I don't remember much of anything about this at all. Maybe it was all a dream?
I didn't realize I necro'd anything.
(Is a month a necro, when the forum is so slow the posts at the bottom of the listing have dates reaching back to January?)
I'll admit, I don't really check past the first page on the list of posts.
Also, I apologize TheGuyThatEveryoneHates, you're right, I didn't go to read it, because if I'm going to seriously read/critique/etc something I feel like I need to be in the proper mindset, and have the time to dedicate to it.
I still have things I want to catch up on for people, an example that comes to mind is a reply Queenfisher made to a post of mine well over a week ago now. I have yet to look at the information she posted, and digest it to give a meaningful response.
You seem really upset and I hope that you can feel happier soon. I didn't mean to make anything worse, I was hoping to help by replying in the short term to some of the things I thought I could speak to.
Maybe I should have included a notice that I wasn't trying to critique your story, honestly, at the time I had made the post, and hell even now, I still feel like anything I could say regarding writing is of mediocre value at best.
Based on what I said before, I think, I was trying to address things that seemed to have bothered you. The main one which you re-iterated here about people not reading your story, I am assuming you wanted comments here on the forum? If not then disregard this, but, as I said previously, it's been my experience the vast majority of discussion from readers takes place on the comments of the story itself?
I'm sad to see that you deleted your story by the way. I hope that you will give things another shot.
Oh, and as for feedback on the forums, I've found through experimentation, that it seems like the most meaningful conversation comes from asking more specific questions. It seems like a trend that the broader the target is, ie "review my work/chapter/etc" the harder it is to get good or consistent feedback.
This has also been working quite well on my chapters, by asking a poll question every chapter, about certain things, I can get a lot of feedback from people who normally don't comment.
Originally I had a vague question, of if they were enjoying things, but lately, I've been trying more specific questions and the response seems good.
I wish you well and hope that you can find happiness and be able to continue to write your story. Good luck!
P.S.
@Generic.Archdemon
Your dialog is all wrong for me.
I wouldn't be like,
"I did it... it's... ne.cro.man.cy... "
I'd be more like...
Freesia cackled in a manner befitting a seasoned witch at the thrill and madness of it all, "Hah haha HA I- I did it...? Ah- hah! HAH HA- I- I fucking did it?! Necro... mother-fucking mancy? Ha haa haaaa~!"