Got tagged for a contest that doesn’t allow for stories under 500 reads. The reasoning for the limit was that “if your work is good, you’ll easily get that amount.”
I’m sorry, but I don’t ever want to participate in a contest that has that mindset. I’ve seen so many great stories here from my peers that have less than 500, or are just now taking off.
Kanushin has almost 8k reads alone on all the sites I’ve posted on, yet because Wattpad consistently has my lowest reader amount by a wide margin, I - by that logic - wouldn’t be able to enter? Again, no thanks.
I’m not frustrated by my own inability to participate (I truly don’t care), but when I see stuff that actively puts down new authors, I have to speak out on it.