Rose/Ten stories tend to get a lot of reviews. Period. No matter what the context is. So it's really hard to judge based on reactions alone whether I succeeded in writing something good or not
Fair point. Also, fair point about the brilliant Calufrax stories that get no reviews. I've definitely seen good stories that weren't popular (even after getting recced), and popular stories that weren't any good (at least, in my opinion). I think it's not only the number of reviews you get, but what they say that can guide you (a lot of "Oh, I just *love* Ten/Rose!" is a hint that maybe it's the genre that's making it so popular -- although that still doesn't mean the story isn't good, of course).
If it helps any, I can honestly say that my liking those stories had absolutely nothing to do with them being Ten/Rose. If anything, that gave them a disadvantage. : )
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Fair point. Also, fair point about the brilliant Calufrax stories that get no reviews. I've definitely seen good stories that weren't popular (even after getting recced), and popular stories that weren't any good (at least, in my opinion). I think it's not only the number of reviews you get, but what they say that can guide you (a lot of "Oh, I just *love* Ten/Rose!" is a hint that maybe it's the genre that's making it so popular -- although that still doesn't mean the story isn't good, of course).
If it helps any, I can honestly say that my liking those stories had absolutely nothing to do with them being Ten/Rose. If anything, that gave them a disadvantage. : )