It all comes down to plot and characterisation for me. Without exciting plot and with flat characters no author can quip my interest. The saddest cases happen in stories from authors I love that succumb to poor characterisation. Technical aspects of writing do not put me off as I only read at moderated archives where stories are more or less void of grammar and punctuation mistakes.
Moreover, over the last year or so, extensive sex scenes tend to put me off if they hinder plot too much. A nice ~1000 words hot piece is suitable, but whole steamy chapters where nothing happens are just nuisance. I would search out a PWP for those, thank you. But in plot-driven stories, this is just annoying.
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Date: 2008-12-01 11:03 am (UTC)Moreover, over the last year or so, extensive sex scenes tend to put me off if they hinder plot too much. A nice ~1000 words hot piece is suitable, but whole steamy chapters where nothing happens are just nuisance. I would search out a PWP for those, thank you. But in plot-driven stories, this is just annoying.