Where Are The Readers?: Suggestions Wanted - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T19:04:17Zhttp://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/537324:Topic:53815?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A54977&xg_raw_resources=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYou may want to expand your g…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-26:537324:Comment:579552007-07-26T15:35:55.508ZKrystal Watershttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/PublishME
You may want to expand your genre's. My novels are suspense/thrillers. I found another writer/author on the site with the same type of writing I do. I hope this helps.
You may want to expand your genre's. My novels are suspense/thrillers. I found another writer/author on the site with the same type of writing I do. I hope this helps. I've always loved the law of…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-21:537324:Comment:563962007-07-21T00:18:28.624ZDaniel Hatadihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
I've always loved the law of diminishing returns. My first experience with that involved a number of Mars bars in quick succession.<br />
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Okay, a few of you are up for 'working' the reading discussions. I'll start something up about that shortly.<br />
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Thanks for your input, Douglas.
I've always loved the law of diminishing returns. My first experience with that involved a number of Mars bars in quick succession.<br />
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Okay, a few of you are up for 'working' the reading discussions. I'll start something up about that shortly.<br />
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Thanks for your input, Douglas. I'd rather not mess with the…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-20:537324:Comment:562032007-07-20T06:05:46.403ZDaniel Hatadihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
I'd rather not mess with the category orders. It took me a while to choose them and order them that way and each category has a reason for its place.<br />
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But it's no accident I put the readers above the writers.
I'd rather not mess with the category orders. It took me a while to choose them and order them that way and each category has a reason for its place.<br />
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But it's no accident I put the readers above the writers. I would think that the forum…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-18:537324:Comment:557982007-07-18T21:41:58.350ZLois Karlinhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/0lkarlin1
I would think that the forum is critical...if readers don't post, how do we know they've stopped by? Try moving "The Reading Room" to the top of the Forum page to encourage posts there.
I would think that the forum is critical...if readers don't post, how do we know they've stopped by? Try moving "The Reading Room" to the top of the Forum page to encourage posts there. Probably not the response you…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-18:537324:Comment:557242007-07-18T16:14:58.573ZBill Mehlmanhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Finagler
Probably not the response you're looking for, but . . . When I joined Crimespace I was a fairly active participant. For the last month I've been buried in copyediting, and haven't had a moment to look at the site. I was, however, puzzled that I kept getting requests to be my friend. Now, some of these people have asked me to be their friend three or four times.<br />
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Believe me, I'm not that much fun. And I'm annoyed that these people seem to be using the site to troll for business or whatever the…
Probably not the response you're looking for, but . . . When I joined Crimespace I was a fairly active participant. For the last month I've been buried in copyediting, and haven't had a moment to look at the site. I was, however, puzzled that I kept getting requests to be my friend. Now, some of these people have asked me to be their friend three or four times.<br />
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Believe me, I'm not that much fun. And I'm annoyed that these people seem to be using the site to troll for business or whatever the hell they're doing: spamming, phishing, whatever. So I'm increasingly disinclined to participate if it's going to mean more unwanted emails. If it ain't broke, I ain't go…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-17:537324:Comment:556022007-07-17T22:21:21.989ZDaniel Hatadihttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/danielhatadi
If it ain't broke, I ain't gonna fix it. So no groups for now.<br />
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And yes, one of the reasons I've kept the number of categories to a minimum is that I've seen plenty of forums with plenty of categories that only have a couple of posts in them. Your topic of finding agents, etc. is perfect for the Schmooze Lounge--it's all about the business of writing.
If it ain't broke, I ain't gonna fix it. So no groups for now.<br />
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And yes, one of the reasons I've kept the number of categories to a minimum is that I've seen plenty of forums with plenty of categories that only have a couple of posts in them. Your topic of finding agents, etc. is perfect for the Schmooze Lounge--it's all about the business of writing. I think you're doing well wit…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-17:537324:Comment:555972007-07-17T22:13:31.148ZJulie Lomoehttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/julielomoe
I think you're doing well without creating additional groups, but it's up to you. The general forum headings - the bar, readers, writers, schmoozing, etc. - seem to fill the need for more specialized discussions. I already belong to several writers' lists which I don't have time to read and often delete unread - I prefer Crimespace! So for me, this would just be one more thing I feel guilty about not reading. On the other hand, if you had a discussion about finding agents, publishers, etc., I…
I think you're doing well without creating additional groups, but it's up to you. The general forum headings - the bar, readers, writers, schmoozing, etc. - seem to fill the need for more specialized discussions. I already belong to several writers' lists which I don't have time to read and often delete unread - I prefer Crimespace! So for me, this would just be one more thing I feel guilty about not reading. On the other hand, if you had a discussion about finding agents, publishers, etc., I would be interested. When I first joined, I didn't…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-14:537324:Comment:549792007-07-14T20:05:44.396ZDianne Dayhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/dianneday
When I first joined, I didn't put anything in the website space either, and I had no problem.
When I first joined, I didn't put anything in the website space either, and I had no problem. This seems to me to be the mo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-14:537324:Comment:549772007-07-14T20:02:48.302ZDianne Dayhttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/dianneday
This seems to me to be the most feasible, workable of all the suggestions so far.<br />
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Dianne Day
This seems to me to be the most feasible, workable of all the suggestions so far.<br />
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Dianne Day I'm a reader! Proud of it, to…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2007-07-13:537324:Comment:548332007-07-13T15:46:35.286ZAlan Cranishttp://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Alanreads
I'm a reader! Proud of it, too. And the kind of writing I aspire to is reviewing. I've been a member of Crimespace for several months now, and really love it. And while it's true that you don't really have to create your own website to be a member, once I got started building my profile on My Page, I found myself having so much fun that I wanted to add more and more. It's easier and friendlier than any web-building page I have ever experienced. Now I not only have my own "web presence" but…
I'm a reader! Proud of it, too. And the kind of writing I aspire to is reviewing. I've been a member of Crimespace for several months now, and really love it. And while it's true that you don't really have to create your own website to be a member, once I got started building my profile on My Page, I found myself having so much fun that I wanted to add more and more. It's easier and friendlier than any web-building page I have ever experienced. Now I not only have my own "web presence" but on-going e-mail correspondances with various other members who share my type of reading (most notably the wonderful Donna Moore, whose favorite authors and general taste in reading is so similar to mine that it's downright spooky).<br />
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But what's been said is true, of course: writers write; and us readers read -- either books or stuff about books and/or authors. The recent reorginization of the Forums into heading is a great idea. That way, those of us who are not budding novelists can either skip those sections or choose to read them if the topic is interesting.<br />
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So sure -- Forums about specific authors, or books, or styles, might encourage other readers to be more involved. And I'm certain that once they see how easy it is to contribute, and how friendly us Crimespacers are, they will get over their resistance.<br />
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So readers, c'mon along! Take a few moments and let's find each other and chat about what we like, don't like and so on when we read. It's cool...really!