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Thorn058
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Date Posted:
9/12 9:50pm
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RE: The Underrated Story Index - Back to the weekend
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I with Danaan in regards to concrit. As a newcomer I was blown away by alot of stuff on the boards and most of the time I had nothing but praise for the suthors but at other times I had questions. In most cases they were POV things that perhaps I wan't seeing things the author intended or maybe I didn't read it right. Until I asked someone I had no idea that you should PM the author intead of posting a question. Now I know and yes I can see the wisdom of it but I, myself would welcome some concrit on my stories either in the posts or via PM.
Now I should say that I welcome concrit about how the story worked for you. I know my grammer and spelling need work and I tell everyone that says this to me that I am trying and hoping it gets better. I want to know if the story is believable to others, what worked or didn't work for you. Are the characters breathing for you or simply place holders. alot of times I get an idea and run with it writing while the mood has me and suffer the consquences later. In other words if I write a story and you do some fact checking chance are I didn't hit the wook and my research is lacking so sure tell me about it because if it is a glaring point that ruins the story for a reader then I will look into it if not I am hardly going to change something because some one took the time to find out there were really four battles of Hypori before my story ever took place so I can't make the statement the second battle of Hypori had begun. If that is your concrit then sure tell me but I may just go yep you are right and leave it at that. So I guess my point is how do you know you are reaching your audience if they don't tell you stuff. I think that is what lead me to this thread I definitley have some underrated stories.
As far as beta readers go. I haven't had one as of yet and maybe I need one but my problem is I have excess energy and I get impatient. I want to post and post soon to get feedback. Ok so sometimes I don't get anything but I think if I had to wait and correct mistakes I would go batty just from wanting to get it up on the boards.
Advertising well I have tried to make friends in the OC database because I want to do alot of OC stuff and I am trying to get some readers there so my stuff gets noticed who knows maybe three people is my target group.
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DarthGaul
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Date Posted:
9/13 5:50am
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RE: The Underrated Story Index - Back to the weekend
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The story should be all the advertising you need. I still believe there is a high ratio of favoritism of certain writers on this board...but then those that tend to write more often and push their work out for all to see get better results. Some of us can't afford to write all day or be posting every week, hard enough to make the time as it is to keep the story going before readers lose interest and abandon your work entirely.
But if your story is solid and worth the read, then fan fic fans will keep faithful and follow up whenever you do update.
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Jedi_Perigrine
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Date Posted:
9/13 8:19am
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I'm with Danaan in the constructive criticism department. Though in most of my stories I announce I want concrit, I rarely get it with as much depth as I was hoping. But when it comes to having someone tear your story apart, I prefer to have that done via PMs. 
As far as attracting readers, I've noticed that it's rather like dating. The harder you look for readers (or dates), the less likely you are to get any! I've been fortunate with the last couple of stories I've posted to have more than 3. As much as I'd LIKE to have an audience in the millions like Alexis_Wingstar, dianethx, VaderLVR64, etc, I know it'll never happen. Ya just gotta be satisfied with whatever you can get, and don't give up! 
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Aiel
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Date Posted:
9/13 8:34am
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For attracting readers I have a couple of sneaky tatics, (awesome PMs like with ASD and offering preview stuff for my PM listers also,) but I usually find the best way is to just offer up your story like a free sample of a new kind of yogurt at the supermarket.
Some might like it, some might not and some might be lactose intolerant, but hey, it's your yogurt! You're the one who has to like what your writing, if you start writing for everyone's tastes then you're going to start hating to write, trust me.
I love being told if something's wrong with the story when it comes to grammar issues or theoretical and Star Wars stuff, (i.e misspelling of Alien names, distance traveled between planets, ship capabilities ect,) but saying things like "I don't like the way you've written Anakin," just seems a little petty. Good characterization overall is great, but when you pick on a sentance or passage in which the character isn't totally within your idea of them, or OOC in your opinion, bugs me.
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Underrated_Index
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May '08
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Date Posted:
9/21 5:37am
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RE: The Underrated Story Index - New story and updated index
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Great discussion all! Good points all around!
I too, am an author that likes to get concrit rather than the "z0mg! Awesome!" comments. Don't get me wrong, I like those too, since there I have at least one person who read the story and though something about it was "awesome" or "good". It might not be something you build upon but it still feels good seeing it.
I think the reluctance to give concrit is because this is a friendly board and we don't actually know how sensitive the author is. There is no face to face interaction which means that there's a bigger chance of misunderstandings. Then there's also the fact that it takes time to give concrit. You're actually asking the reader to somewhat dissect your story, find some faults and report it to you in a friendly and understandable fashion. You're asking the reader to finely go over your story and that might not be everyone's cup of tea. Some are here to read something quick and entertaining they leave a comment which reflects that. That shouldn't be sniffed at. One should be careful with putting demands on ones readers
If one is craving concrit, I recommend using a beta or maybe getting a master. There are several very talented authors on these boards that are more than willing to share some of their knowledge and help other authors to develope their writing skills.
