Vinegar and Brown Paper (page ten)

[MLHForster]

Hello again i've put page ten of my most recent project (Echo and Thespiae) up on my blog for those of you who have been reading the other pages. If however you haven't been reading any pages then take the time to.

I've put the link below as i still haven't figured out a way to put a photograph on a post.

http://matthewlhforster.blogspot.com/

Kind regards,

MLHForster

[hillwalker]

You appear to have gone to a great deal of trouble to type (?) your story on some crumpled wrapping paper and post the resulting images on your blog.

However, most readers on here expect to see the story posted in legible script and directly on this site rather than through a link. Which would suggest why you're not getting much feedback.

I'm curious as to why you have chosen to present your work in such a reader-unfriendly manner. I found it almost impossible to follow because of the poor quality of the typescript. Posting the text on here in a simple font will get more responses than you've had so far. Besides, if your story is any good it won't need 'dressing up' in such a fancy way.

H

[MLHForster]

I've seen you post on other peoples threads and its rarely anything other than vaguely undermining or mildly irritating. If you don't like it, that's fine, but contact me directly, be more specific and don't speak on the behalf of everyone.

[hillwalker]

I was not speaking on behalf of everyone - their silence does that for them.

I was querying why -

1) you ask us to navigate to a separate link to read your piece when 99% of other posters paste their text on this site. You will get more responses if you do that in my experience.

2) you chose such a bizarre medium for your story - it's not that I don't like it. It's that it's almost impossible to read the way it has been presented.

H

PS - to post a photo the best way is to save it to your LitNet photo album first then post the link to that on here using [ then URL then ] followed by the link, then [ then / then URL then ]

[MLHForster]

'I was not speaking on behalf of everyone - their silence does that for them.' not a very nice thing to say is it.

Asking people to navigate to another site isn't such a bad thing to ask is it?

Its not almost impossible to read.

[hillwalker]

In my experience very few members give feedback unless the story is posted here in the conventional way - it's just the way this site works. Don't shoot the messenger.

As for readability - blame my eyes. I'm used to reading black print on white paper unfortunately.

H

[Bluehound]

I too feel uncomfortable clicking on external links and I have seen other similar comments from users before, Hillwalker was just trying to give you advice there.

But out of curiosity I clicked.
I am guessing that for you the medium of your work is a part of your artistry, you are not simply writing in the way that most of us are you call it a "project" ( and I notice that the blog before is all written on A4 and in pen).
Unfortunately I have to agree with Hillwalker again - it is difficult to get on with.
My eyes are very good but faced with a wall of mishmashed typing was distracting to me and I didn't finish the story. However I think it could be an interesting read if a little over wordy.

[Delta40]

Its not almost impossible to read.

No but I won't go to the trouble of straining my eyes simply because you decline to post in a readable format for no reason.

The bottom line is if you want your work appraised then post it on this forum.

Or don't.

Critique other people's work too. you will find they will return the favour.

[MLHForster]

Thank you all for the advice (hillwalker included), after these comments I shall consider another format in the future, or rather re-type the piece for the benefit of others.

Regards,

[Bluehound]

I hope you will continue your project as it is for other readers, for the record I would probably enjoy the quirky brown paper as presented in a physical book.
It just seems that for this forum a more traditional copy is required and I look forward to reading it.

[MLHForster]

Thank you i will type it up when the story is finished, although im not sure when that'll be,

Regards,