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Questions I've pondered.
mare:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on August 14, 2011, 07:18:11 PM ---That's true about read counts. I always click on my own chapters to check and make sure they posted right, like Mare said, and if they didn't and I have to go back and edit something, then I rack up a few more hits on the read count. It counts every single hit and refresh, even if it's just from one person, so it's definitely not reliable as a way to see how many different people have looked at your story.
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yes, I do that too with my own stuff to see if it formatted correctly. Just like this engarde challenge, all of your read counts have probably gone up because I keep clicking on your stories to keep track of chapters read etc... lol
mare:
--- Quote from: Purpura Lipstick on August 14, 2011, 07:24:41 PM ---I've know it counts when someone clicks in it whether they read it or not which is why I was wondering about when people left reviews too. I'd love to talk to someone that is actually reading a story but never reviews.
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That would be nice, but chances are if they are too lazy or ambivilent to leave reviews they are also going to be the same way when it comes to posting in this thread LOL
I can tell you when this question has come up in the past, the biggest answer was that they didn't know what to say or didn't want to sound stupid, if that helps?
Rose:
What gets you to read a story?
I'm one of the pickiest readers around these days. Like seriously picky LOL. One thing, is who wrote it. Like for example, if it's Julie or Mare, I already know I should click on it. Cause from my own experience I tend to enjoy everything they put out there. The other thing is the summary, while the banner may catch my eye, I don't click till I read the summary. Is it engaging, is it error free, and is it not a novel LOL. Cause overly wordy summaries annoy me.
The other thing is plot, I tend to not click romance. It's just not my thing most of the time. So usually if it IS romance, something needs to be unique about it. If it's supernatural, action/adventure, horror, suspense, drama/angst, I'll usually give it a look. And the other thing is who it's about, it usually needs to be a Group fic, Nick fic, or a Brian fic. I'll sometimes click for Kevin, once in a blue moon AJ, but Howie usually gets ignored. (Sorry Howie)
Once we get past all those, then I'll click LOL.
Why do you stop reading?
Sometimes an author can have great ideas but just bad follow through. Lots of errors, or horrible formatting are turnoffs too. And sometimes it's simply a lack of time, which isn't the author's fault, I'm just busy lol. And sometimes the plot takes a turn I'm not comfortable with, and I'll end up clicking out.
Would you answer honestly if an author asked you why you stopped reading?
If they really wanted to know, yes. But if the answer wasn't pretty, I'd warn them first.
What makes you leave a review? Why don't you leave one?
Usually I leave a review when I enjoy something, or when I have something to comment on. If I don't review it's because I didn't like it, but I don't want to hurt the author's feelings.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on August 14, 2011, 07:29:15 PM ---I can tell you when this question has come up in the past, the biggest answer was that they didn't know what to say or didn't want to sound stupid, if that helps?
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Yeah, I've heard that from people too. A lot of people are surprisingly shy about reviewing. Some just may be lazy too, especially here when you have to have an account and log in to do it. I can kind of understand that when it's a reader who doesn't write, but to me, there is no excuse for writers not reviewing each other's work when they're genuinely reading a story. In fact, it pisses me off, the same way that not responding to reviews does. I'm totally with Mare there.
Rose:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on August 14, 2011, 07:44:54 PM ---Yeah, I've heard that from people too. A lot of people are surprisingly shy about reviewing. Some just may be lazy too, especially here when you have to have an account and log in to do it. I can kind of understand that when it's a reader who doesn't write, but to me, there is no excuse for writers not reviewing each other's work when they're genuinely reading a story. In fact, it pisses me off, the same way that not responding to reviews does. I'm totally with Mare there.
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Definitely, that's one thing that drives me crazy. I mean as a writer, we all love reviews. It is what it is. It's not why we write, but we still enjoy them. So you would think other writers would get that and make sure to review. Drives me nutty.
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