This has been discussed in many forums in MFU (and probably in this other huge fandom as well) but despite a writer saying "Go ahead, let me have it" people rarely do it.
It's not something I've personally experienced, but I know that many people I know have talked about things like sending people (who've invited comment) feedback that isn't 100% positive and getting their arse handed to them on a plate. Kind of makes you a bit jumpy, I reckon?
All the same, I feel bad in a kind of abstract way that this one reader wasted her time on my story.
Next time, get your foot off her neck so she can go read something else, okay? ;) Seriously, people know where the 'delete' button is, or can hit the 'back' button on their browser.
I have minimal sympathy for people who're all 'oh, I read it all so I could see if it got any worse/better'. For me that's on a par with 'I kept banging my head on the wall because it felt so good when I stopped!'.
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It's not something I've personally experienced, but I know that many people I know have talked about things like sending people (who've invited comment) feedback that isn't 100% positive and getting their arse handed to them on a plate. Kind of makes you a bit jumpy, I reckon?
All the same, I feel bad in a kind of abstract way that this one reader wasted her time on my story.
Next time, get your foot off her neck so she can go read something else, okay? ;) Seriously, people know where the 'delete' button is, or can hit the 'back' button on their browser.
I have minimal sympathy for people who're all 'oh, I read it all so I could see if it got any worse/better'. For me that's on a par with 'I kept banging my head on the wall because it felt so good when I stopped!'.