I know you're really hurt by those comments and it does seem rude that people post such things in reviews. If people wish to nitpick, they should send an email, IMO. Reviews are about the STORY, not about typos!
I couldn't agree more, although I have left a couple of reviews when the spelling was truly awful, as if the author did not care at all. And then I email to say I hope they did not think I was being horrible. But I never leap on the odd typo. I am a mistress of typos myself.
Another thing is that I've seen many wonderful stories receive almost no reviews and get overlooked in the MEFAs etc. That does not diminish the value of these stories or their writers in my eyes, it only proves that we readers are really weird. And it makes me worry that these excellent writers (including you) will stop writing such good stories when they're not recognized.
Not at all. Of three authors I love, I've only met another two people in my life who have heard of them, one in Germany and one in Denmark. They are incredible storytellers yet two people have heard of them in 20 years? O_o
And look at Kenaz - gorgeous stuff and what did Ionnath-Estel get? Two reviews? I was floored.
For one thing, your stories are obviously the work of an intelligent and very knowledgeable person and as such may not be suitable for the average FF-reader (wow! that sounded snobbish - bad Lissa! - but quite frankly, it seems that many of them are teens looking for Legolas). However, I have no explanation for the lack of recognition on other sites.
Snobbish but true.
Most of those sites have their pet writers - some of them are really talented, others are not, although I'm beginning to doubt that talent truly has to do anything with it. I don't know *what* has to do with it. But the fact is, that some people *always* get lots and lots of glowing comments, no matter what they post, while others get simply overlooked.
And I also believe that there are some very big names who have people fawn around them rather, which is too cliquey for me. I won't read them just for that reason. If some-one thinks they're good I am completely put-off. I am a hugely enthusiastic supporter of people I love, but all of them, without exception, chew their nails about their writing. I don't intend to be a groupie for some-one who is smug and complacent. I have read a couple by such authors and wondered what the damn fuss was about.
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I couldn't agree more, although I have left a couple of reviews when the spelling was truly awful, as if the author did not care at all. And then I email to say I hope they did not think I was being horrible. But I never leap on the odd typo. I am a mistress of typos myself.
Not at all. Of three authors I love, I've only met another two people in my life who have heard of them, one in Germany and one in Denmark. They are incredible storytellers yet two people have heard of them in 20 years? O_o
And look at Kenaz - gorgeous stuff and what did Ionnath-Estel get? Two reviews? I was floored.
Snobbish but true.
And I also believe that there are some very big names who have people fawn around them rather, which is too cliquey for me. I won't read them just for that reason. If some-one thinks they're good I am completely put-off. I am a hugely enthusiastic supporter of people I love, but all of them, without exception, chew their nails about their writing. I don't intend to be a groupie for some-one who is smug and complacent. I have read a couple by such authors and wondered what the damn fuss was about.