Fanfic Question

[dreiser]

When people email me about my fanfic, I generally reply to them but when it comes to Livejournal (and especially Fanfiction.net) comments I don't respond for the most part. I've just read a lengthy discussion on one of the forums I lurk at where some established and pretty well known fanfic writers were saying to not reply to each and every comment they get is ungrateful and downright rude.

Really? I don't think that. I'm not sure what I would reply with anyway. Thank you over and over? I reply when I have something to say back to the person or they ask a question I have an answer to otherwise I just leave it.

Just wondering what other fanfic writers/readers on my friendslist or who read this LJ think about it.

Comments

[ein-myria.livejournal.com]

This is why I appreciate the "kudos" button on AO3. I've used it more than I've actually commented on anything in the past couple of months. lol I usually don't have much to say when I'm writing comments in an LJ comment, so I don't mind if the author never replies. :) I try to curb my impulse to write, 'psst you have a typo here!' though. lol I hear some authors don't appreciate that. *sigh* (although I would!)

As a writer I'm with you, I don't respond to comments unless I can respond to them with something useful. :)

[wolfie.livejournal.com]

Word to AO3's Kudos. It makes things nicer without having a favorites list 5 miles long as what tends to happen at the Pit.

[dreiser.livejournal.com]

I was starting to think I was the only one who felt this way! lol. I hate to leave people feeling I'm rude but I dunno, it seems weird to me to just reply with the same generic response to people.