The Art of Sims Storytelling
Hi guys! @CathyTea and I were talking, and we thought we'd try making a thread that would be focused solely on writing, especially Sims story writing. The writers' lounge thread is great for being ...
Forum Discussion
"CitizenErased14;14331246" wrote:
@MedleyMisty WOW! That is INCREDIBLE that you had thousands of readers on one of your stories! Dust to Dust is so weird. It's like it has a "cult following" or something :lol: My readers were so passionate and loved it so much, but I never had anywhere near those kind of numbers! Maybe 30 or so active readers (that I know of/made themselves known). My blog has 50 followers but I don't think all of them actually read :lol: I have 21,000 views on my blog but only 1,500 visitors, meaning the average person reads less than 20 chapters haha
I COMPLETELY understand how discouraging it must feel so have so many less readers, by comparison. But know that I'm super envious of you haha I would kill for that many readers of my story!
If you keep writing, I'm sure you'll get more! Maybe not as many as Valley, but more! I'm sure of it! :)
Not sure how much longer I have to keep writing, since Valley took eight months and I've been writing Surreal Darkness for two years.
It's not the story. It's the changes in the community. There's just not that many people interested in Sims stories anymore.
Also I cannot update as quickly as I could back in those days, and that's part of it. Along with not having the time or the energy to read and comment on other people's stuff as much as I should if I really want readers. A lot of getting readers is building relationships and investing in other people and their work, and I don't have the capital to invest that I used to.
My job is a lot busier than it was, I'm also juggling WoW with Sims these days, and also all the stress from writing that intensely for eight months plus all the hate and drama that comes your way when you have a story that popular ended in me developing an ulcer that hemorrhaged and I very nearly bled to death, and to this day if I get too stressed I get hardcore chest pain. I had to take a step back, and that results in less readers.
Also all the places where I used to advertise are dead, the majority of the people who read it have moved on and left the community, and everyone who is left has moved to Tumblr and YouTube, so unless it moves or it's just pictures they're not interested anymore.
To end this post on a less bitter note though - this is the one place I've found in the community where people do still care about stories. I am trying to invest here.
