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Purpura Lipstick:
I don't plan my story length.  My older stories were typically around 20-25 chapters without fail and a couple of my more recent ones as well are about that long.  My sci-fi stories as of late are the ones that have been longer and I know it is because the plot is more complex I don't want to rush the storyline.  I don't go into a story thinking it will only be so many chapters.  I write until I have ended the story, no matter how long or what chapter number it is ;)  I don't have a problem with an odd number ending my story or having 37 chapters instead of 40.  *shrugs* :-D 

I have gotten stuck on endings but have also gotten myself stuck on beginnings.  Endings are sometimes hard because I want to make sure I've wrapped up everything I needed to have end.  Also, I have an image of how it is supposed to end from the beginning of the story and I want to make sure I convey it correctly. 

myconfession:
The whole reviewing thing... I notice over here that my read count goes up dramatically every time I update or post something, but then no reviews. I think it kind of comes down to loyalty... there's one or two over here that always leaves feedback or most of the time, but over on MC, at least 40% of the people that read leave feedback and not just on mine, but on Lisa's stories and the other hosted stories.

Rose:
Maybe it is loyalty. Who knows. I write for me first and foremost though, and appreciative of the fact I get reviews the way I do here. In the end, I don't let review counts affect my writing. :)

myconfession:
Neither do I, because if I did, I wouldn't waste my time putting them over her also :)

RokofAges75:
You'll find those loyal readers who always give feedback on any site, including here.  Don't forget that the read count goes up every time someone clicks on or refreshes - not necessarily reads - a chapter of your story.  I know I always jack mine up a few notches just by checking to make sure my story posted correctly - and if I have to go back and edit it, checking again.  So if I do go look to see how many people have viewed a chapter so far, I know a few of those are just me.  The first chapter of any story is almost always going to have a higher read count than other chapters because of people who click on it to check it out and decide it's not for them.

Also, those of us with our own sites or our stories posted elsewhere shouldn't expect to get as many reviews on AC alone because there are other ways people can read our stuff and give feedback.  I know when I first started posting my stuff on AC, I didn't get many reviews at all because the people reading it had already read it on my site and given me feedback there.  Now most of them leave me reviews on AC instead because it's so much easier than emailing.

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