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Question of the day part 7
FrickingKaos:
I'm starting to find myself become more picky with what I read because people keep abandoning stories or starting new ones before others are finished. I have not started reading anything new in about a month because of that. I'm patient and will read updates as they come, but it will make me hesitant to read anything new by the same person.
Rose:
I've gotten to where I only post stories I know I'm going to finish. As in I have a solid idea of where it's going, an outline, etc. If all I have is a prologue and an idea, I sit on it. I've got a couple I'm doing that with right now cause I'm determined to finish another story before I start one. (I'm trying to only have two stories at a time, not counting one-shots or collabs LOL). The one I had the most self control with was RMTW. I was ahead of myself posting wise for a while with that one. And even when I finally caught up to myself I was really good about consistently posting updates lol.
As a reader, I'm rather picky, I'm not even gonna lie lol. I'll click on a lot of things but I click out of almost all of them. It's gonna depend on the quality of writing and if the plot keeps me interested. I kinda wish I wasn't so picky but yeah.
mare:
Today's question: What if anything makes you stop reading a story? Have you ever stopped reading a story even after you had hit more than the halfway mark?
RokofAges75:
The only reason I'll stop reading a story is if I lose interest in it... which may be because the plot takes it in a direction I don't like and it becomes a completely different story, or because it drags on too long and gets boring, or because it takes so long to be updated that I lose track of the plot. Usually it's the latter. Most of the time I'll finish out a story I've invested time in reading just to see how it ends.
mare:
The only time I ever really lose interest in a story is if it outlives it's plot and becomes never ending or suddenly turns down a path I don't enjoy reading but most times i'll finish it if I am so far into it I feel like I can't walk away lol
The exception to that rule for me lately are stories that are rarely if ever updated. I find that when they eventually are I am not nearly as excited about reading it as I was when it initially was posted and might tend to wait until it's completely done before commiting anymore time into it for fear that the author will leave me hanging for a few more months at a time. lol
I don't have the patience I used to!
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