Aaaand it is a 2.5 out of 5. 

...With no comment or review to help me address it. Sweet. :/

Oh well. Progress is progress. 

Don't let that discourage you, stick to your guns. If you like your story and where it's headed, keep writing and enjoy the process and don't mind some random stranger on the internet that chose to be such a coward that they didn't give a reasoning or anything.

Most definitely, good friend! I'm already over it. Looking back, I can see why some people may dislike it, but I refuse to give up on the project. I'm desperately trying to break the habit of ditching stories. 

My first rating was a 0.5! Low ratings happen. 

If the goal is to not ditch the story then best of luck. If you post long enough maybe another higher rating will come in or feedback. 

Either way, I hope we get to celebrate you finishing your story one day :)

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Glad to see you're not letting it get to you. Without feedback there's no way of knowing why you got that rating. Hope you get actual feedback.

That was the only thing that annoyed me, but I'll totally write on. 

Martin Wrote: ...With no comment or review to help me address it. Sweet. :/

This is kind of a double edged sword. Sometimes the reasons for the ratings are helpful (even if some are harsh), sometimes you'd wish they just didn't put a review to explain their ratings because it'll just give you a headache.

Martin Wrote: Aaaand it is a 2.5 out of 5. 

...With no comment or review to help me address it. Sweet. :/

Oh well. Progress is progress.

Hey don't worry about it. My first rating was a 3 star and I never got a reason to why I got it. No comment or review and the story was only 2 chapters and a prologue so don't let it discourage you. I kept writing and my views have gone up more and more even if I only posted once or twice a month.

No point to a low rating if they're not going to give you any feedback! Sorry that happened, but glad you're trying to look at it as a positive. There is a 5-star review in your future! Sending positivity.

Martin Wrote: Looking back, I can see why some people may dislike it, but I refuse to give up on the project. I'm desperately trying to break the habit of ditching stories.

This is such a hard thing to do - you have my admiration for sticking with it.

All the best!

~ Saf

Keep at it! Even though it doesn't feel great in the moment, someone was moved to take time out of their day to engage with and react to your story. That's pretty cool if you ask me! I'm sure the 5 star ratings are just around the corner!

Ah, that sucks! I'm sorry your first rating was a bad one :(

2.5 is halfway to 5, which puts it at average/good! Same thing as like a 5/10 being "solid" - people just tend to buy into a weird sense of rating scales where they think anything below a 7 is terrible and not worth their time. Still, from what I've read so far I'd give it a pretty dang good, and I look forward to reading more! (I'd offer to rate it too, but I don't particularly think people should rate unfinished works - like tv shows that are still mid-seasons or so on).

Martin Wrote: Aaaand it is a 2.5 out of 5. 

...With no comment or review to help me address it. Sweet. :/

Oh well. Progress is progress.

It's alright, friend. Mine is the same. Keep writing and make sure to read your work.