Thanks, that's what this is here for. It's fun to rant, but I hope we all learn to improve as a result. I do agree that it's a bit unbelievable...
I'd suggest that if a story isn't of interest to a reader, but they're aware others might like the topic etc that they probably should refrain...
Perhaps an authors notes thread from the first page is a good idea in collaborative stories, or alternatively a mention/link to the story thread...
2 should also be: The story is okay, but the grammar/spelling needs serious work.
I see... short term a rating guide like yours in each story might be a good idea.
I know what you mean, my first story has 5000 views so far and no ratings at all.
This would be rather useful for authors contributing to larger stories, especially if the work isn't all their own.
Some description such as striking features are probably a good idea. I know I do find it hard to follow stories that introduce more than four or...
Interesting you bring that up Torg. Personally I dislike being informed of a characters breast size in that much detail at all. It just seems...
I kind of think that the author should put a little time into helping ensure the reader doesn't have to figure out the meaning of the text. Their...
It's quite common that there are threads dedicated to pet peeves, things people hate about various things including in stories. I have quite a few...
It's a bit surprising this hasn't been tried before, at least as far as I'm aware. I do read a limited selection of novels though, almost all of...
Very interesting discussion there Kaitou. I do agree it is rather jarring in a first or second person story to suddenly be presented with choices...
So, I've started writing my first own interactive story on Chyoa and I wondered what people think so far. I do have somewhat of an idea as to...
Thanks for that. :-) I might have to try reading more 2nd person stories. I generally stop reading them immediately as I find them annoying (and...
There's some interesting points of view here, some of which totally conflict with my own. Kaitou says "2nd person is the true immersion. Unlike...
That's an awesome idea. I second this. You may want to have tags for genitalia too then such as {cock|pussy}, or just have the ability to have...
Hi Friedman, have you thought any further about implementing additional story types? Conditional stories would be great. I see some stories where...
This would be a great idea. I also like the idea of Chyoa Labs so we can experiment with some new features to see if they work in practice before...
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