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Sin:
Soo.... my story has 4 chapters now 9000+ words.... and still only one review (thanks mare <3)

So what I wonder is, why is that the case? Is it because people can't be bothered to read through the whole thing because it's boring? Does it mean my story is just so bad and cringeworthy no-one reads it?
I see other stories get a whole lot of reviews...

I mean I guess my story isn't written the best, the big problem is tho, that I don't have a beta reader.... I am looking for someone to help me...

I just wonder if the fact I get barely any reviews means, that my story sucks ;/

mare:
You're welcome :)

Like I mentioned in my review, sometimes it takes a while to build up readers. Most of the people who are lucky enough to have a ton of reviews are usually people who have been posting stories for years. I know when I first started posting, reviews were slow to come. Then I found a core group of readers who I am fortunate enough to say, also enjoy leaving reviews.

Unfortunately there are more people who do not review than there are that take the time to do it. If you just look at your read count, you'll clearly see that people are reading. You are over 200 reads.

Just as I hope you review everything you are reading (which is sometimes another way to get people to return the favor) sometimes if people see you have reviewed them they might be quicker to give your story a chance.

People suck lol I talk about it all the time. My mantra is if you expect reviews you should be leaving them as well. I see so many people complain about lack of reviews only to find out how often they are reading things without bothering to review themselves. We all love the feedback so we should all be giving it as well. It's a two way street. Everyone who posts stories on this site should be in double digits where it says reviews on your profile page. That number represents how many reviews you have left for others. We should all have high numbers after that and if we don't we shouldn't be complaining.

Sorry...I went off on a tangent lol

Don't give up! 

Sin:
I know what you mean, but I left reviews on the stories I read... which admittedly aren't all that many because I don't like fanfictions with Original Characters... particulary not if they end up being the love intrest... that's just my personal taste...

I'm very picky with the stories I read....

so yeah I think you kinda put the mirror infront of me right there... I'm very picky about genre/topic and other things... and if I read and comment I usually do it on the weekend...

well I kinda halfway apologize for this thread too, I was frustrated and wrote it shortly before going to work... when I was in a bad mood anyway... I'm just not very confident in my writing style....

back when I wrote Harry Potter stories I had this amazing beta reader, who read the chapters first and helped me improve them.... she always helped me alot by simply motivating me... so I didn't mind getting no comments, cause I had hers (even tho I did get comments on my HP story but I did write german so it sounded better anyway)...

I guess I just really need a beta reader here too :O.... since writing german seems to be no option since the community to read the stories in any other language is really small

Mistral:
I have the same problem as you. I have nô review for my fanfics

mare:
Finding a good beta reader is tough. If you had jumped onto the site just a few months earlier, I would have helped you out. Now that school has started back, sadly I don't have the time. I know what you mean though, sometimes just getting feedback from that one person helps.

I hope you find somebody.

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