It would be nice to not have so many silent readers
First ever blog here, didn’t think I would but I guess it’s a good as time as any to express myself, about how it feels to be the least supported seulrene author with so many silent readers. I get that not everyone will comment, and I am completely grateful for those who do take their time out to comment on what I write, and I do write because it’s what I want to do and it’s helpful to me, but it would also be nice if I didn’t have as many silent readers as I do. I know other seulrene authors can get a lot of comments easy and it does make me go, Well what is so wrong with me? Why can’t I get as many comments for all my efforts? It could be partly I don’t write a lot of cliche stories, some are cliche plots but I tend to mix things up, and a lot of readers I think just want to read straight up cliche all the time, and seem to not want to read other type of stories, they might not be ready for, I understand. But it just be nice to know that feeling of being that kind of author who gets comments rather than a lot of private messages saying things that could have also been said in comments.
It’s actually a bit hurtful in a way to keep getting private messages that could have just been easily said in a comment. People use the excuse of being shy, but you’re still saying it anyway PM or in a comment doesn’t make a difference, so I suppose I just tend to block out a lot of things and focus on my writing as I genuinely love it and have ideas, but am I a less upported and unappreciated author? Probably yes to an extent, and I guess I have gotten used to it. I have a few amount of genuinely supportive readers who will comment and let me know as an author they do like my stuff. It would be great to have more non-silent readers. People don’t truly understand how difficult it is to write anything, but want to of course keep reading without any support to the author, maybe people take a little time out to give that author a comment and let them know you like their work, most of the times really good authors quit because of the lack of support. But I really do appreciate so much my few readers who have supported me and I thank you guys, it helps sometimes to want to keep writing.
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