After 15 years of daily online reading I can confidently say that I have no clue what makes me drop a story... It could be anything from a strange sentence about a toe being stubbed (despite me liking that same sentence in a different story) to just losing interest because of lackluster...
For sure. There is a reason why I am a lurker and not a poster. If I don't like something in a story to such an extend I would quietly leave. No need to hurt someones feelings.
Im not really a poster more of a lurker. But I am delirious from an cold right now so I think I might be suffering from brain damage. Like, the kind of brain damage where your entire personality changes and you can suddenly play piano.
not really an author (at least a published author) but sometimes a creative decision could also be a shit decision. When writing something you intend to be successful you should take into account the reason why an audience reads the story (escapism yada yada, unfulfilled dreams yada yada, wet...