I love specific comments more than anything. When people tell me that so and so was good but so and so wasn't, that's what I love. When someone says that they loved my story, I find myself thinking "Nice, but... What did you love?". When someone tells me they loved how they could understand what the character was thinking, I can actually take pride in something specific and try to do it more. I'd love for comments to also say negative sides of stories but they rarely do :/ I also really like small chatter, jokes, speculations over what will happen next, it shows me a reader actually cares about me as an author, and speculations make me realize someone is actually invested in the story I'm writing, like wow.
It's actually a combination of the things above. I want people to tell me their thoughts about the current chapter but also about the plot and writing style. Say what they like and dislike so that I can improve. That's sounds much but a few simple words can be enough actually when they sum up what the reader thinks. It's encouraging. I also like if the readers speculate what may happens next or if they just start to chatter in response to an authors note or maybe a scene in the story. Whereas I don't like comments which simply demand a new chapter or something similar. They may have a good intention but they do nothing but pressuring me.
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