This really angers me and I don't know why. I was reading a book by one of the bigger taekook writers. I think I made it to the 5 or 6 chapter maybe farther maybe not. At the beginning of the chapter was a note saying is this to boring for you if so I won't waste my time writing and editing this leave feedback if you want me to continue.
I read to read I don't read to socialize. If I like your book and want to read more than I tap that little star button. Often I don't know what to comment so I don't. There are some writers that I do comment on things and those are the writers that acknowledge that I wrote a comment. It makes me feel comfortable enough that I will leave comments. Such as the sweetheart who as people do makes the occasional mistake be it autocorrect or a typo of some kind. I'm comfortable teasing her while pointing out these mistakes because I know that she knows I'm not trying to be mean. I leave comments when I read author notes and feel like maybe that little comment I can make will be a comment that lets you know you aren't alone and I will be there for you. I know they don't always but I leave comments hoping that in some little way I can make a difference.
I get that maybe these bigger authors get a lot of comments but I feel like they don't read the comments and are just looking at the numbers. I know that may not be the case at all but I think if they are going to ask for these comments then they at least need to acknowledge them. I get that you get a thousand reads each chapter and after asking for comments because the hundred you got wasn't enough to feed your ego you now have hundreds of comments because the thousand people who are reading don't want you to stop or slow updates immediately respond to this demand and there are just to many comments to respond to. In that case I think a note in the next chapter acknowledging that the comments were read and appreciated is needed. If I take the time to write a comment and even if it isn't that hard for some people for me it is between the wording and the actual typing of the comment I have days where my brain will think of certain words but something completely different comes out as well as hand eye coordination where I may or may not be able to type the correct letters on the keyboard. I think I might do a chapter on my health issues one day soon.
I know that this really isn't a big deal because honestly I myself often suck at responding to comments and its not that I don't appreciate and read them because I do. Its because I don't know what to say most of the time. So I do understand the not replying. I don't understand asking for comments and then not acknowledging that you got them.
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just me ranting
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