Forum: Author Hangout

Comes with the territory. If they are more vote whore than doing it for the fun, then their choice. Can't see that description wording helping any, and yes, I do see the irony of me writing that...

Myself, I see it as silly, to be honest.

I readily admit, I write mostly for myself. I write stores mostly as I would like to read them, and if some do not get it, not my problem. I see myself as a storyteller, and try to capture what I find bouncing around in my head, and largely do not care if others get it or not.

I of course like it when they do, but ultimately to me it is a craft I enjoy, and often love when I am able to take some trope and turn it on its head. Not in an effort to be cruel, but to get others to realize there is more than one way to look at anything.

A do over where the person repeats dies tragically? A store detective who abused women forced to go to hell as a female who has no choice but to repeat what he did to get sent down there? A "Naked in School" story where a male is forced to be essentially gay? Trying to write a story with every single code available?

Why not? I enjoyed writing them, and do not care that they are among my lowest scored stories. I have never written for "scores".

I agree with Mushroom, to a degree. You write the best story you can, and it either stands or fails on it's own, but that's the story, not the author's ego at that point. But for any author who doesn't care how the story succeeds is only kidding themselves, because if the author doesn't care how the story plays out, and whether it works or not, then neither will the readers!