Don't listen to them, everyday new people show up and old subjects need to be drummed up again. Nothing wrong with that.writing_diva said:
LightShadow said:
If the thread is still on the first page of the thread list, you are absolutely correct, but most newbies don't go past the new threads listed, and they don't know what has been talked about before, so on and so forth. Don't get me wrong, I understand the need to be willing to research, or use the search bar. It makes sense, especially to someone familiar with message boards and familiar with this message board. When I first started on absolute write I had no idea what to do. I had never, ever done anything on my computer other than use my word processor, surf sports websites and some writing websites, and create a webpage through Yahoo and Comcast. In fact, I was new to highspeed. I didn't even realize there was a search bar for the first couple weeks. I found absolute write when looking up a question I had about genre through Yahoo. I loved it so much, I joined, thrilled to be able to communicate with other writers. At first that's all it was, a chance to communicate with other writers. She's new. Period, and the way it was approached to her about searching other threads and not bringing up old questions, I thought, was too abrupt. We have to give the new people a break, just as we received when we were new. Oh, and to answer her question, I tend to write my chapters between 8 and 15 pages, but it depends on the preferences of the editors that you are trying to appeal to.Jamesaritchie said:
LightShadow said:
The links to click was the perfect answer, but maestro may have touched a nerve with her. He gave good advice, and he's right. She probably should have checked for identical past threads first. Sometimes it's not what you say, it's how you say it. As writers, we should know that. Maybe he could have said something like, "In the future, so that we may elimate too many duplicate threads, it may be a good idea using the search feature before creating a thread. Welcome to our message board, and I hope you find the answers you are searching for." Maybe it sounds like a little a** kissing, but sometimes when we are new and not so sure about things, it's nice to receive a little buttkiss every once in a while. Not everyone is sure of themselves, or go getters, and maybe as a result will receive a lot of rejection letters, until the day they learn the boldness and composure necessary to be a successful author.Jamesaritchie said:
Correct. Readers are leaders. Writing involves research. Still, I have have a tendency to be diplomatic, and I always believe in giving someone the benefit of the doubt. Besides, chapter length isn't always something that one can manage easily. Often, they do run long or short simply because in most cases the right length for a chapter is when you are finished saying what you've got to say.scarletpeaches said:
MarkPettus said:
Perhaps, and once she's been writing for a long time and has a stack of rejections up to her nose she will become thick-skinned. And, I understand the etiquette involved, and only understood bandwidth recently - - - Maybe I'm just a poop because I always want to say things the right way, because I've been on the butt end before, yet did not really understand why. I just tried to put herself in her shoes and feel that even though it seems unnecessary, sometimes a little coddling is needed. They need a few worms before being thrown out of the nest.maestrowork said:
LightShadow said:
