Benjamin Clayborne
Auror
I have so much trouble reading fmm's posts that I really have no idea what he's trying to say. Can anyone else summarize?
I have so much trouble reading fmm's posts that I really have no idea what he's trying to say. Can anyone else summarize?
My apologies if I've missed something or made any mistakes; they're really not an easy read.
Doing creative things with our posts is well and good, but his 'creative thing' has made his posts too much trouble to read to bother with. Seems counterproductive. A forum thread is not a collaborative story (except those that, you know, are). It is a discussion. Communication should be simple and direct.
Essentially, he thinks:
- Forums are replacing blogs as a web medium because forums speak directly to other individuals while blogs are too much about the writer.
- Your forum posts will be more important than your blog because readers want to talk to you as an equal.
- Forum posts should match the quality of your book, that he would hunt down a great author if he found him
- After reading a book, he would rather meet the author on a forum than a blog.
- Nobody's preventing us from doing creative things with our posts to give people a taste of our skill
- He is storing his posts to update later and, I think, post them on something like a blog.
- Apparently he's been banned or is worried about being banned somewhere and will or has, at such point, just move on.
- He doesn't like people who link in their signatures.
My apologies if I've missed something or made any mistakes; they're really not an easy read.
What I've been saying is that your forum posts will be so different from your work that they won't really hook readers by themselves. You need to use your forum posts, your reputation, your "likability" factor, to direct people to a location which will hook readers because it's actually kind of about you and your book.
Sasha, I think your blog is okay. I think that it could benefit with a more interesting theme, but if you want it to be spartan, I think that is quite alright. I'm certainly not an authority on this, but you can check out my blog which currently doesn't have anything on it. I think adding a picture banner that relates to your interests is a good idea. I dislike the standard blog themes.Xanados, could I get your opinion on the current state of my blog? It currently needs work, more posts, more information, etc., and I'd like to know what people think it needs.
Edit: I plan on additional information fir each story. Longer synopsis, character info, maybe more status updates.
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Okay, I'm sorry, but I'm finding Fleamailman's posts to be rather obnoxious now. I didn't even find them intriguing in the first place. I don't think we should have somone on the forums who doesn't speak with even a modicum of coherency. I'm sorry if this sounds harsh, but it is true. He/she doesn't even add any clarity to the topic on which she is commenting.
The Blue Lotus said:Sasha,
I checked out your site last night... Looked nice and normal. I read fluent typo so I missed what Xan seen.
However, I presume it is a WIP?
It seems a little too safe, dull etc., when you consider that I know how vibrant your work is. Just stuck me as odd is all but, that is just my Opinion.
Thanks for the look. I am going to try to tweak the layout and theme. I am also working on a third post, first experiences with Amazon KDP. Hasn't gone as well as planned, so I wanted to talk about it.
I like spartan blogs, lots of white space, just the content. No ads. A whole redesign will take a while to get right. Right now, it is a standard template with a few tweaks.
I haven't figured out how to make it as vibrant and interesting as my stories and posts here. The blog is a bit more formal than I like, maybe it's my attitude that needs to change.
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