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Question of the day part 6
Purpura Lipstick:
Banners:
Banners catch my eye but it's the summary I read. I have made it a point to look at stories without banners more lately and read their summaries to see if I think it's something I will enjoy.
Reviews:
I won't read reviews for fanfic that I'm wanting to read because oftentimes the reviews have spoilers in them and I don't want the spoilers. I will read them if I am reading the story to see what others are saying though.
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on August 14, 2012, 09:11:37 AM ---If you tried reading something by an author, and it wasn't good, would that deter you from reading something of theirs in the future? Would you be less likely to try something from that author if something you read before from them ended up not being to your taste, even if the plotline of a different story from them looked interesting to you?
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It depends on why I didn't like the story. If I didn't like that plot I'd give another a try if the summary looked interesting. If I didn't like it because the writing wasn't easy to understand I am more likely to avoid another by the same author.
mare:
I tend to look for a specific kind of story and I'm usually not concerned with who wrote it. One thing I do take into consideration before reading it though is if the author has a history of not finishing their stories or if they tend to make a lot of grammatical errors. That would be the only reason I might not give a story I would otherwise click on, a try.
I know what I like to read, if it's one of my favorite authors writing it, it's an added bonus but if not, that's okay too.
mare:
I'm not sure if that actually answered your question lol
I guess my real answer would be similar to Lore's answer. It would depend on what I didn't like. I would think if the plot was something that excited me & the execution wasn't there, I might give that author another go if he or she came up with another interesting story idea. If it happened again, I'd most likely not give them a third chance lol
If I stopped because of horrible grammar, that would be the end most likely.
Sakabelle:
Yeah I definitely agree with both of you guys. If it was something I didn't read because it had a lot of spelling/grammar errors, then I'd be really hesitant to try something from them again. But if it was purely the plot that just didn't interest me, I'd probably give another one of their stories a try.
I think I personally am more likely to give something I am a little on the fence about a try if it's by someone who has written things I've loved in the past rather than someone completely new. Not something that doesn't look interesting at all, but just something that I wouldn't normally try but am a little intrigued by.
mare:
I'm like that more with one shots, like Rose's new short about AJ. If it was someone I didn't know, I probably would have skipped right over it because it was an AJ story lol but I already know I like her writing so I gave it a try. I'm really not as willing to do that with novels, no matter who wrote it. If its an AJ novel I'm not going to want to read it. lol
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