User blog:Varkanax39/Stories

Well, I've completed the first six chapters of TSC, and I think I can say I'll have the story finished by the end of July. However, I've gotten very little feedback at all, and I'm anxious to know what you guys think of the plot and writing. I know a lot of your characters haven't appeared yet, but they all will, in time.

However, I'm also announcing I hope to have the Xaterex Storyline done by November. After TSC, I've got two more short stories (The Darkest Light and The Final Prophecy) and one novella (Annihilation), then I'll probably be finished. I've also talked to Odst grievous about a possible companion story to TEG and TSC, which I'll co-author with him (Hopefully).

Anyway, I also want to reiterate on something Slice brought up earlier: very few stories are being read/commented on. Compare Talk: Running From Death and Talk: The Eternal Game with Talk:Dark Origins and Talk:The Tale of Toa Xarana. Admittedly, a lot of the comments on RFD and TEG are just "cool", not anything constructive, but even that is better then getting no comments on your fanfic.

That's not to say it's only happening to me. While I enjoy getting feedback for stories, even critical feedback, I've noticed everyone's stories are getting few/no comments. I know that MOCCing and real life are excellent topics, but without any critical feedback for anything. If everyone's so busy with their own work, this site will probably start to lose the excellence it has today. This is harsh, and needs to change.

Again, I'm not just saying this for me, it's for everyone's works. It's really encouraging to newer users to get comments on their stories, and without your support on TEG last summer, I doubt I would have ever finished it. As Toa Roden said on Slice's blog, many people read stories, the problem is getting reviews. Even if the NRC's waiting list is long, that's no reason every user can do a short review or comment for all the stories on the Latest Stories Main Page section that goes beyond "cool". This is not criticism of anyone in any way, so please don't take it that way.

Whew, that was long. Anyway, I've gotta go now, as my afternoon will be...busy. Varkanax out...