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 ...
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@CitizenErased14 I'll have to try a wordless post sometime.
@MedleyMisty I feel that way too. Sometimes I write a post that I think is going to be so great and no one comments or likes it. Sometimes I write a post that eh... it was okay... or I didn't think it was all that special and I get tons of comments. It does make me insecure sometimes. I love having readers, but more importantly, I love having commenters... people who share what they liked about the chapter or offer an encouragement. This is what makes my day.
This is why when I read another Simmer's story, I do try to make constructive comments about something from each post I read. It does take a lot of time and I can't keep up with stories as much, but I want to show as much support of the SimLit community out there as I can. And it's nice when people do it for me in return, but I don't do it just to "link drop." To be honest, I love reading all the great SimLit out there.
@CitizenErased14 I appreciate what you said about quality over quantity. Sometimes I get on a roll with my game and I have three or four posts from one gaming session. Lately though I've been trying to stagger those posts out a bit and give my readers a chance to catch up. Honestly, I think this is what happened in my first part of KCLKF. I think I lost readers because I was posting so frequently, and I took a slightly more serious turn with my writing around the halfway point. For Part 2, I really want to focus on quality over quantity.
So that brings me to my next question for the community (because I'd really like some advice and I'd like to grow): How often do you post? How much is too much? What is your personal preference for reading new SimLit posts?
"MedleyMisty;14340903" wrote:
I write completely and entirely what I want to write. It's just that once I'm done, I want to share it and have other people like it. I get confused when that doesn't happen and I get all insecure and I wonder if my writing isn't any good or if it's that I'm a bad person, and that's why people don't want the gift that I worked on so hard for them.
@MedleyMisty I feel that way too. Sometimes I write a post that I think is going to be so great and no one comments or likes it. Sometimes I write a post that eh... it was okay... or I didn't think it was all that special and I get tons of comments. It does make me insecure sometimes. I love having readers, but more importantly, I love having commenters... people who share what they liked about the chapter or offer an encouragement. This is what makes my day.
This is why when I read another Simmer's story, I do try to make constructive comments about something from each post I read. It does take a lot of time and I can't keep up with stories as much, but I want to show as much support of the SimLit community out there as I can. And it's nice when people do it for me in return, but I don't do it just to "link drop." To be honest, I love reading all the great SimLit out there.
@CitizenErased14 I appreciate what you said about quality over quantity. Sometimes I get on a roll with my game and I have three or four posts from one gaming session. Lately though I've been trying to stagger those posts out a bit and give my readers a chance to catch up. Honestly, I think this is what happened in my first part of KCLKF. I think I lost readers because I was posting so frequently, and I took a slightly more serious turn with my writing around the halfway point. For Part 2, I really want to focus on quality over quantity.
So that brings me to my next question for the community (because I'd really like some advice and I'd like to grow): How often do you post? How much is too much? What is your personal preference for reading new SimLit posts?
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