Konjo1

This is my final decision: I am not going to read any books where the use of italics or brackets replaces the use of quotation marks. It’s just too confusing for me. I am surprised that none of the readers of these stories ever mentioned it to the authors, since it is a glaring problem for many readers.

Hiya! Thanks for voting on Knife's Edge! ❤

 I can pretty much always tell when a Wattpad writer starts writing for Dream.me and Radish. They start stretching out stories and adding entirely new story lines that should be separate books. It's bad writing, and it is actually exploitative of the readers since sometimes it can cost  over $30 to read a book using one of those services because of all the padded chapters.
          
           I'm always glad when writers are able to make money from their hard work. However, this isn't the best model since it is likely to lose them readers rather than gaining new ones. 
          
          I would buy a lot of these books if they were available online,  But I am not buying them chapter by chapter for over $20.

Honest to God, this "tongues fighting for dominance" thing just doesn't compute as sexy. For that matter, "pouting nipples?"

I just checked in on a book series that seemed so promising but ended up being a masterpiece of internalized misogyny.  Readership dropped from over 100K for the first in the series to less than 20K for the last book, and I think it's a sign that more readers are not mistaking cheating and abuse as romance, not matter what the excuse.

Hi there, thanks for your votes on my book, Highland Wedding. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Best wishes, Emma

Hey it would be amazing if you could read my book “Texas bandits “ and give me your opinion ❤️

I don't understand authors who suddenly pull down their partial books, edit them,  upload them again, then don't add any new content. Why bother to get your readers re-engaged?

Thanks for your votes on The Art Guy... I always feel as if that book is my neglected child... one of these days I'll get round to tidying it up. Best wishes, Emma

Ugh, I do not get some authors. I was reading a trilogy that started out with a heroine with self respect and a cheating boyfriend and it looked so promising, but it turned into a portrait of a doormat and a disgusting manho. 
          
          I know authors shouldn't be wed to likes and comments, but this author went from six-figure likes to four-figure as the series progressed. All of the remaining commenters don't care how the heroine is treated, they just think it is romantic and the couple is destined to be together. It is soooo messed up.