[ SECRET POST #4893 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4893 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Interview with the Vampire]


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[Disney Descendants 3]


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10. [WARNING for discussion of transphobia]



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11. [WARNING for discussion of pedophilia]











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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I'm not the OP of the secret, but I do agree with this secret, and comments are very important for me to keep writing too.

And my answer is yes, since I know how much comments mean to writers, I also comment on the fics I read and like.

To be honest, I can't imagine that there are writers who don't comment themselves. I think maybe it just seems that way? As I said above, sometimes I don't read in the same fandoms I write fics for. So, someone might not see writers like me commenting on other people's fics in that fandom and assume we are writers who don't comment, when in reality, we do comment, only in other fandoms.

Or, as you said yourself, the writer might write a lot of fics but not read a lot. I mean, with the limited amount of free time, sometimes it's a choice between reading OR writing and some might choose writing.
So, that's where that perception ("Generally, from the authors I see complaining about comment count, they never actually do the same for other peoples works.") might come from.

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ayrt

Ahh, sorry! I totally get what you're saying! This secret and a mix of recognizing other writers who feel this way that I never see around in like writers comments just spurred me on to ask!
I pretty much read fanfiction 24/7 and I suppose as a commenter more than any sort of writer, I'd definitely be more likely to comment on the fics of the individual whom I recognize than not. (which obviously you've said as much in your original reply)

So for someone who values comments on their own works so much I would imagine they would look for and try to do the same for any others they came across? Even just as a means as getting comments for themselves, or even as a general act.

You do make a great point however! I'm not about to judge someone for wanting recognition/feedback on what they write. Ahh, it's far too early in the morning for me to collect my thoughts enough to make a proper reply, but basically I do agree!