for all the writers.. - Page 6

Originally posted by: serendipity.

i dont like how QUBOOL HAI forum is turning into FAN-FICTION RELATED COMPLAINS AND SUGGESTIONS FORUM! 😳 😕

First of all, writers should value readers? Well yes i suppose, but vice-versa too please! Some readers annoy the writers to death. Please know, that the writers arent getting paid for this, they do this for free, for you to enjoy, for YOU to read, so you better keep that in mind and not annoy them? (talking in general)

I think having a recap or not having one should completely be A WRITER'S CHOICE. If you need to recap your memory, or it isn't that good, you can always go to the previous chapter and re-read the whole thing or the end.

The writers round the world arent sitting here for you to read their stories now, are they? They arent your personal servants to give you an update each time you want. I believe they have a life and a right to continue/discontinue their FF whenever they want!

Originally posted by: cclove

Hey Pari, I know you as a regular reader of all my stories and I admit to being guilty as of late to updating existing stories on the forum and once I can I try to update regularly. I like your suggestion of a recap when updates have had a wide gap or readers can reacquaint themselves with the previous chapter as most writers have chapter index. 😊

I just wanted to add some points to what you've said:

* I too get sad when I LOVE a story and there's no updates for long periods. As a writer and reader you have to understand both sides. Sometimes we get too busy to update.

For me a main reason for late updating is Writer's Block. Writers know what I'm talking about. It's not about starting something you can't finish but actually when you start writing, you're not able to put into words what you want to give the readers next.

I've been going through that of late and trying to get past it to update my FF. Sometimes like yesterday you get a new idea for a story but still stuck for the existing one. It happens.

We need to keep in mind also that writers have life outside of the forum and can't always update according to the readers wish and sometimes what we need to do is be patient. 😃

Originally posted by: -ForeverYours-

Hey! I think you read some of my fictions (the ID seems familiar) and I fall into this category as well but I would like to explain ourselves.

1. We have personal lives, which means we prioritize. School/College aside, I think helping out with my mom's surprise party would be a little above on the list here.

2. QUALITY writing takes a long time. It takes 3-4 hours for a single update of mine, not because I'm slow but because I like choosing the right words, making sure I described each passage to the best of my ability, making sure it's not cliche or too fluff, making sure it makes sense according to the characters I developed, adding in the dialogues, getting confused on how to best explain a situation and then finally figuring it out, proofreading, rewriting, then posting it to IF making sure the formatting is right (and this takes a long time), then sending out the PMs, it takes a lot of time. And we don't even get paid for this, yet we put this much effort in for every chapter. So if we're active on the forum but not updating, it's because roaming the forum takes like half an hour and updating takes 3-4 hours of hard work straight. If you want crap then sure we can update everyday, "He was lukin for Zoya. Were da hell iz she? He waz worried? But y? He dnt luv her! Bt thn y waz his hrt waiting 4 her?" If you want that crap then sure we'll update everyday!

3. Writer's Block- again do you want us to post crap? We have a story in mind, developed, but if we are just too stressed out to think about how to move it along to reach its destination, do you want us to just put in "Filler Chapters? until we figure it out? It'll be a waste of time for you and the writer.

3. The dig on our character in the post. Hurtful, incorrect and certainly not needed.

4. Again--we don't get paid for this! We're doing it out of our love for the characters, the story, and writing as an art! And we're posting it on IF so everyone can read our hard work. If a writer writes just for readers, than he's not a writer, he's an attention seeker.

But all aside I understand your sentiments, but you have to understand ours too. It's flattering that you get so attached to our Fics but you have to respect our decision knowing we didn't discontinue it just for the heck of it.