This is a brilliant reminder of all the pitfalls we need to avoid as writers. I highly recommend checking out the entire article.
Recently, we here at LitWorldInterviews.com conducted a survey, “Why do you put a book down?” and through the assistance of the writing community we had a very nice response. Now it’s time to share what we found.
First, I want to say why the survey was conducted. We wanted to help writers by giving them the information they most need. If a reader takes the time to check out your book and don’t like it, they are unlikely to give you a second chance with your next work. First impressions mean a lot.
86.30% of those responding were Female, thus leaving the remaining 13.70% Male. Considering the majority of those reading novels are Female, although not quite this extreme, I’m comfortable with sharing what we found.
There were 34 sub-categories as a result of the survey. Those results were then placed into 5 main categories: Writing, Editing, Proofreading, Taste, and…
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Avid writer and reader of Faerie tales and noblebright fantasy.
Cathleen Townsend 
Personally, if the story line is very intriguing, but I don’t like the writing style, I’ll usually keep reading, although I’ll be sort of irritated the whole time! If I’m deciding whether or not to buy a book, I’ll read the first couple of pages, and if the writing style is bad, I don’t buy the book.
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I do something quite similar, although if there’s any promise, I’ll give them a chapter. The short version is it’s all important. Story, characters, editing, and proofreading. We need to get it all right. No pressure. 🙂
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Yeah, writing is tough! I think the only people who write are those of us who are terribly unhappy when we don’t write.
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I read the original post and found it illuminating, especially as it explained the results of a broadly administered survey. Very helpful. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, Cathleen.
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My pleasure. I thought it well worth the read. 🙂
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