What doesn't kill us makes us stronger

[AwkwardlySet]

Some things stay the same but some things change as well.
I must say I watch these posts about Stacnash with plenty of amusement. How different the general attitude is compared to almost two years ago when I fought my "crusade" against Stacnash. It was probably the most difficult period for me here on Literotica, and it opened my eyes to the reality of AH.

Even then there were four and five-star authors who defended Stacnash, but there were only a few of those who got burned by her. The funny fact is that it was me who fought back the most even if I wasn't one of the "reviewed" authors. To be fair, some people didn't even know or care about Stacnash back then. But she sure as hell is well known now. The irony is that this version of Stacnash is a kitten compared to two years ago.

If only she were easier on those stars, she would have been proclaimed the queen of Literotica already, everything else be damned.

 

[StillStunned]

But the main reason I made the comment is so the OP or anyone else they've blasted doesn't take them that seriously, and practices "Look at the source" because as you said, they only speak for themselves, they just do so loudly and nastily, unless you can hit their personal sweet spot...so are they objective as you ask me to be? No, they're not. The authors she blasts often are the ones here that told them to piss off. Is that objective? No.

Often? I have no idea. Exclusively? I doubt it. And even if she only speaks for herself, she's still speaking. Writers want feedback and engagement from their readers? Don't complain if it's not what you want to hear. Even one reader's opinion can hold useful nuggets. And that's more than a nameless 1-bomb does.

Hilariously, they put an author here on their do not read this author list for being an awful writer.... but raved over a story that author wrote under another pen name because they didn't know it was them.

Hmm...not sounding objective there either.

Why not? I write all kinds of styles in all kinds of genres, and I don't expect my readers to like them all, even within the same category. The thousands who love my brother-sister vignette "Too Cold Not To Fuck" probably all hate my 2P POV parent-child story "You Know You Shouldn't". Anyone who enjoyed the descriptive style and magical realism of "Upstream" would probably be disappointed by my bitter and gritty sword & sorcery story "Rulk the Rat", or the sci-fi horror "Not A Soul". Fans of voyeur stories who enjoyed "Flesh for Fantasy" are probably turned off by "Love At First Sight", a creepy stalker's confession to his neighbour, and might not like "The Walled Garden" either, about a mature woman's rediscovery of her sexuality that leans heavily on symbolism.

Presumably people who write under different names do that because they're writing different kinds of stories, and they know they're not going to appeal to the same readers. So it makes sense for Stacnash to like one but hate another. The fact that they're both by the same author? Who cares? Most casual readers wouldn't know.

 

[Actingup]

Ah, Stacnash, lol. She's added one of my stories to a list so I expect her attempt at a scathing comment soon, haha. The story she's chosen is a partial first draft I pulled out of my WIPs, wacked a hurried ending on it and slapped it up here without even reading it through... where it has bafflingly sat at a bizarrely high rating considering what it is. It will be interesting to see if she finds any hilarious typos my friends and I haven't already laughed over, lol.

In general, I don't follow the adage of "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger." When it comes to comments, however, though I've had some who've attempted at leaving a troll comment, they haven't hit the mark. Either the comments are a) hilarious or b) reveal the troll is an idiot or c) both. So I rather enjoy the troll comments (the ones I've received so far, anyway) because they make me laugh.

Yeah, I had about a 12 hour delay between list add and the comment appearing, but I think that's because her comments are moderated. I too have reservations about the adage, but in this case, I think it's good to share and support each other. May I ask which story we expect to be Stacnashed?

 

[TarnishedPenny]

by Anonymous user on 02/02/2025

Any husband thats would treat his wife this way needs to be dropped into a barrel of acid. Same for any person who would write this kind of crap.




I believe this counts as "hit the mark" for writing a reprehensibly vile character.

A two-fer!

 

[jaF0]

You can only be bothered by the comments of another if you allow yourself to be.

 

[pink_silk_glove]

You can only be bothered by the comments of another if you allow yourself to be.

Oh, the irony. (eyeroll)

 

[Rob_Royale]

"This piece is only 7,000 words long, but it was so difficult to make it to the end. What you’ve written here is horrendous."
(@Stacnash on "The April Fools' News Story")

But you got a GLOWING ataboy from our other brutal critic, 26thNC. That's got to perk you up some?!

 

[onehitwanda]

You can't perfume a pig.

You can put lipstick on it, though.

 

[Actingup]

But you got a GLOWING ataboy from our other brutal critic, 26thNC. That's got to perk you up some?!

