Comments That Make Your Day

[AlexFourways]

... It just kept insisting on being sweet.

(From Sylvan Courtyard 8)

As I keep referring to Terry Pratchett who once said in a talk on his works (words to the effect) 'that characters have their own ideas and a good author knows just to keep up'.

 

[Infernalcock]

Admittedly these all come from the same commenter, albeit across 3 different chapters of the story, but definitely helps with the motivation, and perhaps encourages the belief that there is at least a modicum of writing talent in amongst the self-gratifying drivel

Stunning! This is GREAT writing. I love the slow revelation of Emily as she grows into a strong, confident woman. Thank you!!!

Amazing! The beauty of your writing adds so much to the story, the flow, the pacing... please continue

Masterfully, wonderfully crafted! THIS is erotica.

 

[FreyaGersemi]

This was from @joeunning about my fifth story, Cynthia and Katie Start Dating, but I think it applies to most of my stories. Definitely made my day!!

"I love your work. You write about love in all its glorious (and kinky) forms. I love that you include the “I love yous” your characters feel. I also love the graphic details, the sweaty bodies, the animal lust, all the elements that many authors ignore. But mostly you write about happiness. Your characters are real, genuine, and believable, but mostly they are simply happy in their roles. When I get the chance to resume my own writing, I intend to take cues from you, and make my characters feel happiness. I look forward to reading more of your stories."

 

[TarnishedPenny]

I am pleasantly amused. My Mile-High Clubhouse tale for the On The Job event just received a lengthy and detailed critique of my errors WRT some of the more technical aspects of flying. I was for a moment spinning up a For Heaven’s Sake, It’s Fiction! rebuttal, but have had second thoughts. The anonymous commenter made perfectly valid points, wasn’t scornful and has actually prepped me for a better sequel, if and when.

So, Friend Anon, thanks for that! I’m glad you enjoyed it and good luck on your move.

 

[MillieDynamite]

In Denver, if you fuck, you're in the mile-high club. LOL

I am pleasantly amused. My Mile-High Clubhouse tale for the On The Job event just received a lengthy and detailed critique of my errors WRT some of the more technical aspects of flying. I was for a moment spinning up a For Heaven’s Sake, It’s Fiction! rebuttal, but have had second thoughts. The anonymous commenter made perfectly valid points, wasn’t scornful and has actually prepped me for a better sequel, if and when.

So, Friend Anon, thanks for that! I’m glad you enjoyed it and good luck on your move.

 

[BDSMGromit]

I had one, 'Author doesn't have a good grasp of the English Language."

It did have spelling/grammar issues, which I addressed and republished the story. I removed the comment afterward, but it was helpful to identify the issues with the work. I proofread it 50 times before first publishing it and didn't pick up those errors.

 

[AlexFourways]

I had one, 'Author doesn't have a good grasp of the English Language."

It did have spelling/grammar issues, which I addressed and republished the story. I removed the comment afterward, but it was helpful to identify the issues with the work. I proofread it 50 times before first publishing it and didn't pick up those errors.

Hi BDSMGromit,
I have recently discovered that using a screen reader (text to speech and other names) such as provided by Word, finds things my brain auto corrected such as "then I we went" that was supposed to be "then we went" after an edit from I to we.
Also words like though and thought as in "I went and though about Jim." which Word also missed.

It will probably take AI to be your 'grandma chucker' before it queries 'I went to get the grills from school' and 'I took the lamb chops from under the girl'. The first is quite reasonable as long as you meant that and the second is silly.
Also recently I have finally been blessed with not one, but two Beta Readers! Only 32 published stories in!

 

[Lifestyle66]

As usual, the haters hit my latest story "Unique Rewards of Yoga - Beginnings".

But this comment says it all about some of those haters:

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by Anonymous user on 34 minutes ago

1☆ without reading the story. The tags are enough.
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8K words and the hater doesn't even read the story, just opening it and clicking 1-star! But I'm accustomed to it, and it doesn't bother me.

