I read a lot of stories, and sometimes re-read them because I did not keep track of what I was checking. I save tens of stories every week to read when I am away from my computer or an internet connection. To save a forest or two I invested into an ebook reader but even then, I talk to one friend about the great or not so great fics I've read and then it get lost...
I am grateful that I do not read a lot of fics difficult to stomach, I might be getting good at searching what I want to read or the summary people post...
Anyway, any review and rec for me is a plus, because you get a third party opinion on a work.
From a small writer pov I like real criticism, the one that inspire discussion and explanation on how and why things went that direction or the other and what an alternate option might have been. I am in particular interested in comments that can help you develop a good characterization of your protagonists.
When I give feedback I try to really pin point the things that worked for me. My friends though get my questions as well. Why did you do this rather than that kind of stuff until everything is honed and satisfy us both by the time it is published.
In any case, I do not write long fics (as mentioned earlier, I am just not spending enough time near a computer) but I read as many as I can and I understand how an author might be burned out right after the completion of a big bang story; those things must be draining. So I am thinking that they might be more appreciative of comments a few months down the road or while they work on the story after the draft is completed.
Of course, I can't say for sure...
In any case, I'll look forward to your comments and try to make some kind of list for my self as well. Thanks for the idea, it would be awesome if I could implement it.
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I read a lot of stories, and sometimes re-read them because I did not keep track of what I was checking. I save tens of stories every week to read when I am away from my computer or an internet connection.
To save a forest or two I invested into an ebook reader but even then, I talk to one friend about the great or not so great fics I've read and then it get lost...
I am grateful that I do not read a lot of fics difficult to stomach, I might be getting good at searching what I want to read or the summary people post...
Anyway, any review and rec for me is a plus, because you get a third party opinion on a work.
From a small writer pov I like real criticism, the one that inspire discussion and explanation on how and why things went that direction or the other and what an alternate option might have been.
I am in particular interested in comments that can help you develop a good characterization of your protagonists.
When I give feedback I try to really pin point the things that worked for me. My friends though get my questions as well. Why did you do this rather than that kind of stuff until everything is honed and satisfy us both by the time it is published.
In any case, I do not write long fics (as mentioned earlier, I am just not spending enough time near a computer) but I read as many as I can and I understand how an author might be burned out right after the completion of a big bang story; those things must be draining.
So I am thinking that they might be more appreciative of comments a few months down the road or while they work on the story after the draft is completed.
Of course, I can't say for sure...
In any case, I'll look forward to your comments and try to make some kind of list for my self as well. Thanks for the idea, it would be awesome if I could implement it.