Why Do You Read Our Stories? [PAGE 15!] - Page 2

I started on IF forums for IPPKND.. honestly just for the spoilers.. but then I stumbled on to these awesome stories, which many put so much hard work in.

For me its just a matter of liking. M a dreamer in my real life. I read the stories which click to my heart. I relate myself and my life experiences with the fanfics. I read them to see the story in a different light than the set storyline of the show. To me language doesnt matter. Its just the way the story moves whichbinds me to it and makes me continue reading it. I feel its more important to feel what the writer wants to convey instead of looking for the errors in the updates. If u r an ardent reader, u'll try to understand the writer's viewpoint and assume the meaning when there r errors. Its a connection with the storyline that keeps u going. I read "Lavender" because i loved the storyline. I never actually noticed if there were any errors because it was the plot that kept me bound and not the grammatical accuracy. 😊

The FFs which I am glued to have to have substance in their plot. Writing just fro the heck of it are not entertained. In fact what I like about Kalarikkal House is that it has a strong plot. Even FFs like Unexpectedly Expected, which is not exloring the tragic part and more on the fun side has an interesting plot. Characters can be same but the story should be meaty and interesting as that is what pulls the readers.

I started reading fanfictions because it depicted my favourite characters in a different light, a new story, a new plot- may it be romance, suspense or thriller. It is intriguing and shows you a world, an imagination- An imagination that hasn't been explored before.

Characters should be well thought out, should have depth and consistency.

Language is important (doesnt matter which language, does not have to be english) No SMS lingo. Good formatting. Author takes pains to research the facts presented. Progression of the story( not staring at each other and making love every episode) , humor, some satire

That's all I can think right now. Typing from a phone, so you will have excuse the spelling and punctuations:)

Hello Devi,

Thank you so much for taking the initiative as well as for the invite.

As a reader, what puts me off a piece in the very first instant is a palpable desperation in the writer's work to jump to mature scenes without any development whatsoever in the relationships and characterization just to label their pieces as 'Hot'. I have seen some brilliant pieces of fictional work right here on this forum, where the same scenes are brought to the readers at such proper timing and with such strong plot foundations that they literally leave you with goosebumps. Glorification of rape, in my view, with the excuse of portraying 'intensity' and 'hotness' is unpardonable and immediately puts me off a piece. What attracts me towards any writing, is a good plot, well developed characters, and a steady pace of progress. Kudos to some very talented writers out there, who brilliantly achieve the same.

As a writer, i write for the love of it. While writing, i try to the best of my ability, to ensure that at the end of the update, my reader is entertained and does not regret investing precious time in reading my work.If they laugh or smile after the read, it just makes my day.I personally find no point in forcing readers to comment, since i have come to the conclusion that if they are sufficiently pleased, they would do it on their own accord, and would be honest in their responses. As for grammar and typos, though i try to be sensible enough to pay heed to that red line MS-Word puts under any misspelled word, i am aware that i happen to be no master in the language and would be more than pleased if my readers choose to correct me with the kind intention of helping me augment my writing skills with the help of their sound advice which they are more than welcome to offer.


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Um vry weak in english so wn't say much i dn't hv ne points 2 specify dat particularly wht r those dat attrcts me towards d story..i lv story which i find to b interestn.. i dn't luk 4 gramatical errors..if i find d presentatn 2 b gud i love to read..:-) thatz ol...ignore my english...full of flaws 😆

- a decent storyline; that doesn't necessarily mean a story with too many twists.

- too much description of clothes and surroundings bore me; I like it, it helps my visualization but then if 1/4 of the update is on what she is wearing then I would skip and move forward to story.

- spelling mistakes, grammatical errors put me off, as it just means extra effort to stick to the story.

- story resembling to po*n stories; where there is not much in story but it just more about how often they f**k is definitely not something I look for. But saying that, I have read love making scene wrote so well that you just loose yourself in that moment.

- rape stories turn into love stories just creeps me out.

- colorful and large font hurt my eyes.

- writers forcing to comment or threatening to not update till a certain likes and pages of comment is definitely a turn off for me and I just skip reading that story. It just clearly states that writer is not confident about their own skills or writing.

- humor used appropriately is an awesome addon.

- witty, sarcastic and quirky dialogues keep me interested.

- English is not the first language of many writers here and i understand. But spelling errors and many grammatical errors can be rectified by using ms word.

- SMS language is a huge turn off for me.

- using famous characters like say Arnav-khushi and then not making them couple or portraying them too much out of their character is a bit hard for
me imagine or relate to the story. Oh but kashi, I love her more than khushi. Because you changed the
name but she just fits so well for the story.. Khushi name wouldn't have suited to mystical kashi..

- really short update with nothing in it is annoying. I really don't care of length as far as there is quality and essence for it to be a separate chapter and not the part of other but some time some writers prefer to write just a paragraph as an update.

- oh I love your titling for each update.. I always look forward to it.

- I also like some writers giving a glimpse of the update through their banner(I love the image Meera uploads with all her chapters of careless whispers), song or styleboard (as in inked's or Maya's story).

I know you asked what I like in a story but I got carried away. I can't believed I typed that much through my mobile.