prefer more to read, sooner. Email discussions can be fun and interesting, and an indication some thing or things you said appeal to the author. Is that worth waiting days or weeks or months for more story if the author has more emails to answer than he can count?

I tend not to respond.

Most people are just saying 'Good job!' There does not appear to me to be a response wanted or needed.

The ones that do want/need a response I willfully stay away -- entering a conversation risks poisoning a story with another view. ( It has happened to me and is why one story is presently abandoned -- feedback turned the story in my hand.)

Why do I keep comments on then?

The Gem.

The one comment that is worth all the others -- the comment that helps you understand what the reader keyed on, or maybe misunderstood. The comment that tells you exactly what you did right.

And the best of the Gems -- the comment that lays bare EXACTLY what you did wrong.

I have received 4 Gems -- two of the writers of the feedback became editors for me.

see it is not only me.i really do understand that the writers have lives in the real world so i do not expect to be pen pals.what i would like though is to be able to tell them that great story it maybe but in the 3rd paragraph of ch2 you went from banging the blonde with the tiny tits to the asian chick with the purple hair.or as a vet there is no such medal as the battle of the gulf of mexico medal.things like continuity in the story do matter to some so pointing out the oops they make or even an atta boy/girl should always be a good thing whether here or in the rw.