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Is this a new story feedback or one where you're desperately wanting reads?
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One of the big things I picked up on during the revolution was that generally everybody is dissatisfied when it comes to story feedback. Which makes sense, because that topic was mildly to extremely useless.
I think an easy way of fixing that would be to go into a 'you review me, I review you' kind of system. But I don't know. I'm not clever enough for this stuff. SO YOU SHOULD ALL TALK AND FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU WANT.
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I just posted this in another topic but ... yeah. I kind of hate swapping just because it tends to lower the level of people's feedback. That is, they'll give something a good review just because they want a good review in return. Experience on sites like Inkpop and Figment has demonstrated this ... On the other hand, it does force people to read things. So, I don't know.
I have a peanut sized attention span when reading stories on the internet. I usually just skim.
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Yeah, that's a problem I have as well....
Baxter wrote: "Well, since this is right here...One of the big things I picked up on during the revolution was that generally everybody is dissatisfied when it comes to story feedback. Which makes sense, because..."
I don't really want anyone to feel obliged to read my work just because I read theirs. I mean, it would be nice if they were to return the read but it were seen as the "right" thing to do then I feel like writing feedback (something that I enjoy immensely) would become a chore, or that people would be motivated to do it for the wrong reasons- as Brigid said, part of the reason I think Inkpop went down the drain was because of the review system.
T e s n i wrote: "Baxter wrote: "Well, since this is right here...One of the big things I picked up on during the revolution was that generally everybody is dissatisfied when it comes to story feedback. Which make..."
^This.
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Baxter wrote: "Okay great. So what should be done instead?"I...have no idea xD
I guess you can't enforce that everybody will read people's writing. :\
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NEW RULE: EVERYBODY MUST READ EVERY STORY EVER POSTED ON GOODREADS.That'll definitely work.
Colby wrote: "NEW RULE: EVERYBODY MUST READ EVERY STORY EVER POSTED ON GOODREADS.That'll definitely work."
I like this plan.
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Brigid *Flying Kick-a-pow!* wrote: "I WILL NOW SACRIFICE THE REMAINDER OF MY LIFE TO DO THIS."I must say, I'm most excited for the trashy novels. ;)
Emily [Time is theoretical] wrote: "EMILY HAS ADDED ANOTHER CHAPTER TO HER SERIAL KILLER STORYhttp://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2..."
ASDFGHJKL; THIS IS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE STORY ON HERE RIGHT NOW. GO EMILY!
Colby wrote: "NEW RULE: EVERYBODY MUST READ EVERY STORY EVER POSTED ON GOODREADS.That'll definitely work."
I WILL BELATEDLY JOIN EVERYONE THAT CONGRATULATED YOU ON A FANTABULOUS SOLUTION.
There's a new chapter in my new story! I am posting a convenient link to the prologue in case you've yet to read it :Dhttp://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...
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Jordan, The Picture Magician (aka Probie) wrote: "Emily [Time is theoretical] wrote: "EMILY HAS ADDED ANOTHER CHAPTER TO HER SERIAL KILLER STORYhttp://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2..."
ASDFGHJKL; THIS IS LITERALLY MY FAVORITE STORY..."
YOU JUST MADE MY FREAKING DAY
hey if you guys could check out the first chapter in my children's chapter book called Pepper and Me that would be great thanks!Just search it!
Baxter wrote: "Well, since this is right here...One of the big things I picked up on during the revolution was that generally everybody is dissatisfied when it comes to story feedback. Which makes sense, because..."
why don't you guys make a topic for people to post the few stories they really want reviews on put make the request that if you post a story you should comment on someone elses story
Lav [lately I've been feeling] wrote: "Chapter 13 of Manic Pixie Dream Girl! :Dhttp://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2..."
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I'll read it when I get over the ending of the Book Thief.Just. Finished it.
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The Girl Who Always Knows What To Say
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...
Hello people!!I just joined this group recently, but I've really been wanting someone to read some of my writing. I feel bad about just interrupting like this, but if anybody has any time to spare, please feel free to offer constructive criticism, por favor! :) http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...
This is sort-of a chapter of something longer, but I just wanted to know if it was confusing or hard to follow or boring?
:)
Stacey, I'm interested, but are you sure that's the right link? I clicked on it and it said something about "Happy New Year's" and poetry.
Anastasia wrote: "Stacey, I'm interested, but are you sure that's the right link? I clicked on it and it said something about "Happy New Year's" and poetry."Really? I clicked on it and it worked. Interesting...
Try again? :D
http://www.goodreads.com/story/show/2...
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