They say, you want a rant, you get a rant

[ohxtisxaxposer]

I am a writer.  I post stories I write on Slash! at the Disco.  Here is my rant.  If you read my stories, you might want to read this

Wow.

I have posted 20-something stories so far on Slash! at the Disco and so far, none of them have gotten many comments.

I don't understand it.  I mean, I don't want to brag or anything, but I know that I am a decent

Comments

[damnpetewentz]

YOU ARE SO RIGHT!!!!!!!! PEOPLE SUCK AT COMMENTING. I can write essays and newspaper aricles and know I'm good. but creative writing is something im not too sure of and want comments and feedback to know what I need to work on. And even if i suck, people should tell me that. This annoys me to no end that nobody comments

[ohxtisxaxposer]

Exactly

I know I'm a good writer as far a technicalities go, but I'm nervous about creative stuff.

If a story is bad, I want someone to tell me it's bad. My friends and family can't do that.

[damnpetewentz]

not that id want to show them my pornfiction writings...lol

[damnpetewentz]

Haha

Well, one of my best friends is gay so I doubt my friends would care. XD

I have never written pornfiction. No smut for me yet

[fruityblowpop]

I agree with you on the part that a lot of cliched stories with horrible grammar, flow, style, etc. get too much attention, but that entire rant just sounded way too conceited. Especially when you put in the part about Jon Vesely. The way you stated it could've been much nicer. A lot I agree with, but that just wasn't the best way to put it out.
Modesty.Humility.Humbleness.All other synonyms.

[ohxtisxaxposer]

It's great that you agree with me, but this was a rant.

See, I wasn't trying to be nice and I wasn't trying to be mean. I was saying what I feel.

Hey, if John Vesely sent you a message, I think you'd be proud too. True, it does sound mean to mention it in the way I did, but I was feeling mean.

Like I said in my above comment, I know I'm a good essay writer and article writer. But with poems and stories, I get scared.

I want feedback, good and bad so I can know what to improve on.

read some comments I've replied to, I am humbled by every kind word they write to me.

[porcelaindoll_7]

I personally don't comment very often, at all, but I feel safer, I guess, commenting on stories that already have alot of comments. Because if I'm one of two or three, the comments back from the author are like, "gee thanks whoever the hell you are..." I've read your stuff before and thought it was good, but was afraid to comment. I will from now on though.

[ohxtisxaxposer]

I try to comment on every story I read.

Gosh, who says that? lol. I am surprised and humbled by every nice word. Comments make a writer's day.

Don't feel like I"m pressuring you to comment on MY stories, okay? Just....comment on what you do and don't like on everyhing.

[ajkulig]

If it makes you feel better; the story of mine that gets the most comments was one I took over for another person. XD But I don't feel starved for commentary. Because seriously what do you want them to say? I don't post my stories publicly to get fifty "I love this!" (s) I mean it's nice it is, but I don't need it. Besides how does "This is good!" help your grow as a writer? I like meaningful commentary but you just don't get a whole lot of it. Besides, people read and write slash because it's fun; they don't want to grade an essay, or give us a critique.

[ohxtisxaxposer]

I don't post them to get 'I love you's' either, but my friends and family can't give me unbiased feedback and I don't know where else to post.

I probably should have made it clear that I don't want 'ZOMG...I lyke thiiss' kind of comments. I want people to tell me what they like, and what they don't.

My writing is the most serious thing I do, that's why it's so discouraging when no one seems to like it.

[cadieness]

Darling, I understand exactly where you're coming from. Thank you for stepping up and posting this to the rest of the world. I mean, some of the stories posted (ie: LISLI, Sheets) are kinda expected, you wait so long and well. it's kinda an addicting story.

I myself don't get many comments, but the ones I do get are one of two things; genuine and amazing, or they sound like they were written by the same 6 year old who posts the stories that get all the comments (ie: omgzzz that was sooooo guud! mmrs.)

So I try my hardest to post to every story I read. Even if it's just a really lame comment (like, yay or something) and makes me feel like I'm a poser who doesn't know how to write. But sometimes I just don't read stories.

I guess what it comes down is to the length. The more lengthy the story and the more defined the plot, the more comments. Standalone=no comments.

If I don't ever post a comment to your stories, I'm sorry. I probably do really like them, I'm jsut to lazy to comment, or I read them in my message centre.

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[cadieness]

BYTHEWAY. That apparently made no sense. :/ pretend it did and I wasn't just typing for the hell of it. xDDD

[cadieness]

AND. it apparently had many mistakes at the end. I sorry. ):

[ohxtisxaxposer]

Same here.

I want somments with substance and advice. 'I love you's' are nice, but not very helpful.

Eh. SOmeone had to be honest for once.

Hahaha you never make sense. ^_^

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