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Biggest pet peeves?
Rose:
--- Quote from: mare on April 05, 2007, 10:20:29 AM ---
Oh of course I have to say people who just stop updating their stories without even an email to their readers saying they are taking a hiatus. It bugs me because as readers we invest our time in their stuff, the least they can do is let us know they aren't going to continue anymore.
In the same vein, writers who never respond to their feedback. I think it's rude. It takes five seconds to send a thanks for the review. If you don't take the time to do that, then why should you expect people to take the time to review your stuff?
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I have stories I haven't updated in awhile, and the ones I know it will be awhile, I stick notes on the summaries and in my profile to be fair, so if they read it, they are warned. The only time I didn't leave a note was for Divisions of Reality and thats because at the time, I thought it would be updated, until the collab finally fell apart and then I put in the AN what happened and how I was doing it on my own.
I've sometimes in the beginning of my fanfic career not responded to reviews, but as I've been in it longer, I got a LOT better about it lol. I make a point to respond to everyone now.
My biggest pet peeve is, honestly...see ing what is actually a creative and good story idea, get ruined by well...bad writing in the sense that it doesn't flow well, not the best mechanics and it jumps around too much. I don't claim to be the best at mechanics, I try, but I know it lol...but you can always tell when someone doesn't try. And when its a good idea being destroyed like that, it kills me lol.
mare:
--- Quote from: nicksgal on April 05, 2007, 04:48:28 PM ---I hate the stars... It's kinda the equivilent of the smiting for the stories.
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LOL I agree but when it comes to the actual site I don't feel right about changing things. But i'd be happy if they went away.
mare:
--- Quote ---My biggest pet peeve is, honestly...see ing what is actually a creative and good story idea, get ruined by well...bad writing in the sense that it doesn't flow well, not the best mechanics and it jumps around too much. I don't claim to be the best at mechanics, I try, but I know it lol...but you can always tell when someone doesn't try. And when its a good idea being destroyed like that, it kills me lol.
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Me too! I always ugh when I see a great idea get killed behind tons of mistakes and misdirection. LOL I forgot all about that!
Rose:
--- Quote from: mare on April 05, 2007, 04:54:11 PM ---
Me too! I always ugh when I see a great idea get killed behind tons of mistakes and misdirection. LOL I forgot all about that!
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Seriously, cause I'll read it...see it slowly die and it makes me wanna shoot them! Cause its a great idea and they're killing the helpless muse! Poor muses lost in senseless deaths...
mare:
--- Quote from: Rose on April 05, 2007, 05:00:25 PM ---Seriously, cause I'll read it...see it slowly die and it makes me wanna shoot them! Cause its a great idea and they're killing the helpless muse! Poor muses lost in senseless deaths...
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LOL I know! I always secretly want to write it the way I want it to go at that point and in my head I usually do.
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