Hrm?Ursakar wrote...
I just noticed that the latest FFN site update allows you to see how much favs and story alerts each story has. Now I see that my story has quite a lot of both if compared to other stories.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
hot_heart wrote...
In my story, I was a little worried about being too scant with details and would try and elaborate on them later, but no one seems to have gotten lost or confused at all. I can only attribute this to how the perspective and tense has people so locked in the moment that maybe they don't notice or care.
Obsidian Gryphon wrote...
I'm trying to figure out the very obvious messy layout concerning the Prothean bunker at Eden Prime, as seen in Javik's memory. It's a far cry from the neat niches at Ilos where the pods were tucked away properly. But on EP? It seemed they were scattered on the floor and rhere were no niches at all.
*snipped*
This Q has some association with my fanfic.
Ursakar wrote...
@Fluffywalrus
No, I'm talking about the stats of the other people's stories. Now I can actually see that, for example, your story Flotsam has 8 Favs and 18 Story alerts (follows).
Modifié par dpMeggers, 13 juillet 2012 - 03:08 .
dpMeggers wrote...
Could also argue that Cerberus trashed the place. They don't seem like they'd be respectful to the empty ones. Also everything's been underground for a long time (from the looks of it), possibly due to landslide or techtonic shift which would have wiggled some things loose.
Oh, thanks. I do believe you left a review in that regard but not that you actually hear the voice when you read. That's very encouraging, cheers! Part of my 'excuse' is that the character is very single-minded in some regards so some of the writing will put the blinkers on. Though if anyone is confused about details, I should have answers for them.dpMeggers wrote...
Per the question I asked yesterday re: voice and finding it, I'll admit now that when I read your fic I actually hear it in Miranda's voice. The fact that your writing can trigger that means that I'm not especially fussed about details. (If I ever was).
Ursakar wrote...
I just noticed that the latest FFN site update allows you to see how much favs and story alerts each story has. Now I see that my story has quite a lot of both if compared to other stories.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
Modifié par lillitheris, 13 juillet 2012 - 03:33 .
Ah! Right. Thought you just meant your own storyUrsakar wrote...
@Fluffywalrus
No, I'm talking about the stats of the other people's stories. Now I can actually see that, for example, your story Flotsam has 8 Favs and 18 Story alerts (follows).
Been up for a while, I shouldn't read and write when sleepy, my mind gets rather...inconsistent.
Interesting conditions; hadn't heard of them. Sounds like Miranda in ME2.lillitheris wrote...
Totally going to use Impostor Syndrome as a one-shot title.
hot_heart wrote...
Oh, I know what you mean. I'm not sure if there is a grammatical rule about separate clauses like that but I just go with what feels right, as I'm sure you do. Everyone has their own approach. In this instance, I just had to reread the line, and figured the italicised 'do' already emphasied the inflection in the dialogue, while the comma gave an appropriate pause before that.lillitheris wrote...
in the case of the second, I think I prefer the cadence of it without the comma. With the comma added, it feels like it overemphasizes the if aspect, if you see what I’m saying?
The main standout would be Kasumi. Though I can't vouch for knowing the character that well, I would've thought she'd be trying to reassure Mkawa more than explaining how she got there and how lucky he is.
She kind of just does her own thing…in this particular instance, she doesn’t really want to help the guy.
Modifié par lillitheris, 13 juillet 2012 - 03:37 .
Ha. Don't spend too much time mulling it over on my account.lillitheris wrote...
Yep…I think it would work either with the comma, or with the italics… dunno, I’ll mull it over.
Kasumi — sorry, Greta — is a complex character to write
hot_heart wrote...
Interesting conditions; hadn't heard of them. Sounds like Miranda in ME2.lillitheris wrote...
Totally going to use Impostor Syndrome as a one-shot title.
They f#@k you up, yourlillitheris wrote...
She’s got some other psychological hurdles to cross but that’s part of it.
Modifié par hot_heart, 13 juillet 2012 - 03:53 .
It's going to be in Ch 4 of Forever As Onelillitheris wrote...
@Jen: Are you planning on integrating it into the story as a co-op chapter, or just having it as a one-shot separately? In the latter case, there’s no problem at all…in the former, you just need to ensure that the setup and wind-down transition well.
lillitheris wrote...
