How come...

[Deleted member 68927]

How come people love the taxi drivers who stay quiet during the ride, the authors who don't post every day, and the cat that sleeps all day?

And yes, I am searching for an answer to the middle part. The other two questions are just something I have the answer to, but don't understand.

 

[Seaspecter]

The few times I took a cab I just wanted to get where I was going not have a full-on conversation with a stranger. I like all cats not just the sleepy ones and to answer your actual question some people enjoy the anticipation waiting for the next chapter to come out brings.

 

[Indicterra]

I hate silent taxi driver though, I like to talk with them when I am riding.

And it is very useful too, like Taxi drivers know their stuffs in that locality, like locations, hotspots for tourism, incidents. Cheap hotels and food places.

They are gold mine for informations and gossips, and being friendly with one doesn't hurt either.

 

[GlassRose]

I hate silent taxi driver though, I like to talk with them when I am riding.

And it is very useful too, like Taxi drivers know their stuffs in that locality, like locations, hotspots for tourism, incidents. Cheap hotels and food places.

They are gold mine for informations and gossips, and being friendly with one doesn't hurt either.

Ulgh, extroverts.

 

[foxes]

It's all about laziness. You can consider yourself inferior looking at the productivity of the author. The cab driver is too lazy to answer and listen. And a cat is still a cat. He who knows life is in no hurry.

 

[KoyukiMegumi]

Ulgh, extroverts.

I know, right? I'm allergic!

 

[Santaisblue]

Because if someone posts too much I feel the need to read it all and it starts to feel like a job to read, not something I do to pass time but something I do because ive already invested too much time into the book.

 

[melchi]

I think one of the most popular stories on royal road posts once a week. They just post 25 page chapters instead of the 1000 word to 1500 word that most every day posters do. I think that in the long run stuff pans out differently.

 

[RepresentingDesire]

It's probably because waiting for something can build up excitement.

 

[TheEldritchGod]

Because once every three days seems to be the ideal amount of time.

 

[JackyHF]

Peace and quiet is appreciated. If I want to talk, I'll initiate the conversation. Otherwise please just do your job that I pay you for.

 

[RepresentingCaution]

Overstimulation

 

[georgelee5786]

How come people love the taxi drivers who stay quiet during the ride, the authors who don't post every day, and the cat that sleeps all day?

And yes, I am searching for an answer to the middle part. The other two questions are just something I have the answer to, but don't understand.

1. If I'm taking a taxi, I'm probably a bit tired and want to get home. A quiet taxi driver lets me rest a bit.

3. Because then I don't have to take care of him

2. Too much of a good thing, I think. You like the book but could get burnout if it is released every day. Also it gives the author more time to polish the chapter, so the average quality improves

 

[Gray_Mann]

The last taxi-driver I spoke with, was one of those Hamas activists. It's weird since my country doesn't even have any Hamas political support initiatives that I've ever read or heard of and is mostly neutral about the war giving neither side vocal support, and Christians are a minority group here. He got offended when I didn't reciprocate his enthusiasm, and then accused me of being a "Secret Jew", whatever that is. There aren't enough Christians here for that to even be possible. Personally, I wish the world would shut up and stay out of it and let Israel and Palestine duke it out until one wins, and and then get the fuck over it.

 

[CharlesEBrown]

The two most talkative taxi drivers I had were both in Milwaukee, WI - one was one of the best I ever had (even did not start the meter until two blocks after he picked me up), the other was one of the worst (meter was running before I got in, and he actually admitted he was taking a longer route to point out some tourist stuff, and was just a little annoying but also a little scary so I just dealt with it). The longer the ride, the more I like having a cabbie who says stuff, but for a short ride, I'd prefer a quiet one.

People like writers that they like, regardless of activity levels.

Most cats are great (though we have one I call a "Charming A-hole" because ... well, he lives up to the title) and some of them are just so darned CUTE when they sleep...

 

[Hans.Trondheim]

I won't initiate a conversation unless someone else would take the initiative. In our culture, it is considered 'brave' and/or 'foolish' to initiate a talk if the other party isn't having it, or the conditions don't allow as such (you don't know each other, or there's nothing to talk about; you can read the facial expressions anyway). We have this street insult for such people who are quite noisy and brave: "F.C." or feeling close.

Another thing is, I prefer to drown in my own world, instead of talking of things I don't care about. Nevertheless, I will oblige when another person will talk to me, since I experienced being ostracized and rejected.

As for authors (like me) who don't post often, well, as I said, I'm lazy. My turnaround for laziness is to burst write, then take a break to save up another batch of energy to burst write.

As for cats, it's their nature. I love cats.

 

[Zagaroth]

For the 'less than daily' authors such as myself, well, I at least put a lot of thought into my work. I want it to come to life, and I refuse to throw work I dislike at my readers.

I know better than to be a perfectionist, but my first draft needs to at least say what I want it to say and not just be some random filler. My fluffiest chapters have at a minimum the utility of building character and highlighting the changes to someone's life. I never write a chapter that is just treading water.

My Patreons get the raw first draft. Sometime after that, my editor-in-wife does a once-over to fix anything that stands out, and that gets edited in the waiting-to-be-published draft.

Interwoven with this is that my published chapters are always open to editing. That too takes time, but it has made my earlier chapters much, much better than they were.

There are people who manage to put out quality while posting faster, but the one I know well has acknowledged that it can be exhausting and stressful.

 

[Daitengu]

Author wise, I believe there's a preconceived notion of better quality from authors that don't post daily. But it has to balance against the gap.

Unless it's really engaging biweekly to monthly releases will drop reader count fast.

 

[Indicterra]

Ulgh, extroverts.

I am not, I believe it's basic of basics

 

[GlassRose]

I am not, I believe it's basic of basics

*look of skepticism*