[ SECRET POST #3042 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3042 ⌋

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Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

Re: Replying to reviews

[(Anonymous)]

I have a love/hate relationship with comments. I LOVE to get comments to my fics but I hate the pressure I feel to respond. I never know what to say, and it seems redundant to me to just say, "Thanks, glad you liked it," for every comment. That doesn't seem any better than not replying.

BUT, i determined last Yuletide that I just wasn't going to respond this time around to any comments. Then I read on Yule_Coal about how disappointed a few commenters were that the author didn't respond because they wanted to start a conversation, which I would've loved in my smaller fandoms. So, I'm again torn. I think it's good practice for me to keep commenting but I spend so much mental energy on each and every response I give that I'm not sure it's worth it.

For me, when I'm looking at comments, they tend to give me a big picture idea of the fic. So, a fic with 2 comments versus 200 comments says a lot (especially if they are the same length and not chaptered) but a fic that's 25 comments and another that's 26 (but really 13 because of replies) are about the same to me. Number of comments depends so much on the fandom/pairing/popular tropes that everything sort of has to be measured on its own scale anyway. At least that's how I view it.

Re: Replying to reviews

[solticisekf]

You can give standard answers, like thank you and I'm glad you liked it/enjoyed the fic.

Re: Replying to reviews

[(Anonymous)]

NAYRT

I'd feel that was pretty insincere though? I'd prefer nothing to a standard generic form letter of a reply.

Re: Replying to reviews

[solticisekf]

I guess your mileage may vary.) Personally I'm ok with it.
Authors who do it usually mix these standard replies if it helps?

Re: Replying to reviews

[dreemyweird]

Why not reply only to the comments that offer something in terms of discussion? Say something when you have something to say. I think it'd be a pretty reasonable rule of thumb.