Yeah that gave me a huge smile, particularly when he then commented on her review. 26th is clear about his biases. He loves a good burn, and this hit the spot for him. If he doesn’t like the subject matter, he’ll say so just as loudly but he might acknowledge the writing quality.

Stacnash, by contrast, dresses up an obviously emotional reaction to a story as though it’s an objective critique, and then makes it all about the author rather than the author’s work. This thread wasn’t meant to be just about her, but she’s the worst at it.

 

[Katie_Mae]

Yeah, I had about a 12 hour delay between list add and the comment appearing, but I think that's because her comments are moderated. I too have reservations about the adage, but in this case, I think it's good to share and support each other. May I ask which story we expect to be Stacnashed?

14 hours, not yet posted yet so all I know is I am the "absolute worst author on Lit." Which is unfair. I'm happy with her stating that the story itself is the absolute worst-- it is, I and me friends have laughed about it in private, but to call an author the absolute worst I think you need to sample more than one draft.

The story is called "Raped Online" and is listed as "This was an old story whose first draft was languishing in my files. I added a final paragraph and submitted it as-is." I don't know why Stancash bothered with it, she's probably put more effort into reading it than I did writing it, lol.

 

[Actingup]

I take pride in the fact that I broke Overly Critical.

He left three comments on my story, a scathing hateful one. He came back some time latter and blasted me again-and of course I never respond to any comments bad or good, so he's yelling into the void-he comes back yet again, and this time the comment is more tame. He saw I wasn't removing his remarks, replying to them, or giving a flying fuck about them and he came back to leave a more thoughtful comment.

I will say that I felt empathy towards him even in the nasty remarks, he lost someone and that is hard, and I feel for the man. My story was a catharsis piece about the hell we went through years ago where I almost lost my wife. It was painful to write, and I'm sure brought that pain out in others, its not the typical Lit fare. But I still get a kick out of him coming back and changing his tone. The story obviously stuck with him because he kept coming back to it with months in between.

That's when you know a story hit someone hard.


First-
by Overcritical  on 11/16/2023

Is this actually someone's idea of ROMANCE? What a gruesome story. And completely unbelievable. Page after page of pain and personal horror. I know because I spent 11 months with someone who went through much of it before slipping away. Miracles don't happen and the pain is beyond belief. It does not belong in any category in Literotica and the author should be boiled in oil for writing it and Literotica should be whipped for publishing it. 1*

Second-

by Overcritical  on 01/25/2024

I can't believe you spent 4 pages on this horror story. I found it in Romance, but although I usually don't complain when people put stories in the wrong category, this was indeed a horror story. I know because I spent 11 months with my wife while she succumbed to cancer. Why subject us to this graphic description of a personal horror? There is no rating low enough to judge this piece of absolute garbage. 1* just to get my two cents in.

Third-
by Overcritical  on 08/29/2024

This story hits so close to home for many of us although I dare say that most stories do not end on such a high note. My ordeal lasted 11 months without the surgical interlude and the she slipped away, finally at peace, her ordeal over. I know of several other such stories and the only thing they all have in common is the pain, the despair and the helplessness

What an interesting case. On the one hand, ‘ the author should be boiled in oil’ is pretty out there. On the other hand, they’ve put all their personal pain on their sleeve and the reasoning behind their comment is really clear. Somebody needed a long hug and a chat. I hope the change in the commentary reflected some support that they were getting.

 

[Actingup]

14 hours, not yet posted yet so all I know is I am the "absolute worst author on Lit." Which is unfair. I'm happy with her stating that the story itself is the absolute worst-- it is, I and me friends have laughed about it in private, but to call an author the absolute worst I think you need to sample more than one draft.

The story is called "Raped Online" and is listed as "This was an old story whose first draft was languishing in my files. I added a final paragraph and submitted it as-is." I don't know why Stancash bothered with it, she's probably put more effort into reading it than I did writing it, lol.

I’m on that list too! There should be some sort of badge.

 

[lovecraft68]

You can put lipstick on it, though.

I think I've seen a few of those.

 

[WCSGarland]

14 hours, not yet posted yet so all I know is I am the "absolute worst author on Lit." Which is unfair. I'm happy with her stating that the story itself is the absolute worst-- it is, I and me friends have laughed about it in private, but to call an author the absolute worst I think you need to sample more than one draft.

The story is called "Raped Online" and is listed as "This was an old story whose first draft was languishing in my files. I added a final paragraph and submitted it as-is." I don't know why Stancash bothered with it, she's probably put more effort into reading it than I did writing it, lol.

I read that. I didn't think it was bad.

 

[onehitwanda]

I think I've seen a few of those.

Blackpool is pretty renowned for them.

