On comment-writing...

I have nothing better to do on the bus....But it will be very nice if you take the time to read and think about what I'm about to say.

So....I read that in someone else's blog and I think that it's worth spreading it so...if anyone find that accurate....please make a blog post about it.

So....what I wanted to say: I've come to the conclusion that these days there are more silent readers than readers that would read and actually give the authors some feedback.

Authors spend so much time on coming up with plots and ideas that would be intereating for their subscribers, monitor every single word to make sure that what they've written really sounds good.

MOST IMPORTANTLY- We spend days or even weeks to write a chapter . And it's so smple ans easy to to just spend a minute and drop a comment so that person would feel well after spending so much time in finishing a chapter/story.

Comments are most authors' motivation so when you finish something and upload it here....then you don't receive comments you'd be like: "Well why continuing this when no one's reading it?" 

Because who'd spend their time on something that's not successful. 

So please.....be more active...commenting takes no more than 2 minutes. After starting writing for the pleasure of writing at some point the people reading the story become one of the reasons for the authors to keep their motivation and continue writing.

It will be nice if you share this as well. Out there are some great authors who deserve recognition ...and I as well am tired of having to remind my readers and ask for their comments every time.

OK, I'm almost home... I hope I'll hear your opinion on this and will see some other posts about it. ^^ Bye~ <3

Sorry for any typos...my phone hates me...

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Damina66 #1
that's true :3
Jai9594 #2
Okay sometime I'm so excited when I'm reading I just can't finish a chapter b4 I'm ready to write a comment by the end I'm the one in the comments with a first,second and finally lol!!!!!!!!
sonnet_sartori #3
wow i feel this post so much it hurts >.< when that 'new story comment' alert comes, my heart leaps into my throat so fast lol..
when i write something, taking time and effort and putting my all my feelings into it, only to get no feedback, nothing. it hurts :(
which is why i make it a point to comment on every story i read, even if i didn't like it all that much ^^
SkkkSekai #4
Sorry for being a silent reader and some one who isn't good at words but I understand what you mean. I just want you know that even though I can't upvote your stories or never leave any comments I am still a big fan of yours, not because there are so little jongkey authors out there but you an author that writes good stories(I'm sorry if it sounds weird/wrong). I am a very choosy person but your stories never fail to catch my attention. Thank you for taking the time and effort to write them.
mischievous_akmood #5
that's exactly how I feel... I hate it when I'm practically begging for any sort of comment in the author's note I put in every chapter, and I see that people are viewing the chapter, but I only get one or two comments... literally any comment (as long as its not rude or downright mean) would be fine ._.
I try my best to leave comments for every chapter of the stories that I actually keep up with and I know that some people are like me and they subscribe to a ton of stories but don't get around to reading them but... I know that people are viewing but not commenting O.o
cathe_ #6
We have the same sentiments!
I hope you don't mind I share this post of mine because there are also wonderful insights on the comments:
http://www.asianfanfics.com/blog/view/1117038
BluSyndrome #7
To be honest I'm very guilty of being a silent reader, mostly because I'm reading late at night and I often don't have the energy or eyesight to type a comment. But I agree with you and I'll try my best to write more comments from now on^^
lylwizz #8
I actually used to be a silent reader, not that m not appreciate anything nor m just lazy but im even like that in real life, becoz m always afraaid to speak up and to be honest even commenting on sns... but since ive reading a lot of story, ive changed alot,, i fine myself commenting every story i like although m not active in commenting every chapter, but i really think that the author really deserve that and just notice them ive been following. Usually, i would comment on some chapter that make real excited. Although i notice myself changing alot because of this, i still consider myself a silent reader. As expected, old habit die hard... but do u notice my name at all... hehehe cause whenever i comment on sth, thats mean i love it alot to my heart content...lol not gonna exacggerate... anw this is my longest comment ever...omo
31lily #9
I do agree with this post. There have been so many occasions that I felt like not continuing with a story, simply because it seemed like no one was reading. And yet, there were so many subbies. I do like to see comments on my ones, even if it's just a one liner, just to show that the person actually read it. I always make it a point to leave a comment, no matter how small to acknowledge the hard work done by the writer and to show some appreciation. Sometimes, I leave comments even if I didn't like it as much, simply to show some appreciation to the writer for writing the story, because to those who don't write and just read, it might seem easy, but the ones who actually write the thing spend lots of time thinking and writing. It's always a good gesture to appreciate people's hard work. At least that's how I feel and completely my personal opinion.
SHIN33ee #10
pt 2 of too long comment) They need to be "better", more in depth, more descriptive.
So what I'm being told is that my comment, the one that I was finally brave enough to post and to worry over, that it isn't good enough. That if I don't feel that I have enough knowledge to be able to leave a lengthy critique, I just shouldn't bother leaving a comment at all.
This doesn't make me want to comment more. This makes me feel stupid and foolish for commenting in the first place. Kind of like this comment XD
SHIN33ee #11
(Pt. 1 of too long comment) Thank god for fan fiction writers. They are some of the best writers and need more respect, and a chance to get published. Because some of them are just amazing. Their stories you in and wrap around your heart and either make you out-of-this-world happy or have you sobbing into your pillow. They deserve comments. Lots of them. Many of my favorite stories have shockingly few comments. One of my favorites- one that I've lost count of how many times I've reread it- has six. Six whole comments. It deserves hundreds. Thousands, in my opinion.
However... a lot of people who REALLY enjoy reading stories are very shy or introverted, and haven't yet mustered the courage to comment. It took me ages to become brave enough to even make a short comment. I sweated over whether or not what I said was just plain stupid, and worried and worried whether or not I would get a mean reply, or even a reply at all.
Luckily for me, the first author I spoke to was very kind (thanks, moonie XD).
Sometimes, after finishing a story (especially if the story is well-written), it takes a while to become coherent again. You need time to wrap your emotions around the ride that the story took you on. But you want to let the author know how much the story affected you, let them know that you appreciate all of their hard work. But all you can get out is ... "I love this! <3333". Which I doubt they would say if they didn't really really love it.
Then someone posts a comment (I've been reading this often lately, not just here), that story comments are not as detailed as they used to be.
Layni17 #12
Well, to be honest, as both an author and reader, I really don't mind if I don't get comments (Unless it's an applyfic, in which it's a rule to comment but that's a whole other beast) because I know there are a lot of people who just don't want to say "Great chapter!" and go on. People have trouble finding what to say, or leave it to comment on later and forget. So I don't really mind if my hundreds of subscribers don't comment, because at least they subscribed in the first place.
Hayaley #13
All I can say is I agree with you as I feel like I've commented on this much in the last few days. While it's not the only motivator, comments definitely encourages me and makes me very happy.
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