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Forgotten Tears


Just a simple GrimDark writer, nothing to see here.

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Dec
28th
2014

Why do i keep writing? · 10:10am Dec 28th, 2014

When it seems everyone hates my stories?

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Comments ( 2 )

From what I see. You're trying to tackle very delicate and sad topics while your writting style isn't very inviting, and you don't seems to have an editor to assist you.

Before I published my first story, I found someone who was willing to edit what I wrote, and I was lucky enough to write something that everyone found interesting and original. Basically Twilight was shrunk to keep her dangerous uncontrolable power in check until she learns how to control it. A story where she had to adapt to live in giant world in order to survive. Ever since my story was featured, I found more people willing to assist with editing, and they pointed out a lot of mistakes I made while writting.

However after all those years I was writting my story and improved as a writter, I not long ago tried my luck in writting sad story staring Fluttershy.

I found people willing to edit/proof-read it for me and I uploaded it, but I received many downvotes and readers pointed out many flaws in it. I took this story down, Rewritted/expanded it, found another proof-reader who would polish it for me, than uploaded it:

Trials of Blood and Kindness

As you can see, it have 1621 viewers, 262 upvotes and 15 downvotes. It is very poor score when compared to my other stories.

Long story short, writting sad/delicate stories is very dificult and risky, even for experienced writters. Sure, some succeed and they move emotions of many, but most of them don't receive a good score.

In your case, you seems to be very unexperienced and need to work on your writting style, as well as find an editor to assist you. Tackling sad/delicate topic in a story in your case is 100% chance of failure.

My advice, try to write something diferent (original if possible), find an editor who would be willing to assist you and point out flaws in your writting, and once you get better at it, try sad/delicate stories from scratch, maybe it will help.

You write for the people who like your story.
Every single of your works has upvotes. There may be more downvotes, though - but that doesn't matter.

First and foremost write for yourself. Write what ever needs to be minted in words - at least in your eyes. And if it attracts readers, the better.

I didn't read your stories (yet). Not too much time on my hands at the moment. I'll give them a glance.
But from what I've seen in CommanderX5's comment, you may think about his advises.

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