I have always enjoy writing as a hobby from time to time, and I really get excited about posting my stories online for people to read. I would have many questions regarding my stories.
Do people enjoy it or hate it? Am I being too long-winded in my descriptions? Should I cut back on my descriptions and increase the number of conversations? What am I doing wrong? Why are there so many hits count yet no replies? Should I continue writing a story that probably nobody reads?
I don't understand the psychology of readers. Sometimes I thought I had wrote a masterpiece, I was very happy with it. Even so long later when I reread that story, I am awed that the story was wrote by me. However that oneshot which I spent hours to write out was no where comparable to those I wrote in jest.
Maybe it is because of my style of writing? I begin as the type of writer who loves to describe the scenery, the emotions and the people. I believe it would help the readers to imagine better. Whenever I write with inspiration, the scenes constantly unfolds in my head like a book or plays like a reel of movie; I wish my readers could see what was in my head then. Then I started posting stories online and it got really depressing.
It is frustrating when I see other peeps' stories which consist mostly of just conversations and vague descriptions getting many replies while mine was left almost dead. I speculate on the possible reasons. Could it be I was too lengthy on my descriptions? So I cut back on them. Could it be I use too many big words? Maybe readers are here to enjoy the stories, not think in depth? So I start using very simple words. Could it be I am not cut out for humor? Could it be, could it be?
Over time, my writing style has changed countless times while trying to fit with my speculations of what readers want. Occasionally, I despised my writings. I wonder if I am suitable to write at all? Should I save everybody and myself the trouble and just stop writing altogether?
Sigh.
Thanks for listening to the rant of a depressed writer.