 

[jaF0]

You can put lipstick on it, though.

Call it Miss, pair it with a frog ....

 

[pink_silk_glove]

Stacnash, by contrast, dresses up an obviously emotional reaction to a story as though it’s an objective critique, and then makes it all about the author rather than the author’s work. This thread wasn’t meant to be just about her, but she’s the worst at it.

But Stacnash does know what she's talking about. If you ignore the rhetoric and strip away the bile, she knows her shit. If Stacnash says that your characters are cardboard cutouts from crackerjack boxes, they probably are. If she says that your prose reads as smoothly as jagged broken glass, it probably does. If she says that your pacing is snails in wet cement, it probably is. If she says that your plot never rises above a blatant limp trope, it probably doesn't. This is the feedback that a writer looking to improve absolutely needs. If you dismiss her as a troll because your feelings are hurt, you lose.

 

[Actingup]

I read that. I didn't think it was bad.

I just read it - it’s fun, creative, interesting. Most of the stories on that list are by authors who have written highly rated stories.

 

[RejectReality]

Without all the lube all the time, it could have been five stars. Political correct is such a turn-off, like using rubbers is!

The fuck? LMAO. What has lube got to do with political correctness? Jayzus. One thing I can be certain of. No woman has ever let this guy fuck her ass twice. Probably didn't let him finish the first time if he's this militantly opposed to lube.

News flash! The back door isn't a self-lubricating system, and porn flicks aren't real.

 

[RejectReality]

But Stacnash does know what she's talking about. If you ignore the rhetoric and strip away the bile, she knows her shit. If Stacnash says that your characters are cardboard cutouts from crackerjack boxes, they probably are. If she says that your prose reads as smoothly as jagged broken glass, it probably does. If she says that your pacing is snails in wet cement, it probably is. If she says that your plot never rises above a blatant limp trope, it probably doesn't. This is the feedback that a writer looking to improve absolutely needs. If you dismiss her as a troll because your feelings are hurt, you lose.

Ahh, I don't know. I'm in the 5-star list with the silly tripe I write, so Stacnash may have a blind spot or two. LOL

 

[Actingup]

But Stacnash does know what she's talking about. If you ignore the rhetoric and strip away the bile, she knows her shit. If Stacnash says that your characters are cardboard cutouts from crackerjack boxes, they probably are. If she says that your prose reads as smoothly as jagged broken glass, it probably does. If she says that your pacing is snails in wet cement, it probably is. If she says that your plot never rises above a blatant limp trope, it probably doesn't. This is the feedback that a writer looking to improve absolutely needs. If you dismiss her as a troll because your feelings are hurt, you lose.

I guess I disagree, and to be fair to me, I formed my opinion before getting Stacnashed myself. For starters, her methodology is to take a single story and use that to assert opinions about the author and the author’s skills. There’s a logical flaw there. Would you review Winston Churchill based on his performance at Gallipoli? And then whatever nuggets of useful critique are there are layered in truckloads of muddy bile… of course there are some insights there, but they’re hard to find.

 

[lovecraft68]

I guess I disagree, and to be fair to me, I formed my opinion before getting Stacnashed myself. For starters, her methodology is to take a single story and use that to assert opinions about the author and the author’s skills. There’s a logical flaw there. Would you review Winston Churchill based on his performance at Gallipoli? And then whatever nuggets of useful critique are there are layered in truckloads of muddy bile… of course there are some insights there, but they’re hard to find.

I agree with all this, and I was not trashed by them until their appearance here where they attacked everyone, didn't like it being handed back to them, and went after several people after the mod booted them in the story section. You can like or dislike stories by the same author, but they make it about the author and take the stories personally. I see they abhor NC stories but are always in there reading them.

But my main point here was the putting one author on their shit list as a bad writer, but complementing the same author because they didn't realize it was the same one under another name.

 

[gunhilltrain]

Ahh, I don't know. I'm in the 5-star list with the silly tripe I write, so Stacnash may have a blind spot or two. LOL

I never saw her lists until this thread made me look at her profile. You were placed in five-stars sixteen years ago! It appears that her ratings are based on a single story, or maybe I'm missing something. She couldn't have possibly read everything that all of those authors wrote - or did she?

 

[YmaOHyd]

As far as I know her lists are based on single stories, including single chapters of larger works in at least one case. Though it looks like in that case either the author deleted her comment or she didn't submit one.

 

[WCSGarland]

I kind of wonder though, if somebody came along that gave glowing 7000 word reviews and kept lists of the all time best writers and stories, would it drive any more traffic to those stories as compared to Stacnash reviews and lists?