[ SECRET POST #4544 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4544 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Same. Commenting in general makes me nervous because I'm always afraid that either I'm saying too much (paragraphs worth of commentary) or not saying enough ("I liked this.")

[(Anonymous)]

If it makes you feel any better, I don't know of any non-asshole writers who complain about long comments. Every fic writer I know would be over the friggin' moon if they got a novel-length commentary of positive from a reader, because they know for damn sure that reader is a Fan.

[(Anonymous)]

But a reader can't really know, before leaving a comment, whether or not a writer is an asshole...

[(Anonymous)]

The point is, if they're an asshole then their opinion about someone's thoughtfully crafted feedback is worth nothing. And that most authors are thrilled that a reader is paying this much attention and has this many feelings about their work.

[silverr]

You can, kinda, by simply looking at their responses to comments already left.

Personally I adore long comments, not just because they are rare, but because it often starts a dialog with the reader.

[(Anonymous)]

Oh my gosh, nothing makes me happier than when a comment is literal paragraphs. Like, that's the JACKPOT!

I had someone go through and just go on and on about one of my long fics and like... their thoughts on the individual chapters, favorite bits, things they thought would become thematic or happen in the future based on foreshadowing, and like...

It was FANTASTIC. I was on a high all day and I STILL go back to that comment and read it when I need to be cheered up.


However, I still do absolutely flail and grin over comments that say 'this story good' or 'ALSKJL:SDF:DLF:S?? !!!', like...

A kudos is nice, and if someone is REALLY at a loss for words and doesn't want to just write 'I liked this', a kudos certainly isn't meaningless to me. But I love comments. And incoherent ones can show a lot of love.