How can I give feedback to an author, in general or for a specific story? I cannot figure it out!
Thank you for your help,
Mitch
How can I give feedback to an author, in general or for a specific story? I cannot figure it out!
Thank you for your help,
Mitch
at the end of the story is a link highlighted in yellow, right at the bottom of the page, Feedback to Author. Other than that, if you go to the author's story page there's usually a link near the top left corner that says email you can use to send them an email via SoL.
As Ernest pointed out works great. My only suggestion is to keep it like you would like to be treated. The only ones you will not find those links for are usually writers who have died or do not accept any kind of feedback.
It is also possible to write a review for most stories, although you need to ask Lazeez to set you up as a reviewer first. Or you can write something on the forum about the story, and the author may see it, or you might tell the author what you said in either the forum or your review.
Maybe you should tell us who you're trying to reach (i.e. whether they're on SOL) so we can figure out what the specific issue might be.
There's actually a feedback link at the bottom of every chapter.
There you go. When I'm reading a story, as soon as the link to the next chapter is in the window I'm off on the link, never see what's below it.
I've just discovered the 'Settings' option, via which the feedbacker can send themselves a copy of their comments to the feedbackee. I wish I'd found it sooner: it would have made it a lot easier to keep track of authors who aren't interested in having mistakes reported.
AJ
it a lot easier to keep track of authors who aren't interested in having mistakes reported.
You think that's bad. A few months back someone mentioned I should contact another author about a story they have with the dreaded yellow stripe to offer to finish the story for them, like I did with Shiloh. So I did. A few weeks later the author emailed me to ask what story, naturally, by then I'd forgotten about it, and couldn't even remember which of their pen names they used. I said so, and haven't heard a word since. Good thing I don't have a major investment in it yet.
Feedback's nice, be it praise or constructive. I don't even mind someone telling me a story sucks, so long as they tell me why they think that.
Suggestions, advice, comments are welcome.
raplucknett does not have an email address at SoL, so you can't send him an email from his author account. I checked a few of his stories and it appears he may have Feedback turned off.
His profile says:
Hi my name is Ryan I have traveled a lot and to be totally honest I am a hopeless romantic. When you combine that with ADHD and the hornyness of the teens, and girls from all over the world you get basically me. I am now a professional massage therapist and am continuing to write one key at a time.
If the profile matches that of the author on the other site it's likely the same person. If not, the only thing you can do is to report the situation to the webmasters of both sites, stating the names of both stories on both sites, and leave up to them to contact the authors and sort it out.
Sometimes people will post a story they like on a site without the author's permission. By reporting the situation to the webmasters you've done all you can.
It was very nice of you to send the thief (indirectly) the address where they could find your newer works. 'D
But they're not getting my science fiction stories. Unless they already have, of course ;)
AJ
But they're not getting my science fiction stories.
Unless they know where to find them! That's why so many authors take their posting off ASSTR soon after the story finishes posting. Most thieves don't stick around long, so if you don't leave your stories up long, they won't have much chance to steal them (or so the theory goes).
SOL is more secure, but not by a wide margin, simply because it requires a log-in to access the content.
SOL is more secure, but not by a wide margin, simply because it requires a log-in to access the content.
Does that mean the thief has a SOL login?
AJ
Does that mean the thief has a SOL login?
Now, it means he likely picked it up from another, less secure site. But I don't know where you might have posted his story. For now, the requirement that you need a legitimate email address is enough of a deterrent to prevent it being an issue here.
ASSTR and many other sites, however, have a reputation as targets for copyright thieves.
SOL is the only place I posted my story so the thief couldn't have stolen it from any other site.
AJ
SOL is the only place I posted my story so the thief couldn't have stolen it from any other site.
Then I guess we've got a thief among us! Did you publish the book. Thieves rarely purchase books (unless they're selling printed copies), but I can see someone grabbing a cheap copy and selling multiple copies for a higher price.
I can see someone grabbing a cheap copy and selling multiple copies for a higher price.
especially if it's an e-book
Since it's an unpolished experimental work (like all my stories here), I'm surprised the thief bothered.
Think of it as a compliment on how good they thought it was!
Sounds like a good idea! Can you tell me how to post a link to Lazeez? Thank you...
Can you tell me how to post a link to Lazeez?
Find the story, copy the URL in the address box, and post it in the body of the email box you have when you click on the SoL Web Master link in the top right corner.