Useful posts on how to write comments for fanfics – [here] & [here]
On a personal note. I’ve
met wonderful people throughout fandoms and by leaving comments. I’ve made
great friends, some even on comment sections, as we shared our enthusiasm for
the same story.
People who like the same ships often hold similar character
traits and life experiences; they’re people who would get you. The bonds in fandoms only strengthen when people meet other
people as humans – and there are fantastic humans waiting to meet you.
Leave a comment. 🙂
((Methodology
For Data Collected
For this, I’ve used AO3, currently the most popular fanfiction
website.
I’ve taken the first ranked story in each ship, completed, rated
by kudos – since bookmarks on AO3 can be set to private so the counters don’t
reflect the real numbers – to reflect the stories that had the most positive
feedback in their category.
For the comments, I’ve (falsely and intentionally) assumed the
numbers represented are singular comments from singular, different users
(tipping the scales in favor of the commenters). For Destiel, Johnlock and
Spirk I had to pick the second story by kudos, since for the first the
deviation error (assuming the author haven’t replied and there aren’t
discussion threads included in the comments) was far too high for the ratio to
be accurate, and my initial assumption couldn’t be applied. My apologies to the
authors.
The data was collected on
May 2nd , 2016.))
I can not stress this enough that yes comments are VITAL encouragement. I’m sure I’m not the only author who obsessively checks their inbox to see if anyone has commented.
A good author will never hate you for telling what you found wrong in their grammar, spelling, punctuation or pacing. That’s the only way we get better. Practice and Critique.
Every author loves it when you directly quote passages and tell them what you loved. It tells us what you enjoy about our writing and how to make our work more enjoyable over all. Even if you just quote a passage and simply say “This part was my favorite !”, it means a LOT.
A kudos is good but a comment is even more so. We can’t pinpoint what made our story worth it to you to like unless you tell us. We aren’t psychic and when I see so many kudos but only three comments on my work it sort of lets down my spirits.
I as an author try my best to reply to each comment but that isn’t always possible. Know that we love and appreciate your comment even if we are unable to reply.
If I reply to a similar comment from another user but not to yours it doesn’t mean I hate you or have a vendetta against you. The thanks I give to anyone for commenting transfers over to you as well. I am just not able to reply to everyone individually.
Leave comments people. It makes an author’s day. Trust Me !
Comments give me life, and I cannot even begin to explain how encouraging they are to me to see that. If you like something I’ve written, please take a moment to let me know.
I’m quite certain it’s going to make my day. 🙂
I met my best friend because she commented on my fic. I make a point to at least reply “thanks” to all of the comments I get.
The Archery Range 