and adding on to what you said, i only got 1 comment for all 3 chapters i updated this year and that makes me so depressed

2015 is a tank of farts , i hate it too~ i have exams this year which means like no internet ALL THE DAMN time and i hate it. i love to write but even i get tired. i wake up for school at 5.20 and i start studying at 6.30am until 5.00pm not to forget i have debate competition and i'm a class captain . urgh i hate it .i have no freedom and i have to study because i need to get into the best class next year o(╯□╰)o
but we all need to keep going, thats where teentop helps, they basically keep me alive i love them too much. ╭(╯ε╰)╮
but anyways , i'll always be here supporting you *hugs* even if my internet is always taken away

yeah officially 2015 is the worst year Ive ever live in! well me myself didnt update the story but yeah no one read my update either~ hurm~ what to do people always change nothing stay the same even we want it too. people especially their sweet talk and promises its all a lies I dont know if this will hurt or not but an author should not fully trust what the reader say.Its not always what theyre truly meant.We dont know the inside of people.WORLD ARE LIES~!!! (my words are out of topic right~?)

Good day,
I'm not giving up, but I came to the same conclusion as you recently: people are more depressed and lack motivation these days.
I live in Canada, and scientists here are saying it's because we had a really cold and dark winter. It was unusually cold recently, still not spring where I live, everyone still have their winter coat :( Plus, we did not have much sun, so the weather was depressing, so people got affected by that.
Maybe it can be an explanation for some people; maybe it can be the same in the northest states of the US as well.

And I know how you feel when it comes to writing and not having comments on your work. Weirdly enough I start getting feedback couples of weeks after I posted a chapter. I know right now is the end of semester for some people (such as me), so I have to admit that I have literally no time to write or read for that matter. I barely go on AFF once a day in case someone sent me a message or to read blog posts. Your story "They don't exist, do they" is actually in my read-later list :p And no worries, I'm not a silent reader in general. I can't really help when it comes to how much you improved since I don't really have anything to compare with. But I'll be able to tell you from chapter to chapter ^^
Though, I have to admit that maybe writing for recognition might not be the best way to see things. Creating should bring self-satisfaction more than anything else. Plus, I realized that many people on AFF are silent readers: which is sad in a way. Because I know how great it is to have someone tell you what they thought of their reading and such. AFF should make it so, when someone tries to exist the chapter, a window pops-up asking them is they wanna write a comment ^^

Have a great day,
Take care ! <3

Don't be depressed. I don't know why you should be depressed, but write me please when you feel out of it. I mean it. Every word. Let's exchange messages. :*

If you tell people you are going to quit, of course those that follow you and your stories will try to show you that they care for your writing and want you to stay. And if you tell people that you changed your mind and explain that you are going through something and go through various mood swings.. then people will think that this is something that only you can deal with.. because it's your life and your health and your mind and your writing. I don't get what type of support you want if you say you don't want people to make you not quit or show sadness for your state of mind.. I'm sorry but what type of support do you seek? I've read so far from your posts, it seems like you are struggling with something.. but tbh I can't understand with what.

I'm a writer and a reader, and I also go through depression and moments of anxiety a lot.. but I never let other people's lack of support be the reason I feel down because being a writer is a lonely job, you'll get more silent readers and more moments of no feedback at all, then actually people telling you what they think/like/dislike about your work.. And personally, I write when I feel down. It helps me take my mind off the things. And sometimes I do post my fics just so I know they are out there and that someone might one day read them. I just post them for myself.

My advice..? Take a break if you want, instead of "I'm going to quit", say "I'm going to take a few days off to see if I really want to quit or not". And never expect people to give you 100% support because those readers that you are waiting for to show support also have lives out of here and also have bad times... I want to help you (and I'm sorry if I sound harsh here) but I don't know how. That's why until now I never really replied to any of your posts and right now I feel bad for saying all this. I'm sure I'm not the only one that wants to help you but doesn't know how. I do hope you'll come to some decision and make the best out of it.

I Hadn't read your post until now.

Though going back and reading I can see your struggle though at the same time can't make your decisions for you.

You also shouldn't let peoples actions dictate how you feel.
Depression is more often than not a state of mind. If you think you're going to be depressed then yeah you will be.

Aff is full of silent readers. A a writer it is indeed frustrating but that doesn't mean they didn't like it they're still subscribed so there must have been something they liked about it.

Also if you want to quit writing, the quit. I don't see why people try to talk people out of quitting.
My question to you is why to you write? And does writing make you happy? (Think long and hard on this)

I write because it keeps my stress down and lets me create worlds I can escape to.

I'm not asking these things to be mean but to try and help since you clearly are struggling with this.

Poeple are always leaving. Why are you getting depressed when this has basically no impact on you as an individual writer?