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Question of the Day Part 5
mare:
I like you Steph, if that helps! lol
That's how I feel as well. I really wouldn't expect a friend or anyone else for that matter to try to read something I know they wouldn't enjoy. If I know you don't enjoy suspense, I wouldn't expect you to read about Nick getting MINE carved into his skin. And if you did try it, I wouldn't really expect a Yay!! That was awesome! lol
As far as why I stop reading, mostly it has to do with just a lack of interest on my part. I'll usually go about three chapters & if I don't get sucked in, it becomes a pass for me. It's rarely a grammar or editing issue with stuff I click in because for those I usually can tell just based on the summary not to go any further lol
Sakabelle:
lol thanks Mare
Yeah I agree, if I make it a few chapters in and I'm not feeling genuinely interested in what's going to happen next or if I don't feel any sort of connection with the characters at all, then I'll probably stop reading.
FrickingKaos:
I don't want or expect anyone to read my work just because they want to please me. I want them to read because they genuinely enjoy it, and aren't just being nice.
A lot of you don't read all of my work, but I understand why. What I write won't appeal to everyone. You don't have to read.
Same goes for me. There's people I talk to at AC and I haven't really read any of their work, either because I haven't gotten to it yet, or because it didn't interest me. Doesn't mean they're a bad writer :)
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on August 05, 2012, 05:25:35 PM ---Would you rather know that someone tried your story and didn't like it or would you prefer to just think that people aren't reading it. Also, if someone isn't reading your story, like a friend, do you take it personally? Are you able to separate yourself from your writing without it affecting your relationships with your writer friends?
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Hm, that's a tough one. I would be curious to know whether someone had actually tried reading my story before writing it off as something they wouldn't like. If they did try to read it and didn't like it, I wouldn't take it personally because, unless they told me otherwise, I would assume it had more to do with their preferences than the quality of my writing. I'm confident in my writing ability, but I'm not arrogant enough to think that my writing can convert someone to liking something they never liked before.
It's always fun to get reviews from friends, but I don't expect my friends to read all of my stories. I write enough of a variety of stories that I know they're not all going to appeal to every reader who's ever read one of my stories. I think I'm able to separate my friendships from the reader/writer relationships I have with people. And it goes both ways - I don't read every story my friends write, and I hope they know better than to take it personally. Everyone who's been posting in this thread is a good writer, so it has nothing to do with writing ability. It doesn't matter how well-written a story is; if it doesn't interest me, it doesn't interest me.
mare:
I agree. I think everyone who posts in here are really great writers in general. I have no doubt in my mind, but same here no matter how I feel about you or your writing ability, I'm never going to want to read a story about AJ and Howie having a child with the help of the Spice Girls lol
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