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Questions to ponder part 11
mare:
Here's a few more questions designed to maybe help motivate people to update their stuff.
How long are you willing to wait to read an update before you give up on a story?
If the author tends to take a long time between updates, do you find you have to go back and reread the previous chapters before reading the new one?
If the author takes too much time to update, do you find yourself less excited to read when it is finally updated or hesitant to read something else by that author?
Alexsgirl_ritz:
^This question is on good timing. I was just actually thinking of updating TOSONC this week because of you. Not because you are a reader but because of your story hope. I thought 1 week is too long and can't wait for your next update then it hit me. It takes me months before I post an update, what if there is someone anticipating my updates like I do for Hope. What if there us someone visiting the site and hoping for an update of my story. So even though that 'someone' doesn't exist, I will try my best to update as much as I can. :)
Now to answer your questions:
If I really like the story, I won't give up on it regardless if the author updates only once a year. lol especially if it is a suspense type and there are questions that yet to be answered. In romance stories, I can make up my own ending but not on suspense/thriller ones.
Yes, especially if there are characters that I vaguely remember.
It depends again on how much I like the story, there are few stories in AC that until now I wait for updates even though the last update was 2011 or 2012, I think. :)
emilo:
Hmm....I feel like this one has my name written all over it, and the updates HAVE been very few and far between this week. Alas, I plan to update soon! On with the questions!
How long are you willing to wait to read an update before you give up on a story?
-If it's a story I'm really into, I'm not really likely to give up on it at all, unless the updates never come and I'm forced to do so. If it's something I'm just reading casually, I don't find myself getting too frustrated until it's been months (like 2-3 or more).
If the author tends to take a long time between updates, do you find you have to go back and reread the previous chapters before reading the new one?
-I almost always go back and read the immediate previous chapter (at least skim it) just to refresh myself on where we left off, so that way, I usually end up basically reading every chapter twice. If there's a plot point I don't remember after that, I assume it must have not been that important anyway, lol. I know not everyone's memory works like that, but it works for me. Of course, that depends on what you call "a long time." If we're talking a year or more, I'll usually go back and skim the entire story, not necessarily taking a lot of time, but refreshing myself on the whole thing. There is one story I started reading a couple years ago that was updated some this summer then slacked off again. I'm waiting until it's finished to go back and read the whole thing.
If the author takes too much time to update, do you find yourself less excited to read when it is finally updated or hesitant to read something else by that author?
-Depends on the story and the author. If I was really into the story, it's quite the opposite, I get really excited to read. If it's something I really wasn't that into anyway, I'm less likely to keep reading. Though, usually, I've made that judgment call closer to the beginning of the story before the updates start getting further apart.
Carter-Orange:
What about reading? Do you enjoy reading one being hurt over the others? Is there someone you can't deal with being bodily harmed?
Again, I don't mind if they are hurt (mentally or physically) as long as I'm enjoying the story, then the writer can do what they want to the boys :)
Carter-Orange:
How long are you willing to wait to read an update before you give up on a story?
If I'm really enjoying the story then I won't give up on it.
If the author tends to take a long time between updates, do you find you have to go back and reread the previous chapters before reading the new one?
Sometimes I might go back and quickly skim over the previous chapter just to refresh my memory.
If the author takes too much time to update, do you find yourself less excited to read when it is finally updated or hesitant to read something else by that author?
It depends on the story, there are some stories that when I see them updated after a long time, I actually can't wait to click and read. It wouldn't stop me reading something else by that author, as long as I know they haven't vanished from the world of fanfic writing.
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