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Desiderius Price

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  1. I’m not a fool who’d skip an editor with my works for publishing, though I’m sure there’s plenty in the self-pub world. (CreateSpace does offer an “editing” package .. though I’d probably be a little bit more picky on editors.) I’m not sure if/when I’ll make the jump into publishing, that’s kinda where it comes to the feedback thing @Tcr mentioned, if I’m not getting feedback when it’s free, is it worth paying for an editor and putting it out there on amazon?
  2. @Wilde_Guess If you self pub, you’d be paying. However, if you’re not too picky about quality and skip the editor, and it’s relatively inexpensive with something like CreateSpace (an amazon thing). @Anesor A laundry list of spelling/grammar does mean they’re reading your story Feedback, as a whole, means they’re interested. As @Tcr stated, a lack of feedback can be nasty, and that’s when I use dragon prints as a fallback, as I figure a large jump in numbers between chapter/episode postings hints at some level of interest. @sweetmamajama I try to review when I read. I’m just more of a writer here as I find it more fun playing in my own sandbox. I had a beta for a little while, but then she got busy and now I post without it.
  3. I’ve considered self-pub, but then I’d have to worry about exactly that, an editor and that sort. Think I’ll stick to AFF for the time being (however, if a publisher sees my work and is interested, message me ).
  4. Yeah, that definitely feels like a structural change that I’d be hesitant on too. For me, I try to understand the feedback, even using your case as an example, because there *could* be something amiss. Small things like spelling, grammar, are things I’d mostly takethe hint on and fix as indicated. Larger things, it depends.
  5. I agree it’s kinda on a case by case, IMO. @Tcr mentioned lack of feedback, which is feedback itself, however, the lack is much harder to discern because there’s a TON of reasons for lack of feedback, and AFF readers, in general, tend not to give as many reviews per view as other websites. In the absence of reviews, the dragon print counter is the only feedback I typically have, so I kinda measure “interest” by how much it jumps after I post. In the case I mentioned, I tried splitting a story, based on a setting change, and the dragon prints kinda hinted that wasn’t a great move, so I backtracked. As @BronxWench mentioned, though, sometimes a revision based on feedback might not be best for the story (and in that case, editor feedback carries more weight than a reviewer). So, guess the moral is to take feedback with a grain of salt. Some feedback, like grammar or ambiguity can be better to heed, while others (ie. the mating pairs of characters) might be better to simply thank for the feedback but otherwise not worry about. In the absence of feedback, that’s when you should consider soliciting another opinion before completely rewriting or even pulling a story. That’s my $0.02 worth.
  6. Absolute lack, nothing to go on. However, when it comes to dragon prints, or lack thereof, I’ll use those as reason to look at something again. I reverted a story split awhile ago because of it, and overall, I think it’s stronger if I look at it from the original point of view, a never-ending sort of thing.
  7. “It'll be fun, I promise!"  … I don't know if my MC trusts me or not.

    1. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      If your MC trusts you, you’re doing it wrong. ^_^

    2. Tcr

      Tcr

      DP: Don’t worry about it, none of my MCs ever like me.  Sometimes I’m worried I’ll get sucked into their worlds a la Pagemaster style and they’ll get their revenge on me…

      BW: Glad to know I’m not doing it wrong then. :)

  8. Episode finished… now just gotta decide if I have enough material for a slightly earlier episode or not… tbd...

  9. Bananas Becoming BREAD

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    2. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      In a short while, nothing, as it’s being devoured :)

    3. BronxWench

      BronxWench

      You could use the other banana...

    4. Desiderius Price

      Desiderius Price

      @BronxWench  Sorry, that banana’s too small to compare against anything.

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