Okay, this needs to be adressed. Because I know it's happening to more authors than just me, and I'm getting tired of this. WHY DON'T YOU PEOPLE REVIEW ANYMORE? Coem on, I know at least 40 people have read the latest chapter. An author knows when they have readers. In case you don't have an account and don't know this, there's this cool little thing called traffic stats. It tells us how many people have been reading our stories and chapters. You know, I'm getting ticked off here. Think about it this way-if you are too lazy to take a few minutes out of your day to type something that could just be as simple as 'Great story!' then we authors certainly have the right to be lazy and not type our chapters. Now, I know that some people who are reading this aren't users on here and some of you haven't even writen anything except for school assignments, but here's some news for you: Writing takes hard work and time. We are working our butts off for you people to have a form of entertainment when you get home from school, collage, work, whatever. The perfect example is when I typed the last chapter. Although it was a Saterday, I have to go to church on Sunday, which means I have a bed time. I've recently been getting into playing Paper Mario 2 and I'm at what I hope will be my favorite level. I knew I had to type a chapter for OACA, so I decided to bribe myself with the promise of getting to play the game after I was finished typing. I finished, I kid you not, two minutes before my bedtime. And I still haven't been able to play it because I've been so busy with vollyball lately. (Because once the games start, your life practically ends until the season is over.)
But anyways, the main point I'm trying to get across is this: Review! Review! Review! It drives authors mad when we waste our time and energy on something we don't even get feedback for. And don't just review my story. Review all the others you read! People who don't have an account, you don't have an excuse unless the story you're reading requires that you be logged in to review. I'm not setting a required amount of reviews like I did last time. Because I've realized that doesn't work. There will just be a burst of reviews for that one chapter and then you'll all go back to hiding in the shadows. So here's what I'm going to say: If you want chapters, you give reviews. If I don't think you're reviewing enough, I'll wait until I get enough to continue. I've already got a set amount in my head that I want each chapter, but I'm not going to tell you all. Just review, okay? That is all I ask.
*takes a deep breath and then exhails* Well, that was quite a long rant. And I just want to say sorry to Senom, since she is the only one who reviewed on the last chapter. And here is a cookie for doing so. *hands cookies out to Senom, Lilac, Lily, and Sayuri*
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going on a much deserved break. *jumps into the review hiatus bandwagon and grabs a gamecube controller*