So many readers so few reviews

[isabeau]

what i find myself doing if i really like a story, is to email the writer instead of reviewing it. most of the times i get an email or two back. and Madlews and i have been corresponding on yahoo. his stories are terrific. a few times i havent received any email back from the author, which i find rather rude. i usually email them via this forum or the bdsm library. does it help the writer to review it rather than emailing them?

isabeau

[lex ludite]

I always enjoyed a private message more than a review. The best one I ever got ran two pages and it was astonishing what that reader had caught onto and how much entertainment had been derived from the little jokes that I usually bury in my stories. Personally I believe authors who ignore everyone should have the favor returned.

[Nikita]

what i find myself doing if i really like a story, is to email the writer instead of reviewing it. most of the times i get an email or two back. and Madlews and i have been corresponding on yahoo. his stories are terrific. a few times i havent received any email back from the author, which i find rather rude. i usually email them via this forum or the bdsm library. does it help the writer to review it rather than emailing them?
isabeau

I speak for myself, isabeau.

If you want to help a writer and don't want to give them a bad review, it is ok to email them.

As a 'writer,' I like feedback. It tells me if I'm on the right track or not. Also, it is a guilty pleasure if the review is good. Either way, I still consider the feedback.

Reviews are acknowledgements of my efforts. So yes, it is important to leave your 'Kilgore was here' comment.

I've received email from people who loved the stories but didn't leave a review. I don't like that particularly, because if it was good, they should say so, in front of everybody.

Looking forward to seeing your name on story reviews.

Nikita

PS. I review A LOT of stories...

[isabeau]

I speak for myself, isabeau.

If you want to help a writer and don't want to give them a bad review, it is ok to email them.

As a 'writer,' I like feedback. It tells me if I'm on the right track or not. Also, it is a guilty pleasure if the review is good. Either way, I still consider the feedback.

Reviews are acknowledgements of my efforts. So yes, it is important to leave your 'Kilgore was here' comment.

I've received email from people who loved the stories but didn't leave a review. I don't like that particularly, because if it was good, they should say so, in front of everybody.

Looking forward to seeing your name on story reviews.

Nikita

PS. I review A LOT of stories...

thank you Nikita i will start reviewing those stories then. i enjoy reading them especially since i am a bdsm virgin, meaning i have never lived this lifestyle, but it soo interests me.

isabeau

[Ranai]

thank you Nikita i will start reviewing those stories then. i enjoy reading them especially since i am a bdsm virgin, meaning i have never lived this lifestyle, but it soo interests me.

isabeau

In addition, it’s not only the author who will read your review. Sometimes I enjoy reading other people’s reviews quite a bit. You get to their review lists by clicking on their name on a review page. If someone else liked what I liked, I tend to browse their lists, looking for recommendations.

I’d like to point again, as posted earlier in this thread, to the Library’s FAQ where you can find the useful suggestions Ruby wrote on ‘How to write a review?’:
http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/faq.html#8

And if you post a few you’ll make it to temporary fickle fame on the top reviewers page:
http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/topusers.php

I only write reviews of stories I read that interest me in one way or another. If a story is not my cup of tea or if it just makes me stare blankly into space and think ‘Well... maybe someone likes this...?’, I simply move on. Sometimes I also review a story which hasn't got any content that tickles my personal erotic interests, because I simply like the plot, the style, the storytelling.

Anyone who enjoys fiction can review stories. Real life experiences with BDSM may occasionally give a different outlook on some of the content, but the point of a review is really appreciation of well-written fiction.

[isabeau]

In addition, it’s not only the author who will read your review. Sometimes I enjoy reading other people’s reviews quite a bit. You get to their review lists by clicking on their name on a review page. If someone else liked what I liked, I tend to browse their lists, looking for recommendations.

I’d like to point again, as posted earlier in this thread, to the Library’s FAQ where you can find the useful suggestions Ruby wrote on ‘How to write a review?’:
http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/faq.html#8

And if you post a few you’ll make it to temporary fickle fame on the top reviewers page:
http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/topusers.php

I only write reviews of stories I read that interest me in one way or another. If a story is not my cup of tea or if it just makes me stare blankly into space and think ‘Well... maybe someone likes this...?’, I simply move on. Sometimes I also review a story which hasn't got any content that tickles my personal erotic interests, because I simply like the plot, the style, the storytelling.

Anyone who enjoys fiction can review stories. Real life experiences with BDSM may occasionally give a different outlook on some of the content, but the point of a review is really appreciation of well-written fiction.

ahh i so agree with you and thank you for helping me to find out how to place a review. i will only write reviews of stories that i find well written with a plot other than inflicting pain, humiliation or the like. its not that i dont like reading about those, but i find stories with a plot within the main story to be much more my cup of tea. i think of myself as rather a bookworm. meaning i not only read a story or book once, but over and over. i consider myself a pretty good judge of what is well written or not. if i dont like a story i will also just pass it by, i would never ever think of critiquing a story that i dont like or criticize it in any shape or form at least not without some suggestions, and since i havent written anything myself, i dont feel i would be the best judge of that.

isabeau

[Ranai]

You’re welcome. And by all means critique away! Constructive criticism is a good thing. Many people post their stories because they are looking for feedback, on content and on form. Whether any of it is actually taken up or not - that's always Author's Prerogative.

And if you give an author suggestions of things you believe might be improved, it tells him or her that you found the story interesting enough to think about it.

[isabeau]

You’re welcome. And by all means critique away! Constructive criticism is a good thing. Many people post their stories because they are looking for feedback, on content and on form. Whether any of it is actually taken up or not - that's always Author's Prerogative.

And if you give an author suggestions of things you believe might be improved, it tells him or her that you found the story interesting enough to think about it.

thank you again and i also like alice in wonderland.... your quote from the jabberwocky

isabeau

[Mad Lews]

You’re welcome. And by all means critique away! Constructive criticism is a good thing. Many people post their stories because they are looking for feedback, on content and on form. Whether any of it is actually taken up or not - that's always Author's Prerogative.

And if you give an author suggestions of things you believe might be improved, it tells him or her that you found the story interesting enough to think about it.

Ranai luv
Yes,Yes I know I owe you a Fem Dom story with a boy toy in chains....
I'm just cleaning up a backlog of ideas. Perhaps that's my problem of late writing from ideas and not senses. In any event I'll get to it fairly soon.
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