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Question of the day part 10
FrickingKaos:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 25, 2013, 02:59:53 PM ---We may have had a question like this before, but just to give us all a boost...
What's the best plot you've come up with, one that's so good you can't even believe you came up with it yourself? We've all got them - time to get past the insecurities and brag a little about what we do best!
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Figured You Out will always be the answer to this for me. Still floored by the attention I got for it. I loved.that story, it's my baby :)
mare:
--- Quote from: Purpura Lipstick on July 25, 2013, 02:50:33 PM ---I question myself as a writer a lot. I know we all have different styles so I try not to compare myself but when read a good plot I wonder why I couldn't come up with that. I know it was constructive and to help me grow but last years reader challenge really made me question myself as a writer. Doesn't help that my own mother does not think I have the writing chops and always gloats about how good my younger brother is. .. my friend Amanda helps me a lot when I feel down and reminds me that I write because I like to tell stories and will always improve the more I practice.
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Aww, I think that's normal too, especially the challenge part of it. I know I feel the same way when it comes to awards.
It all comes down to encouragement. We all need that positive reinforcement to keep going especially when it's lacking outside of the fandom. When all you get is negativity, it makes it harder to be fun and if it's not fun then why bother?
Purpura Lipstick:
I'd have to say that Amnesia and Severed Identities are the plots I am most proud of.
Carter-Orange:
What is your longest one?
Ten Things which is 49 chapters.
What is your shortest one?
Story Of My Life which is 6 chapters.
Going along with that, is your longest one the one with the most reviews? And your shortest the one with the least?
Yes, Ten Things has the most reviews but Story Of My Life doesn't have the least, that honour goes to another one lol.
Which of your novels has the highest average read count per chapter? Is this also your most read novel? Most reviewed?
Ten Things has the highest read count per chapter (which is something I've only just discovered you can check on), it's also my most reviewed and most read. I had no idea it was my most read!
How about the lowest average? Is this your least read novel? Least reviewed?
Lowest average is for Maybe Tomorrow, but Games is the least read one and the least reviewed is Forces of Nature.
Are there any stories where you notice a significant drop in read count from the beginning chapters to the end? Why do you think that is?
Yes, this has happened mainly on Maybe Tomorrow and Unwinding Truth. It's probably because of lack of updates and maybe the stories just aren't what people want to read.
Do any individual chapters stand out as having an unusually high or low read count compared to the rest of the chapters in that story? Why do you think that is?
No, not really.
What is your most and least read one-shot?
Most read is It Wasn't Me which I think was an April Fool's challenge a few years ago when I first joined here.
Least read is Strange & Beautiful which is a Jason Orange/Howard Donald from Take That slash one shot.
Were you surprised by any of these stats?
A bit! I didn't expect Ten Things to be my most read, but then again, it is the longest story I've done.
Rose:
--- Quote from: mare on July 25, 2013, 06:36:21 AM ---Do you ever question yourself and your abilities as a writer? What are some of the reasons why you think that happens?
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All the time. Sometimes I wonder about myself, is it good, is it worth posting...
I think it's because we're always putting ourselves out there. In a sense it's a little exposing. So of course you end up feeling vulnerable.
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