I’m not quite sure how I like this yet, although I think it might be a net positive even for works with smaller numbers. The concern, of course, is that lower numbers might discourage readership which lack of reviews already does; the really tricky part is that it’s a self-perpetuating problem, because more ‘success markers’ invite yet more (not that they’re undeserved, they just that they have a better chance to be read), and the gap grows ever-larger, skewing expectations further even if the lower-numbered ones make some headway. Did I mention I like thinking about this kind of stuff?
hot_heart wrote...
Ha. Don't spend too much time mulling it over on my account.
lillitheris wrote...
Ursakar wrote...
I just noticed that the latest FFN site update allows you to see how much favs and story alerts each story has. Now I see that my story has quite a lot of both if compared to other stories.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
I’m not quite sure how I like this yet, although I think it might be a net positive even for works with smaller numbers. The concern, of course, is that lower numbers might discourage readership which lack of reviews already does; the really tricky part is that it’s a self-perpetuating problem, because more ‘success markers’ invite yet more (not that they’re undeserved, they just that they have a better chance to be read), and the gap grows ever-larger, skewing expectations further even if the lower-numbered ones make some headway. Did I mention I like thinking about this kind of stuff?
Modifié par dpMeggers, 13 juillet 2012 - 04:00 .
lillitheris wrote...
Ursakar wrote...
I just noticed that the latest FFN site update allows you to see how much favs and story alerts each story has. Now I see that my story has quite a lot of both if compared to other stories.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
I’m not quite sure how I like this yet, although I think it might be a net positive even for works with smaller numbers. The concern, of course, is that lower numbers might discourage readership which lack of reviews already does; the really tricky part is that it’s a self-perpetuating problem, because more ‘success markers’ invite yet more (not that they’re undeserved, they just that they have a better chance to be read), and the gap grows ever-larger, skewing expectations further even if the lower-numbered ones make some headway. Did I mention I like thinking about this kind of stuff?
TheMarshal wrote...
lillitheris wrote...
Ursakar wrote...
I just noticed that the latest FFN site update allows you to see how much favs and story alerts each story has. Now I see that my story has quite a lot of both if compared to other stories.
Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy.
I’m not quite sure how I like this yet, although I think it might be a net positive even for works with smaller numbers. The concern, of course, is that lower numbers might discourage readership which lack of reviews already does; the really tricky part is that it’s a self-perpetuating problem, because more ‘success markers’ invite yet more (not that they’re undeserved, they just that they have a better chance to be read), and the gap grows ever-larger, skewing expectations further even if the lower-numbered ones make some headway. Did I mention I like thinking about this kind of stuff?
Ew, yuck! I thought it was just the author who could see the follows/favs! I didn't realize they were showing it to everybody!! You're absolutely right that this is a terrible idea, since only the "famous" stories will rise to the top. It becomes a feedback loop, where only those stories who have high fav/follow counts get read, and therefore faved/followed. Do not want!
dpMeggers wrote...
You can actually only see it if you've opened a chapter of the story itself. So if someone only reads because of followers/favs, they will have to have at least glanced at the first chapter. If people actually read like that it's going to artificially inflate chapter 1 views.
Does anyone actually only read stuff because it has high review counts? Am I the only one who finds that really bloody weird?
dpMeggers wrote...
You can actually only see it if you've opened a chapter of the story itself. So if someone only reads because of followers/favs, they will have to have at least glanced at the first chapter. If people actually read like that it's going to artificially inflate chapter 1 views.
Does anyone actually only read stuff because it has high review counts? Am I the only one who finds that really bloody weird?
dpMeggers wrote...
Does anyone actually only read stuff because it has high review counts? Am I the only one who finds that really bloody weird?
). The 1st chapter and then I'll jump around a bit but sometimes, I just don't find it up my alley. I'd mostly check in on others too.
TheMarshal wrote...
So, now that I've settled on a concept for my BB fic, I have a new problem: I don't actually know Ashley's voice that well. Does anybody have a recommendation for fics told from Ash's POV? Preferably something that doesn't revolve around romance, but I'll take anything!
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