Just like any other wannabe out there, I am also writing stories from time to time. And of course I hand them around to people to get feedback. The results are... bad. Really bad. Actually they are terrible.
1) One third of them don't even bother reading because they no longer can read books. They grew too accustomned to television, cinema, videogames, visual novels, and find plain text on a book boring right away.
2) Another third find them interesting but never read them to the end (well, most are long) because they are always feeling bored or have better things to do than reading a book. My writing skills may be at fault here too but I still think someone can finish even a bad book just to offer some feedback to a friend.
3) And the last third that does read them and pays attension... doesn't get them. I don't write in a "light" manner, simple stories about simple people. They are heavy on the mind. I blame points 1 & 2 to an extend, since most stories in anime, or games, or tv are now quite simple and linear (I'm a Xenogears and NGE fanboy btw). Not that this is bad; I just don't like reading or writting such stuff.
I am so disappointed with the feedback I DON'T get that I am now thinking of turning my stories into visual novels. Maybe some pictures and music can help to keep even the spoiled ones occupied. So here are some questions about them as I haven't read any VNs.
A) Is there some sort of change a text that turns from normal to visual needs to have? I noticed that most games write in a far less artistic way. Like, instead of "Suddenly the bell rings" they write is as "Sound of bell is heard".
B) Let's not stick to how the pictures will look. Am I forced to draw everyone metrosexual or like a wet dream and do I need to include sex just for fan pleasing?
C) Are VNs suppose to offer choices in interaction with the story that may change the ending or can they be left linear?
And for Pit's sake, is anyone else having trouble finding someone to read a normal book?
1) One third of them don't even bother reading because they no longer can read books. They grew too accustomned to television, cinema, videogames, visual novels, and find plain text on a book boring right away.
2) Another third find them interesting but never read them to the end (well, most are long) because they are always feeling bored or have better things to do than reading a book. My writing skills may be at fault here too but I still think someone can finish even a bad book just to offer some feedback to a friend.
3) And the last third that does read them and pays attension... doesn't get them. I don't write in a "light" manner, simple stories about simple people. They are heavy on the mind. I blame points 1 & 2 to an extend, since most stories in anime, or games, or tv are now quite simple and linear (I'm a Xenogears and NGE fanboy btw). Not that this is bad; I just don't like reading or writting such stuff.
I am so disappointed with the feedback I DON'T get that I am now thinking of turning my stories into visual novels. Maybe some pictures and music can help to keep even the spoiled ones occupied. So here are some questions about them as I haven't read any VNs.
A) Is there some sort of change a text that turns from normal to visual needs to have? I noticed that most games write in a far less artistic way. Like, instead of "Suddenly the bell rings" they write is as "Sound of bell is heard".
B) Let's not stick to how the pictures will look. Am I forced to draw everyone metrosexual or like a wet dream and do I need to include sex just for fan pleasing?
C) Are VNs suppose to offer choices in interaction with the story that may change the ending or can they be left linear?
And for Pit's sake, is anyone else having trouble finding someone to read a normal book?