Why does nobody review fics anymore?

[133TFR33k]

I guess I just want to know if my story was good enough to illicit any emotion beyond, "Cool beans, man..."

Honestly, Matt, your fic IS good enough to illicit emotion, and I've only read like 4 chapters of it so far or something, but lurkers can't be bothered to post for ANYONE or anything.

The kind of people who would post are other authors and they are looking for feedback on their fics too.

I probably would have read several chapters of your fic by now with long gushing reviews for you, but I need fuel for that kind of motivation and you stopped giving it to me.

I know you don't prefer to read other fics. That's probably true of any author. You want to read what you write but you can't because you are the one making it.

I understand that my fic isn't like yours, but I've been going a long way to improve it since the last time you scoped it out.

I'm working on shortening chapters and improving the quality including a total overhaul to the prologue.

If you want to restart our exchange again at some point, id take you back. Just pm me if you want to discuss.

If not, that's cool, I just figured I'd offer.

 

[matt0044]

Honestly, Matt, your fic IS good enough to illicit emotion, and I've only read like 4 chapters of it so far or something, but lurkers can't be bothered to post for ANYONE or anything.

The kind of people who would post are other authors and they are looking for feedback on their fics too.

I probably would have read several chapters of your fic by now with long gushing reviews for you, but I need fuel for that kind of motivation and you stopped giving it to me.

I know you don't prefer to read other fics. That's probably true of any author. You want to read what you write but you can't because you are the one making it.

I understand that my fic isn't like yours, but I've been going a long way to improve it since the last time you scoped it out.

I'm working on shortening chapters and improving the quality including a total overhaul to the prologue.

If you want to restart our exchange again at some point, id take you back. Just pm me if you want to discuss.

If not, that's cool, I just figured I'd offer.

I didn’t realize you did that for me.

I’m sorry. I guess… it’s frustrating because I want what I can give out in return properly.

I just don’t want to give up on writing because nobody says a peep. I hear about so many fics that bottom out either due to IRL circumstances or reviews are dry.

Look, don’t write for me specifically. It’s good but… not for me.

 

[133TFR33k]

I didn’t realize you did that for me.

I’m sorry. I guess… it’s frustrating because I want what I can give out in return properly.

I just don’t want to give up on writing because nobody says a peep. I hear about so many fics that bottom out either due to IRL circumstances or reviews are dry.

Look, don’t write for me specifically. It’s good but… not for me.

I don't write for anyone but myself, but what I want is to make it the best I can and I take feedback from everyone I can get it from and use that to try to improve upon things.

You need a good review exchange partner with someone who writes what you want to read. It might be very hard to find one like that, but you need to put into reviews for them what you hope to receive in return. I think that's the only way you can get the kind of feedback you are looking for in a way you can tolerate.

I put a ton of effort into my reviews for you. It wasn't normal or healthy for me. The word count far outweighed the reviews you put in for me. I understand now it was a motivation thing on your part. I was hoping my long reviews for you would inspire you to do the same for me. My fic wasn't for you but you tried to push through anyway. Thanks for trying.

Your fics are good from what I read. Hopefully you will keep writing. I wish you good luck (I'm being serious not sarcastic)

 

[candycanearter07]

I'd also be up for exchanging like reviews maybe (or at least looking at the oneshots ive done to like get general pointers)?

 

[matt0044]

I'd also be up for exchanging like reviews maybe (or at least looking at the oneshots ive done to like get general pointers)?

Have you written anything posted?

 

[candycanearter07]

Have you written anything posted?

https://forums.thousandroads.net/threads/quick-writing-dump-sprint-organization-thread.1903/ thats it, im kinda new to writing

 

[Blackjack Gabbiani]

It's been a while since there was a catnip session just putting that out there...