There may be a problem there. You speak of 6,900 'readers'. Think again. I am a moderately assiduous LIBRARY reader; I probably 'read' most published stories, only a few authors and subjects are left untouched on the grounds of previous bad experiences. By 'read' I mean that I am surely counted as 'read', but IN FACT I scan them very quickly before I decide to download them for future perusal; maybe 5% make it to my HDD.

Now, of course I am making a negative decision about a great number of stories, and on very skimpy grounds. How could I be expected to comment on them on such skimpy grounds? Especially in a negative way. 'Hey, I read a few sentences of your opus and I realized your main characters don't shave their pussies, well that's a no-no-for me, bye'. Utterly useless for a writer.

There might be an additional query: 'if you scanned the story and decided not to read it, a few words of clarification on your decision would be appreciated. Enough feedback would earn you a limited membership to the art Gallery'

(listening to the uproar)

Quote Originally Posted by foxeye1
Just a plea to all who read stories on this site from a first time author. If you read a story and like it, please let the writer know. It does encouage the person concerned to continue.
I have recently posted my first story which has been read by 6,900 individuals, yet I received only three reviews and two direct e-mails. I had hoped for a better response.
Thanks anyway. A great site.