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Bramble | 13 years ago

>But seriously, rethink the quotes-only approach. Writing is about so much more than quick snippets.

I agree. When I read the blurb of the website, I thought "okay, it's a place to show off writing; awesome," and I was actually confused by the just-quotes format. Quotes do not make writing. I was hoping that clicking one of the quotes would bring me to an essay, story, or longer excerpt of writing, but no dice.

Many of the quotes on the sample page beg for context, and my eyes glazed over as I scrolled down the page.

Sure, the page looks neat at first glance, but I'm not really sure what this website is trying to achieve. I like to write poems and short stories and I am an avid reader. I don't really see one-line quotes as a way to show off that kind of work, and I wouldn't buy a novel based off one line. But perhaps I'm missing the point of the website?

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kylebragger|13 years ago

You're certainly not missing the point; the pull quotes clearly aren't cutting it. :) Going to spend the weekend reworking the way work is presented. Ideally I'd like to offer a few templates for work, such that the user can pick short/medium/long-form, or, perhaps make it based specifically on the category (poem, novel, tagline, etc.)

The intention of the site is to help writers show off work elegantly, though, seems I'm not quite there yet.

Thanks for the feedback!