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Post by Christine on Jun 29, 2009 14:46:48 GMT -5
I know this is a frequent problem for people who are just starting out on Twilighted. There are only 18 or so people who validate stories and I think out of those 18, five validate new ones.
I think they're working on getting more volunteers to help validate, but the sheer number of stories on there is... overwhelming.
What you can do is ask one of the Supervisory betas where your story is in the queue. If it's near the beginning, they should be getting to it soon.
But don't give up hope. I started a year ago on there when there were hardly any stories and it still took a couple days to have it validated.
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Post by Caitlin on Jun 29, 2009 21:50:58 GMT -5
This is my main complaint about Twilighted. I mean, I totally get what they are trying to do but if its too much work they should come up with a solution or people are going to stop posting there. I already know people who have stopped posting there. Or never started. Something needs to happen. I don't know what. But something.
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Post by Claire on Jun 30, 2009 14:27:26 GMT -5
I remember in the very first WEEKS of Twilighted when it took three hours to get validated, if that.
*nostalgic sigh*
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Post by jax on Jun 30, 2009 15:21:01 GMT -5
Austen's Twilight hasn't ever been validated. I told them about it but I guess no one cares. Instant gratification. yay!
except that now I have no excuse for slow upates...
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Post by Caitlin on Jun 30, 2009 17:34:17 GMT -5
See that bugs me and makes me want to stop posting over there. If they can't handle the validation que, they should come up with a different system, or get more help. Or at the very least, answer your inqueries
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Post by bittenandsmitten on Jul 1, 2009 14:44:14 GMT -5
I've had exactly the same problem...it's probably been around a month since I submitted my fic. I think that some of the betas are on leave at the moment so they're packed.
I have no suggestions and just thought that I'd tell you what I knew, I can't even remember where I heard it. lol!
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Post by Christine on Jul 1, 2009 16:10:09 GMT -5
It is very much about who you know. If one of the betas knows you, she'll go into the queue and find your fic first.
Sadly, that's how it goes - in RL as well as the fandom.
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Post by jax on Jul 1, 2009 16:47:59 GMT -5
Or also if they're just into your story. My beta for Primary Colors does mine fast just cause she's already reading it.
... and I was supposed to be quiet about that. Shhhhh.....
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Post by pwtf on Jul 2, 2009 0:19:01 GMT -5
I'm one of those people who's kinda given up. I just started a new story and couldn't submit it because I still had an update of my other one in the queue. It had been about 2 weeks.
I just don't have the desire to wait. I'm impatient. I want instant gratification. Sigh...
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Post by pwtf on Jul 2, 2009 0:19:37 GMT -5
Oh and Christine I am in love with your avie. Just sayin'
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Post by minisinoo on Jul 2, 2009 1:08:38 GMT -5
I think I was one of the first people who actually put stories there, so I never had an issue.
But let me point out ... Twilighted is NOT the only way to get attention. There are many venues for posting stories and archives don't always bring you the most (or the most interesting) reviews and readers. My PRIMARY archive is actually my own website. Now, I realize not everybody can afford to create their own site, nor have the HTML knowledge to do so. My site was actually designed, years back, by a friend/fan from X-Men, or it would be a HELL of a lot less pretty. But it's grown over the years and I do know enough to keep it up.
Now, why do you what your OWN website? First, you have complete control of the formatting. Also, you can go in and modify it at your leisure. You can include images (virtually all my stories have them). AND when you have a single website, you DO build up recognition over time, and it can become a place to archive other things such as fieldguilds, commentary on writing, "about the author," rec lists, link lists, etc. In short, it can become a fandom resource, and it can be multi-fandom. So if folks come to read stories in X fandom, if they really like what they see, it's VERY easy for them to find more stories (including in other fandoms) by the same author. Also, if the creator thinks a little about design, they're often much easier to navigate than Live Journal and some archives.
So again, I do understand independent personal website archives are not an option for many writers, or they don't have enough fiction to justify it (yet), but let me recommend that people consider them. After writing in fandoms for 9 years and reading in fandoms for 15, personal websites offer the author THE most control over her own stories. I've seen too many archives implode or disappear to trust them. Not to mention the feedback from archives typically doesn't equal (at least for me) the feedback I get from Live Journal and email.
I do like Twilighted, as archives go. It's fanfiction.net (the Pit of Voles) that I have a long-time abhorrence for that long, loooong predates Twilight. Ha.
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Post by jax on Jul 6, 2009 11:34:57 GMT -5
Congrats!!!!!!
See? Good things come to those who wait!
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Post by xsecretxkeeperx on Aug 19, 2009 19:59:11 GMT -5
I love Twilighted, but I get the same feelings of impatience as everyone else. It sucks. I especially hate that I can't update two stories at the same time, but then I see other stories that update one after another with the same author... wth? Oh well.
I agree with minisinoo, though, that Twilighted is not the only way to get readership. Even if you don't have your story there you can go on the forums and promote yourself. The NM board on IMDb is another GREAT place to self-promote. I know a lot of people that had little to no readers until they made connections there. You just have to be proactive and have a kickass summary.
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Post by Christine on Aug 20, 2009 9:16:43 GMT -5
I don't get the forums on IMDb. Do they really draw that many people? I've never posted on there before, but I've seen some of the threads on different pages.
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Post by xsecretxkeeperx on Aug 20, 2009 22:59:02 GMT -5
They REALLY do. It started small with a few people doing the whole "I'll read yours if you read mine" thing and other obsessed people rec'ing their faves (mainly WA...it was HUGE on IMDb), and it's grown into one giant fanfiction dealership. People push like crazy and I know a lot of people that got started over there. Tragic Turn, Star Mile I know promotes there, I gained a lot of readers that way too. It's a great place to self-promote without feeling like your being obnoxious, haha.
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