UPVOTING, COMMENTS and LURKERS

I keep noticing that there are a handful of subscribers and not the same number of upvotes. Which is totally okay. Because we must not be upvote . But I am experimenting. If I write something worthy of an upvote, then people would do so, right?

So I will keep writing my fanfics but would request a certain amount of upvotes before not giving a frack about upvotes after. Sure, I would still ask them to upvote and feed me comments since I LOVE hearing what the readers actually think. I want to know if someone actually gets the cliffhanger or the twist. But after a while it gets really boring to remind people to upvote

My pet peeves are when people call me author-nim and the comment is basically no reaction just a "update now" kinda message. I can really feel the nerve on my forehead get bigger like they do in animes.

All I need is a random asfghjkl comment and what you think is happening or going to happen or hope to happen in the story. I would probably not follow your suggestion, the story sort of has a life of it's own, but the ideas are often very hilarious. It's correspondent to a hug from a friend saying you did a good job.

Since we (authors and readers) would probably NEVER meet offline, upvoting is like giving bitcoins and commenting is like sharing a spazz zone at a coffee shop and everyone is looking at us but we simply DGAF.

So yeah, if you have a writer you love, feed them comments and grant them upvotes whenever their story makes you laugh, cry or think of something other that the current humdrum of your life. If you are entertained, then you should give them a medal for it.

You can be a lurker reader sure, but it feels great for a writer to know that indeed someone reads their .

Personally, as an editor for a writing group I have seen so many writers give up because they think no one is reading their work.

Oh well, if you like Minzy and Taeyang fanfics please give me some love so I can update my fic I started with needing only 10 upvotes for the next update post. I got seven so far. I gotta keep writing before it gets to 10. ^..^

So to all writers, chill. If your work doesn't get feature, WHO G.A.F.?

But to readers, please feed us comments. Some may be bitter or bland but it's the way of things to have different opinions. And stronger writers would emerge from it.

WHY should one upvote or comment.

As per the FAQ, if you have 25 karma points then you can upvote. That gives your writer ONE karma point.

IF YOU WRITE A COMMENT, you get a karma point. (after 24 hours) you can earn a karma point per story. If you want to buy something from shops or lay-outs etc then you need them. In my writing group website we have GILS instead of karma points. And the catch is without GILS you can't read the stories. Because you "buy" the chapters with gils. Harder, right? So yeah...

xoxo,

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exoramen #1 Oct 29, 2014 01:56:30

I have read what u have written and I totally agree with what you write for me its rather annoying having to end a chapter by saying pls upvote comment and subs but if I don't do so no one will even bother commenting and all and when they do its like 'update soon' or 'why cant you change this character' which I don't really like but after a while I just got use to it and hope for a kind soul to be good enough and comment about how to improve the story and all

mizzm29 #2 Jan 3, 2014 02:58:12

You know what I'm honestly not much of an upvoter. I'm more of just subscribing and giving my two cents in comments because idk but personally that's what I mainly look at on my fics. I agree that comments on my chapters do make me happy and especially comments that tell me if they've felt something (like sad or happy) from reading my fic. It's really makes writing meaningful to me when I can get my readers to feel that certain emotion I had painted out in my mind. And no worries I'm the same way in thinking out various scenarios to my fics throughout my day, I used to do it obsessively but I think I've calmed down haha. Oh as for the Minzy and Taeyang fic of yours I'm a full supporter of it and will upvote it just for you! Keep up the awesomeness!!!

onehundred #3 Jan 2, 2014 22:18:12

Hi, Happy New Year.

I love what you've written up there. ^_^

I don't give much thought on votes actually because up to now I don't know what they're for, what they do, until I read your blog. So thanks.... but honestly, I still don't know if I intend to use the little that my stories earned. But, much obviously, friends/subbies vote because they like the chapter and the story --- the goes without saying.

The comments, well, I have to agree that it somewhat keeps the writer aware that her/his work does not go unnoticed. Personally, I like it when I get nice insights or they share their expectations. I do get a share of bashing too because of clashing fandoms but hey, that's part of this whole bunch of shipping craziness, whatever you want to call it.

And 'please update' is well, I'm taking it as 'how are you'. Hahaha.

I've always said I write storylines and plots that I wanted to read, I am just thankful that others enjoy as well. And earning friends is a total bonus.

I enjoyed reading your post. Mainly because I can relate and it's well written, and honest... I will read your stories when I have finished writing my own.

Happy New Year!