Encouraging Reviews

[EstabanBacca]

The reviewing format on this site, coupled with the forum threads, offers writers more feedback than that of any site I've visited. It is comparatively user friendly.

I personally do not care for a 1-10 rating system. Those little stars are often misleading and readers would be better off without them. Author's shouldn't miss them as they are totally unenlightening.Get rid of the fucking things! The written reviews and the author's ability to respond are all that is necessary. Use those stars for rating restaurants ( where again even with five stars you may often find yourself served flat fare at a fat price.)

As to obtaining more reader response...my own thought is that an author's best chance of provoking the reader lies with the story he or she writes.