03-12-2003, 01:43 AM
Knew I forgot something on my list:
8) Reader's Comments:
In general there are three types of reviews: praise, flames, and critique.
Praise is nice to receive as an ego boost when the reader goes 'Wow, that's cool! Write more!' This type of review does little for an author besides give added boost to write more. It's good for public relation purposes to send a thank you back if you can.
Flames are not nice. 'Stop writin pron rejects you @$$.' No matter how good of a writer you may be, someone will flame you and often for pointless reasons like: writing Takari instead of Daikari, having pre-pubscent children fucking, or even because you can write sentences using proper English grammar. Red suggests ignoring these, but I prefer to MST them. And receiving a flame can be almost be a badge of honor, that you've upset someone enough to insult you. Never take a flame seriously though.
Then there are the critiques. THESE ARE NOT FLAMES! There is a world of difference between 'You sick fuck, stop writing!' and 'Hikari isn't the type of girl to pull that kind of prank.' One is trying to insult you, the other is trying to HELP you. Read these over carefully and see if you can incorporate them into your fict, but remember the fict is still yours and you don't have to use their comments. Even if you do not agree with the suggestions someone sends to you about your fict, accept them gracefully as the reader took their time to write to you. This is by far the most important reviews you could receive as these can help you improve as an author. I'd rather have one of these than a hundred comments that amount to 'You're great!'
8) Reader's Comments:
In general there are three types of reviews: praise, flames, and critique.
Praise is nice to receive as an ego boost when the reader goes 'Wow, that's cool! Write more!' This type of review does little for an author besides give added boost to write more. It's good for public relation purposes to send a thank you back if you can.
Flames are not nice. 'Stop writin pron rejects you @$$.' No matter how good of a writer you may be, someone will flame you and often for pointless reasons like: writing Takari instead of Daikari, having pre-pubscent children fucking, or even because you can write sentences using proper English grammar. Red suggests ignoring these, but I prefer to MST them. And receiving a flame can be almost be a badge of honor, that you've upset someone enough to insult you. Never take a flame seriously though.
Then there are the critiques. THESE ARE NOT FLAMES! There is a world of difference between 'You sick fuck, stop writing!' and 'Hikari isn't the type of girl to pull that kind of prank.' One is trying to insult you, the other is trying to HELP you. Read these over carefully and see if you can incorporate them into your fict, but remember the fict is still yours and you don't have to use their comments. Even if you do not agree with the suggestions someone sends to you about your fict, accept them gracefully as the reader took their time to write to you. This is by far the most important reviews you could receive as these can help you improve as an author. I'd rather have one of these than a hundred comments that amount to 'You're great!'