Yes and no. Di makes a good point that on the internet, short, sexy (but lightly so) and/or amusing draws the most feedback. I've been thinking about this lately and I'm not sure why. The most feedback online I've ever received was for a story called "The Lottery" which was light and breezy and many readers apparently identified with the OC. I was actually surprised because OCs are not generally welcome.
However, I've had a few similar experiences in print, too. Once, two stories of mine were nominated for a FanQ, and I would not have picked the one that won over the other. [shrug]
On the other hand, usually my beta readers are in sync with my perspective. Of course, I sometimes match a beta reader to a particular story so that's not surprising.
Feedback is a funny thing. My usual response is simply to be grateful. :)
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Yes and no. Di makes a good point that on the internet, short, sexy (but lightly so) and/or amusing draws the most feedback. I've been thinking about this lately and I'm not sure why. The most feedback online I've ever received was for a story called "The Lottery" which was light and breezy and many readers apparently identified with the OC. I was actually surprised because OCs are not generally welcome.
However, I've had a few similar experiences in print, too. Once, two stories of mine were nominated for a FanQ, and I would not have picked the one that won over the other. [shrug]
On the other hand, usually my beta readers are in sync with my perspective. Of course, I sometimes match a beta reader to a particular story so that's not surprising.
Feedback is a funny thing. My usual response is simply to be grateful. :)