Oh, the index is updated by the way with a new featured story. Please check it out!
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Darth_Marrs
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Date Posted:
9/22 6:35am
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Jedi_Perigrine posted:
As far as attracting readers, I've noticed that it's rather like dating. The harder you look for readers (or dates), the less likely you are to get any! I've been fortunate with the last couple of stories I've posted to have more than 3. As much as I'd LIKE to have an audience in the millions like Alexis_Wingstar, dianethx, VaderLVR64, etc, I know it'll never happen. Ya just gotta be satisfied with whatever you can get, and don't give up!
I've had the same thought myself regarding my own fics. But then I remember that VaderLVR64 has made a point of posting and reading every one of my fics, and I've seen her post reviews and supportive comments all over the board. I've seen Dianethx do the same, and I've seen Alexis_Wingstar's name as well. I think for some of these folks, the mass of readers they have is a combination of solid writing skills on their part, and the good will of the many others on the board they've been supportive of. So when I start getting whiney or depressed about a lack of readers for stories I believe are as solid as any out there, I remind myself that I've not had time to spread the goodwill these others have. If that means I have fewer readers, in a real sense I believe I have no one to blame but myself.
Though more readers would always be welcome 
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Katana_Geldar
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Date Posted:
9/22 4:30pm
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Vader has read some of my stories too, which was encouraging as she said she can't believe that nore people haven;t discovered this little gem.
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Underrated_Index
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Date Posted:
9/29 7:06am
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RE: The Underrated Story Index - New story up and I need MORE STORIES!
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Upping for visibility and for the new featured story, check it out.
Also, wanted: more underrated stories. If you have any, please send them in.
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Danaan
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Date Posted:
9/29 7:13am
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Underrated_Index posted:
Upping for visibility and for the new featured story, check it out.
Umm, risking to look like the fool - how do we know which story is the new featured story? The index only lists the stories but there is no way of telling, as far as I can see, which one was added most recently, and since I can't remember which ones were up there last time I checked, keeping track of which ones are new seems...challenging. To me, anyway.... 
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Katana_Geldar
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Date Posted:
10/2 6:43am
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Ooh! Mine is the new featured story! It was a real disappointment to me that I didn't get more readers for this as I consider it one of my best.
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Danaan
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10/4 10:02pm
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Katana_Geldar posted:
Ooh! Mine is the new featured story! It was a real disappointment to me that I didn't get more readers for this as I consider it one of my best.
Which of them? You have two features, and now you've made me curious =D
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Underrated_Index
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Date Posted:
10/5 2:25pm
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Danaan, the featured story is linked in the fourth post on the first page. I've added a headline saying "featured story" so it shows more clearly. Previous featured stories are the ones in the index with a blurb. Hope that clears any confusion.
Also, no new story for this week. My week has been a strange mix of very busy at one moment and inexcusably lazy the next. Hope to get things back on track next week.
Oh, and please send me more stories!
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Danaan
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10/6 10:15pm
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Underrated_Index posted:
Danaan, the featured story is linked in the fourth post on the first page. I've added a headline saying "featured story" so it shows more clearly. Previous featured stories are the ones in the index with a blurb. Hope that clears any confusion.
Thanks!
Make mental note - read threads more carefully! 
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Underrated_Index
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Date Posted:
10/17 7:01am
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Once again, another week has passed without an update.
I really don't like to admit this, but I've kind of burned out on fan fiction for the moment. I'm struggling with a story I've abandoned and my muse is simply not cooperating with me. DRL hasn't made it any easier with me getting more working hours and trying to take a driving license. This then has the unfortunate knock-on effect that I spend less and less time here. Perhaps this was inevitable, seeing as I've almost spent two years here and writing stories back to back.
So, seeing as I haven't got the heart for it at the moment, I've decided to let this index go up for adoption. It started off well but since coming home from my prolonged holiday, I never really managed to get it up and running again. This is a good index with good intent and I don't think it and the people willing to participate in it have deserved the crummy treatment I've been giving the index lately.
Therefore, I've decided to step down and handover the reins to someone else, someone who can liven up this index and make it work again. Please, if you are interested, send me a PM. I would hate it to see this index sink into obscurity.
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Thorn058
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Date Posted:
10/17 2:23pm
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I know how you feel I was right in the middle of three separate fics and my muse or more like my desire someone left me and every night I look at my computer and think is this the night I get some writing done and then nope I don't. I truly hope someone takes the reigns for you since I wanted to link a story here. I know my Y-wing fic isn't mush but I would still love for some people to read it. Good luck in all your endeavors
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