HungrySheep
I like yuri
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I hit Rising Stars top 10 on RR without being part of this review swap bullshit before I deleted my novel from the site. You just need to post daily for a month and have at least 1k readers (this was a couple years ago, not sure if the algorithm's changed), but you will hit Rising Stars regardless of whether you're part of a group or not.I'll say this.
those writing cvabals? Are just bullies, pure and simple.
when you're young in school, and you're getting beat up by a bully.
you can take it? or you can fight back.
if you're gonna get beat up every day anyways, why not get beat up *after* you sucker punch them and kick them in the nuts.
maybe you get smacked up, but hey, its happening anyways.
you run the "risk" of they get tired of getting sucker punched, kicked where it hurts, pushed down the stairs, etc.
but I know this. "being the bigger man", all that (well intention-ed, granted) advice?
does, not, work.
anyone that played sports, knows this is true.
if the ref didn't see it, its legal.
if the other team is going to take cheap shots?
you do nothing, and they'll take your *stars* out of the game.
regardless of your personal ethics, you have no choice.
you send the goon squad in, to get them. They understand, *nothing* else.
lets analyze the situation.
the RR mods? Have decided, time and again. Its perfectly legal!
what can *anyone* say?
"Hey! You're doing what we do! No fair!"
*Pffft*
How big are these so called cabal/guilds, anyways.
they put 50 bully .5 reviewers on the field?
we'll put a hundred and fifty out.
they got 12 authors all with same genre coordinated launch?
we'll do two dozen at the same thing.
those are the rules.
they do it? because it works.
why shouldn't we benefit, like they do.
I bet we could field *more* (bigger team) than any of them can.
my theory, in any conflict.
I'll play by the rules.
but if that's how the games played?
Thanks for showing me what the real rules are.
I don't see the ethical problem.
I say, give them a taste of their own medicine.
or, maybe you like getting wedgies at school every day, maybe its fun.
but if you don;t like it?
did you ever realize... that a *group*, say.. the chess club?
you CAN all go out, and give a bully a wedgie.
we all know it shouldn't be allowed.
but? it is.
I don't understand why everyone wouldn't want on board.
every time I see an author I know from my last site, their book and name i recognize?
i give a good comment, and a good review.
that's my peeps.
(dry dead pan voice and face)
yeah.
let's all get T-shirts and ballcaps.
"I love C.O.C.K."
*sheesh*
I hit #1 trending on Scribblehub multiple times. I do not know how, but I just posted daily and replied to almost every comment.
You don't need to be a part of any of this clique crap to hang on the front page. Just be consistent and decent.
The slop flood is the much greater issue currently~.