 

[StillStunned]

I just got this one from @intim8 on Orgy of Death:

I'm not at all a fan of sword and sorcery, and this ws still an excellent series. I really enjoyed it.

Thanks, and I appreciate your willingness to give it a read!

 

[onehitwanda]

An email:

When I first misread your location I thot it said 'Isles of Silly', which led me to believe that Monty Python had claimed land. What a lower class Twit of the Year I was. Love your writing. I think it's inspiring me to submit my own.

 

[StillStunned]

 

[intim8]

I just got this one from @intim8 on Orgy of Death:


Thanks, and I appreciate your willingness to give it a read!

It's not at all as shallow as you make it out to be. There was some real story in there, which is why it was able to rise above my general aversion to S&S.

And there were a few descriptive passages where the wording was just right, real craft. Subtle and efficient while still being rich and evocative. One was something like "shopkeepers crying out there wares and carters shouting for passage through the crowd...:"

Those little things are the kind of stuff that make a story feel polished and done.

And just so you don't get a big head, some of the fight scenes were a little hard to follow.

 

[StillStunned]

It's not at all as shallow as you make it out to be. There was some real story in there, which is why it was able to rise above my general aversion to S&S.

And there were a few descriptive passages where the wording was just right, real craft. Subtle and efficient while still being rich and evocative. One was something like "shopkeepers crying out there wares and carters shouting for passage through the crowd...:"

Those little things are the kind of stuff that make a story feel polished and done.

Thanks for saying that. From reading lots of Conan and Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, I've learned that a vivid descriptive opening sets the tone in S&S. Once you've done that, you can focus all your attention on the action.

And just so you don't get a big head, some of the fight scenes were a little hard to follow.

And thanks for this too. Something for me to work on.

 

[gordo12]

It never ceases to amaze me how readers can pick out one minor detail in a story and turn it into a major argument.
I made the mistake (?) of referring to a bra back around 1890ish or so. Immediate comment: No bras back then.
Research: Yes there were. Back and forth as readers offered opinions. Story is 5 years old and today...

...A little history!

bras didn't actually see widespread use until the early 1900s, and only a wartime request for women to stop buying corsets to free up steel for military purposes made that not the 'default' support item for women. Wars ruin everything it seems, including amazing corset-fueled racks of boobs on the half-shell.

One NIght In Dodge City (written for the One Night Event)

 

[intim8]

Thanks for saying that. From reading lots of Conan and Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, I've learned that a vivid descriptive opening sets the tone in S&S. Once you've done that, you can focus all your attention on the action.

Yes, and the key is not to make it overblown, in any genre. Not to attract conscious notice. This particular passage was really vivid, but it was short and economical. The vocabulary made the difference here. Not big two-dollar words, but precise ones with a lot of connotation. "crying", "carters".

And thanks for this too. Something for me to work on.

The one I remember most was the scene in the tomb, with the stone guard. I had to jump back and re-read once I got halfway through. And this may be my unfamiliarity with the genre, but with the way her injuries were described, I was expecting some lasting magical effect.

The big orgy fight scene worked pretty well.

Oh, I meant to comment and forgot, I thought the Shadowguards' mission was a good call. It came off as very just, as having a wisdom befitting their ancientness and their basically good alignment, but still coming off as badass.

 

[StillStunned]

The one I remember most was the scene in the tomb, with the stone guard. I had to jump back and re-read once I got halfway through. And this may be my unfamiliarity with the genre, but with the way her injuries were described, I was expecting some lasting magical effect.

Thanks, I'll take another look at it and see where I can improve. And Avilia's injury was based on my own experience of concussions: they don't need magic to make them awful.

Oh, I meant to comment and forgot, I thought the Shadowguards' mission was a good call. It came off as very just, as having a wisdom befitting their ancientness and their basically good alignment, but still coming off as badass.

Thanks again!

 

[Lifestyle66]

I have never given your stories a *1, and I have actually praised those that deserved it, though they be damned few.

26thNC never responded to my last question of "Why do you click on MY stories when you know you'll hate them?"

