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Question of the day part 7
mare:
I don't really go by an author's personality when I decide if i'm going to read a story or not. I will be turned off if people threaten not to update unless they get a certain amount of reviews but I haven't ever really read a story where an author has done that. Maybe back in the days of fanfic.net but none of the authors I read are that needy lol
I don't think there's anything wrong with asking for a review at the end of a chapter at all, just don't threaten me!
RokofAges75:
The author's personality isn't usually a factor I take into consideration when deciding whether or not to click on a story or stick with a story I've started, but once in awhile it does have an impact.
If I really enjoy talking to someone on here but have never tried one of their stories for whatever reason, I might be more tempted to check out their work the next time they post something new or even go back to their old stuff that I may have missed.
On the other hand, there have been a handful of authors throughout the years that have turned me off so much with their unpleasant personalities that even if they wrote the kind of stories I liked to read (luckily, none of them have), I wouldn't want to give them the satisfaction of reading their work.
Generally, though, I read whatever sounds good and sucks me in, no matter who wrote it.
FrickingKaos:
I actually thought of a pretty good question.
When you go to start a new story, how do you choose which boys are lead characters or backup characters? Do you experiment or do you already have someone in mind when you form the idea?
RokofAges75:
That's a good question. Usually I have a boy in mind when I think of the idea, but if I'm not sure or can't decide, I think about which boy would work best in that role, almost as if I were casting them for the story.
Like for Curtain Call, the idea always felt like a Nick one to me. Even if I had wanted to use another boy, I don't think the idea would have worked as well for any other guy. I needed a guy who was "unattached," who could keep that kind of secret, and all the other guys were married and closer to their families than Nick. All I had to do was have Lauren break up with him to make it seem plausible.
I always had Brian in mind for Secrets of the Heart just because it seemed the most realistic, although if I had waited a few more months to write it, I could have used Nick in that role instead and still felt like there was some basis in reality. But I'm glad I ended up using Brian because he and AJ, the other main character, are so opposite that they created an interesting juxtaposition that I don't think I could have had if I'd used Nick and AJ or any other combination of Boys. Also I haven't written as many Brian stories lately, and I feel like I've written a lot of Nick the last few years!
Has anyone ever written a story about one boy and then later thought, "I wish I had written this same story about [different boy]?"
FrickingKaos:
I will answer my question a bit later.
Forces Of Nature is one story that I am majorly stuck on because I wrote AJ as the main character for a change. It worked well at first but i think the reason I'm so stuck is because AJ has always been a difficult character for me to write. I don't relate to him the way I do to Nick.
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