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

[dreiser.livejournal.com]

Oh boy. lol. I don't think I'm really wide read or that popular. And I know I'm not overwhelmed with reviews/comments. It's just that a lot of the time I don't really have any sort of significant response to the comments I get so I don't respond because I rather not just respond with a generic "thanks for reading" to people.

[wolfie.livejournal.com]

Even if the review they've given me is detailed and thought out, I just personally feel obligated to give at least a simple "thanks"... but then they might be offended that my response was too simple.

Truthfully, you're under a Catch 22 either way. :3

And well, you're just more wide-read and popular than myself by a good deal. It was more of a comparison thing, I guess.