Once again, that LW reader has demonstrated an unerring lack of reading comprehension by clicking on my latest story (third in a series, so there's no doubt about the content) "Unique Rewards of Yoga - Beginnings". That reader left the following comment today:
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by 26thNC  on 3 hours ago

Lifestyle continues the sharp downward trajectory of his writing with the 3 levels below vile offering.
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Sooo... 26thNC has again exercised that single brain cell by relegating my offerings to level 3 below vile. I'll be interested to see if my next story might make it to level 4! That alone encourages me to write, if for no other reason!

 

[NoTalentHack]

My most recent comment from @26thNC on my most recent story, Well-Intentioned:

Another great story NTH. It was pretty long, but stayed interesting enough that I didn’t notice the length. I think you have achieved a level consistent with that of LW’s original gangsters like HDK, qhml, LTW, Ohio, Todd172, and others unnamed. Much appreciated.

Man, that's the kinda thing that makes you smile all day.

 

[nice90sguy]

I got this comment on my latest story today:

Perfect.

 

[Mastered_again]

From anonymous for Proclivities XIV: The Party
This whole series is amazing... I wait for the next chapter!!

I get comments so rarely, I'm disappointed that I can't PM with a thank you. I'll add one to the comments in case whoever it is returns

However, very gratifying that someone finds the series amazing, it's been a real challenge to write 14 chapters about the same couple and the evolution of their relationship.

Just what I needed to keep the enthusiasm to keep writing the series

XV and XVI are under construction with XVII in the concept/outline phase

My Stories page

 

[MillieDynamite]

I got this one yesterday, but I didn't see it until this morning; it made my day, week, and maybe a month.

 

[26thNC]

26thNC never responded to my last question of "Why do you click on MY stories when you know you'll hate them?"

Once again, that LW reader has demonstrated an unerring lack of reading comprehension by clicking on my latest story (third in a series, so there's no doubt about the content) "Unique Rewards of Yoga - Beginnings". That reader left the following comment today:
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by 26thNC  on 3 hours ago

Lifestyle continues the sharp downward trajectory of his writing with the 3 levels below vile offering.
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Sooo... 26thNC has again exercised that single brain cell by relegating my offerings to level 3 below vile. I'll be interested to see if my next story might make it to level 4! That alone encourages me to write, if for no other reason!

Lifestyle, use both of your amazing brain cells to try to understand that I’m succeeding in my attempt to get into your head. You look forward to my comments with the same eager anticipation as I have for your next story. Someday you’ll find my work, different name, and return the compliments. But then, you don’t read violent, vindictive BTBs do you?

 

[FifthEstate]

I received this one via email, not story comment:

This message contains feedback for: FifthEstate
This feedback was sent by: Anonymous

Comments:

Just so you know, I spend easily twenty minutes writing two sentences in your comment section, only to erase it all because I am afraid those sentences wouldn't do the stories justice and you would perceive me as a dummy...that is how much reverence I have for your writing talent. SWL

I don’t know who SWL is, but it’s comments like his/hers that illustrate how us authors who are everyday people just like them have this awesome platform to publish stories that sometimes make readers feel we are larger than life. I always get a kick out the messages that say “I can’t believe you actually responded to my email…”

 

[CuriousRick]

You can go home an hour early.

 

[Lifestyle66]

Lifestyle, use both of your amazing brain cells to try to understand that I’m succeeding in my attempt to get into your head. You look forward to my comments with the same eager anticipation as I have for your next story. Someday you’ll find my work, different name, and return the compliments. But then, you don’t read violent, vindictive BTBs do you?

Actually I do read some BTBs. I don:t search for them. But when an author doesn't provide any warning in the title or description, I may open a story to find it ending in divorce or other revenge.

For those, if the story is written well enough, I'll rate it a 3 and leave a comment saying it's an average BTB story. If it's not violent and very well written, I have even given a few 4s. And for those which end in extreme violence I have given one or two 2s.

IMO, there are few occasions where a man needs to seek violent revenge against a cheating bitch. Walk away and get revenge by being happier with someone else.