Tips for Writers by Redone
FeatureSummary:

We have all seen those stories that get no comments and those stories that regularly get a handful of comments per chapter. This series will focus on providing tips on how to be one of the latter, not the former!

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Newest Segment: Developing Minor and Supporting Characters


Categories: Admin Only Characters: None
General Warnings: None
Trigger Warnings: None
Challenges: None
Series: None
Chapters: 34 Completed: No Word count: 26875 Read: 105339 Published: Jan 19, 2015 Updated: Sep 11, 2017
Keeping Readers/Getting Reviews by Redone

You've now gotten some readers and reviewers. How do you keep them? How do you increase them?

 

consistency

Michael's quality of his performances are a lesson in consistency.

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As busy as he was, Michael was known for calling fans and taking an extra moment to talk to them.

listen

When he got backlash over certain things (e.g. BoW short film, TDCAU), he listened and took the feedback into consideration.

looking down

 

Now for the Don'ts:

 

 

Take Home Message:

As an author of publicly posted fan fiction, keep in mind that your goal is to have your audience actually read your story. This isn't simply accomplished by posting a picture and a summary. Rather it involves multiple phases.

  1. Finding your audience
  2. Convincing your audience to give your story a chance
  3. Keeping that audience engaged
  4. Getting your audience to speak up.
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