Analogies for subscribers of fanfiction I found this on tumblr

These two people maybe authors on AFF, but if not they left a good little anecdote for all you lovely subscribers. If you will entertain me please?
 

 

 
 
Fan fiction reviews

poorshadowspaintedqueens:

creativereadingfanfiction:

Imagine you have a coworker who likes to bake. Every week, they bring in a batch of delicious, homemade cookies and leave them in the break room. Next to the plate of cookies is a sign, “If you like my cookies, could you please just leave me a note and tell me what you like about them? The more feedback you leave about what you like, the more incentive I have to bake.” A hundred coworkers walk by and take a cookie. One person leaves a note. “Great cookies! Bake some more soon!”

The next week, once again there are cookies in the break room with the same sign. Once again a hundred people take a cookie and only one person leaves a note. “Nice! More soon!”

Week Three- Once again, a hundred people take a cookie. No one leaves a note.

Week Four- One hundred people take a cookie. No note.

Week Five- There are no cookies. Someone leaves a note. “Where are the cookies? I loved them. Please, please bake some cookies.”

Week Six- There are no cookies. Ten people leave notes. “I miss your cookies. They were my favorites. I loved the chocolate chips. My friend really liked the way you had almonds in the cranberry ones.”

Week Seven- Motivated by the wonderful notes, the baking coworker stays up late to bake the best batch of cookies they have ever made. That week, a hundred people take a cookie. No one leaves a note. 

The co-worker gives up baking for their colleagues.

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Please, if you like the fan fiction that you are reading, let your authors know. Stories are abandoned for a myriad of reasons, but it is very, very hard to stay motivated when you receive no positive feedback. If there is a story that you like, whether it is a completed one or a work in progress, please leave an up-lifting comment or review. By doing so, you’re providing that writer with motivation to spend their time and energy creating more stories for you.

And that way, you both win!

This applies to fanart too, but yes, ALL OF THIS. And a wonderful analogy.

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AFFOfficialAhjumma #1
Wow! Great analogy and I see all the writers get it. I'm quite sure most of us who write fanfics are supportive of other writers and use there power to comment and up vote other authors stories. It's the wonderful subscribers who probably haven't written a story before who doesn't know how much we're affected by getting or not getting feed back. I hope they read this and let all the authors know how much they like and appreciate our wide variety but tasty COOKIES. ^^ Some subscribers have told me I'm a silent reader. Well hopefully this will help them see the need to break their silence.
goldxntrbl #2
This is just so true I can't---

It's hard to stay motivated in writing when you don't feel like it since your not sure if ppl actually like your fics or not ://
xdancer #3
Sooo true! I have about 80 subscribers to one of my stories and there's no comment whatsoever :( It doesn't really give me that much motivation anymore.
Haengbog #4
This. This was everything! It's so true! I have so many subs to one story, i get comments from the same 30 or so people every time. I would love for someone to rip me to shreds at this point, just to get some REAL feedback.
jazzyqu33n #5
So true I hate when people do this to me
optimus-unreal #6
This is so very true. Wow. I never thought or relating it to baking lol.
informantxgirl #7
This is similar to an analogy I once had! Yay for cooking metaphors! :D so true, too, so true. also, there are those who say they like your cookies but can't even tell what kind they were. yeah, you liked them SOOOOO much...
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