Story Comments - Nathan's thoughts
Posted: Mon Aug 31, 2009 12:40 am
Guys,
I haven't written any stories for a while, partly because I've been busy with life, and partly because when something does get posted here it is has become rare for any discussion to follow or even any recognition to be given.
Still, sometimes it's fun to write, and so, with some extra time I decided the other day on a whim, to post "Castrated for a Fuck!". As stories go, it's OK, but perhaps not my best work. But I wanted to do something different, something that in theory could be "possible" and something that would most likely elicit a response from at least a few readers. As it was, it turned out that it probably took me about ten days to write, work, and rework the story-line until it reached its final form.
Now, when I write I don't really expect a lot of feedback, partly because the only way a reader can provide it is to click through multiple links to finally get to the place on this board where comments can be posted. Few do that, and since it's a little difficult to just post something without leaving at least an email address as a trail, or "signing in", etc, I think even fewer are willing. Perhaps we as readers don't really want to admit to what we are reading, and in most cases, getting turned on by. Still, it wasn't that long ago that if you wanted to read an erotic story, especially one with a castration theme, you had to buy some book in a sleazy store. Now, you can find the fantasy with a click of a mouse, and thanks to this archive, it won't cost you anything and nobody will know. Still, the truth is the ONLY reason you can do that is there are people willing to write the stuff you want to read.
For this story I have received a total of 4 comments to date. Most are a short "thanks", but this one came today and I found it somewhat upsetting: "...Nathan; I just read "Castrated for a Fuck". You are very sick. You should seek professional psychiatric help immediately.---Joe Roberts"
Now, needless to say, that's not exactly the kind of comment that makes me want to go right out and write another castration story. I don't know who "Joe Roberts" is and I don't even care, and I'm not even upset that he didn't like my work. But if I put in 10 days of effort to produce a story on this archive, and that is the kind of "payment" I receive for doing it, I'm not too inclined to want to spend a lot of time writing more.
So, my point here is that I'd like to suggest that we all try and do a few things to help this website out. While the stories aren't the totality of the site, they are a big part of it, and for most of the readers I think the stories certainly are one of the big reasons we click on here occasionally to see what's "new." So, knowing that, it would probably be helpful if the New Stories that show on the home page showed the author too; because certain authors catch your eye and you KNOW you want to read them. And, of course, there are other authors that we might want to avoid. I'm sure "Joe Roberts" would like to avoid a "Nathan" story in the future!
Another thing we could do if we want authors to continue to write to the archive is to take the small bit of time and effort it takes to write the authors of the stories you enjoy and share your thoughts with them. I can tell everyone that from my perspective, most authors are much more likely to write additional work when they feel their stuff is being read and enjoyed by others.
Sadly, the truth is that if the only people that write and the only comments we writers receive are from guys like this "Joe Roberts", then the authors are going to be a lot less motivated to post stuff. That's just the way it is.
--Nathan
I haven't written any stories for a while, partly because I've been busy with life, and partly because when something does get posted here it is has become rare for any discussion to follow or even any recognition to be given.
Still, sometimes it's fun to write, and so, with some extra time I decided the other day on a whim, to post "Castrated for a Fuck!". As stories go, it's OK, but perhaps not my best work. But I wanted to do something different, something that in theory could be "possible" and something that would most likely elicit a response from at least a few readers. As it was, it turned out that it probably took me about ten days to write, work, and rework the story-line until it reached its final form.
Now, when I write I don't really expect a lot of feedback, partly because the only way a reader can provide it is to click through multiple links to finally get to the place on this board where comments can be posted. Few do that, and since it's a little difficult to just post something without leaving at least an email address as a trail, or "signing in", etc, I think even fewer are willing. Perhaps we as readers don't really want to admit to what we are reading, and in most cases, getting turned on by. Still, it wasn't that long ago that if you wanted to read an erotic story, especially one with a castration theme, you had to buy some book in a sleazy store. Now, you can find the fantasy with a click of a mouse, and thanks to this archive, it won't cost you anything and nobody will know. Still, the truth is the ONLY reason you can do that is there are people willing to write the stuff you want to read.
For this story I have received a total of 4 comments to date. Most are a short "thanks", but this one came today and I found it somewhat upsetting: "...Nathan; I just read "Castrated for a Fuck". You are very sick. You should seek professional psychiatric help immediately.---Joe Roberts"
Now, needless to say, that's not exactly the kind of comment that makes me want to go right out and write another castration story. I don't know who "Joe Roberts" is and I don't even care, and I'm not even upset that he didn't like my work. But if I put in 10 days of effort to produce a story on this archive, and that is the kind of "payment" I receive for doing it, I'm not too inclined to want to spend a lot of time writing more.
So, my point here is that I'd like to suggest that we all try and do a few things to help this website out. While the stories aren't the totality of the site, they are a big part of it, and for most of the readers I think the stories certainly are one of the big reasons we click on here occasionally to see what's "new." So, knowing that, it would probably be helpful if the New Stories that show on the home page showed the author too; because certain authors catch your eye and you KNOW you want to read them. And, of course, there are other authors that we might want to avoid. I'm sure "Joe Roberts" would like to avoid a "Nathan" story in the future!
Another thing we could do if we want authors to continue to write to the archive is to take the small bit of time and effort it takes to write the authors of the stories you enjoy and share your thoughts with them. I can tell everyone that from my perspective, most authors are much more likely to write additional work when they feel their stuff is being read and enjoyed by others.
Sadly, the truth is that if the only people that write and the only comments we writers receive are from guys like this "Joe Roberts", then the authors are going to be a lot less motivated to post stuff. That's just the way it is.
--Nathan