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s75:
kylorens-lightside:
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kylorens-lightside:
dizzy-redhead:
Today I got a reply to a comment saying that the author had been so discouraged by the lack of response on the last two chapters that they had decided not to finish it, but that they had changed their mind and were now thinking of finishing. Just because I took 30 seconds to comment on each chapter.
It doesn’t matter if the fic is years old
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what to say (“I loved this” is always music to an author’s ears, no matter how many times we hear it)
The author will not think you’re a creeper if you’re commenting on every single one of their fics
The author WILL cuddle your comments close to their hearts like the precious gems that they are, even if they’re only one word.
Comments and feedback matter. I’ve written in fandoms and for pairings that have very active, vocal fans who comment a lot, and I’ve written for ships that are not terribly popular and don’t get much reaction. The difference in my attitude is incredible.
Your feedback matters to authors. Click the kudos button, but please, take the time to leave a comment. Even if it’s just one word. If you like the writing and want to see more, let the author know
/rant
I always feel like I bother people 😭😩 like oh that one again 🙄
Sorry author friends????
No no, you don’t. Trust me. Like seriously, the most discouraging thing is when there’s not even a hint of discussion. It doesn’t ever need to go into depth either. Just, like oh ok. They liked the thing and look they left a comment that they liked it. Like even if it’s just a smiley face.
I’m a big fan of replying to people - I just hate to be a jackass about it haha.
Thanks!
I appreciate every person that puts themselves out by sharing their creativity. Writing is so personal, and it takes balls to share it, because you really want people to like it. I try to leave a comment, share it, or like it, because there are some very talented writers on Tumblr. I have been writing since I was in middle school, but I have never shared any of it. I’m too chicken, lol!
and i’m worried my earlier rant about how impossible it is to just fucking Feel Good About Yourself as a writer makes it seem like I don’t appreciate those comments on old fics. But I do. The point might have gotten buried, but– sometimes I am so ashamed of having abandoned a WIP, and getting a comment on an old abandoned WIP gives me, like, a little spike in that shame– but it also reminds me that even if I didn’t finish it, what I did mattered. And sometimes even if it doesn’t make me resume work on that old WIP, it makes me feel like in general, what I write matters. It really does.
s75:
kylorens-lightside:
oscar-isaacs-eyelashes:
kylorens-lightside:
dizzy-redhead:
Today I got a reply to a comment saying that the author had been so discouraged by the lack of response on the last two chapters that they had decided not to finish it, but that they had changed their mind and were now thinking of finishing. Just because I took 30 seconds to comment on each chapter.
It doesn’t matter if the fic is years old
It doesn’t matter if you don’t know what to say (“I loved this” is always music to an author’s ears, no matter how many times we hear it)
The author will not think you’re a creeper if you’re commenting on every single one of their fics
The author WILL cuddle your comments close to their hearts like the precious gems that they are, even if they’re only one word.
Comments and feedback matter. I’ve written in fandoms and for pairings that have very active, vocal fans who comment a lot, and I’ve written for ships that are not terribly popular and don’t get much reaction. The difference in my attitude is incredible.
Your feedback matters to authors. Click the kudos button, but please, take the time to leave a comment. Even if it’s just one word. If you like the writing and want to see more, let the author know
/rant
I always feel like I bother people 😭😩 like oh that one again 🙄
Sorry author friends????
No no, you don’t. Trust me. Like seriously, the most discouraging thing is when there’s not even a hint of discussion. It doesn’t ever need to go into depth either. Just, like oh ok. They liked the thing and look they left a comment that they liked it. Like even if it’s just a smiley face.
I’m a big fan of replying to people - I just hate to be a jackass about it haha.
Thanks!
I appreciate every person that puts themselves out by sharing their creativity. Writing is so personal, and it takes balls to share it, because you really want people to like it. I try to leave a comment, share it, or like it, because there are some very talented writers on Tumblr. I have been writing since I was in middle school, but I have never shared any of it. I’m too chicken, lol!
and i’m worried my earlier rant about how impossible it is to just fucking Feel Good About Yourself as a writer makes it seem like I don’t appreciate those comments on old fics. But I do. The point might have gotten buried, but– sometimes I am so ashamed of having abandoned a WIP, and getting a comment on an old abandoned WIP gives me, like, a little spike in that shame– but it also reminds me that even if I didn’t finish it, what I did mattered. And sometimes even if it doesn’t make me resume work on that old WIP, it makes me feel like in general, what I write matters. It really does.
