Calling all Authors (or wanna be authors)

[jamb]

The greatest pleasure I get is receiving word that people have enjoyed what I write. That's my payment. That said, it does get a bit depressing when you see something nearing 35,000 downloads of a work, and if you're lucky a dozen reviews.

Come on, folks...even if you don't have anything to say, let us authors know how you feel about our efforts! You don't even have to write a comment, just click the 10 <grin>.

Rocky

Damn straight - I know what you mean. I've written 3 stories, and had about 55,000 views, and just 14 reviews. Some sort of feedback would be nice, but at the same time I think it's hard to make it a compulsory thing, without making people less interested.

[Rabbit1]

Gentlemen and Ladies I hope you do not pass up the opportuntiy to learn or improve your writing skills at the Writer's Block subforum ---we have great instructors ---Super Bitch ---Aussiegirl -----Ruby ---and of course my self --- it is free and if you are really interested in improving --or learning ---just go here http://www.bdsmlibrary.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=33

[slave_lisa]

Master can confirm this...

It should all be very interesting (for a new style) once I start posting my work again.

Supposidly I'm very good at it

[Aussiegirl1]

yes, I have been lucky enough to get to read one of salve_lisa's stories and she is very good! I look forward to reading any other story she decides to post.

[Tojo]

Master can confirm this...

It should all be very interesting (for a new style) once I start posting my work again.

Supposidly I'm very good at it

Yes you're a darn fine writer sweetie- glad to hear you're at it again.
Your spelling is not always 100% however....


Tojo

[Deepsepia]

Very few writers get rich, but all writers appreciate readers. I write for the sites where my writing gets noticed, where I get feedback. I stop writing for sites where there's no response.

If you're planning a new site, and want new content, then you ought to tell would be writers how you're going to promote the site. . .if its going to be a serious effort, then sure, I'd give you something.

[Rabbit1]

Very few writers get rich, but all writers appreciate readers. I write for the sites where my writing gets noticed, where I get feedback. I stop writing for sites where there's no response.

If you're planning a new site, and want new content, then you ought to tell would be writers how you're going to promote the site. . .if its going to be a serious effort, then sure, I'd give you something.

lol ---how do we promote the site ---just do a goggle search for BDSM Stories ---you will see we are number one on their search list---that could be why we get over 4 million hit a day on our story page ---but the site promotes it self with the great stories we have published ---

[JonMaddux]

I dont want items i want reviews! I want to know what i am submitting isnt garbage and that its liked so i am encticed to write and submit more.

[Sam Blythe]

I write for personal satisfaction, and because I sometimes like to be the one who controls where the story goes. But, reader stats, reviews and ratings are a big incentive to write more chapters.

[moptop]

Yes, agree with Sam & others - feedback etc. is the thing. Not that I've actually posted to the library yet, but I shall...

[ElectricBadger]

Not that I've actually posted to the library yet, but I shall...

I look forward to it!!!

[TheVariableX]

For me maybe its the unshaken assumption that enjoying a story about a girl being abused in any number of exciting ways is just wrong.

When you write a story that contains perverse elements you love and other people enjoy it, you feel less alone.

[Cordoza]

In answer to the above, no one should feel lonely whatever they write. The only problems arise from dummies who cannot tell fact from fiction. Very hypocritical isn't it that fussy people may condemn stories of sexual abuse, but don't read a James Bond novel and promptly phone the cops screaming they've discovered a terrorist plot to take over the world.

As for abusing women, as a man I am quite happy for stories of women abusing men. I'm not a fan of scat, but I defend a person's right to write about it. Ideally I'd like to see much more feedback, but principally comments relating to grammar, composition, spelling and clarity of plot etc. There is no benefit at all from comments like "I don't approve of this type of story" because the story is FICTION, there is nobody for the cops to rescue and psychopaths don't need fiction to go beserk and abuse people. They did nasty things thousands of years before printing or the internet came along.
And yes, the rating system could be vastly improved, with separate categories for say 'style' 'composition' 'spelling' etc, apart from how well the reader 'got off'.

[Tufty]

Hi, I'm releatively new here. I joined the site after I'd posted a story - and I've posted another one since then.

I'm with Cordoza on this one:

The only problems arise from dummies who cannot tell fact from fiction.

As for abusing women, as a man I am quite happy for stories of women abusing men. I'm not a fan of scat, but I defend a person's right to write about it.

I was saying the same thing to some friends at the wekend, that the problems occur when you get some nutter that sees something on TV or in a film or reads something in a book and then can't tell the difference between reality from fantasy.

A perv I may be...but I'm a harmless perv

There are lots of things that I don't like to read about/watch on TV but, as Cordoza says, I'll defend anybody's right to write about them. After all, if I don't like a particular TV prog, I'll change channels and if I don't like a particular story topic, I won't read it.

[TheVariableX]

Your Avatar made me wince

I'm not a big fan of scat or cbt

[Tufty]

Your Avatar made me wince

LOL

[Faibhar]

Can an answer be, None of the Above?

[Clevernick]

Feedback and reviews, of course! Knowing people enjoyed it is good -- being able to communicate with those people even better.

Knowing they can find more of my stories (including the non-free ones) is best.