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

[aphrodite-mine.livejournal.com]

I appreciate the time/thought it takes to post a response, as opposed to just closing the window/saving to delicious/hitting kudo [my biggest pet peeve]/or say, reading it, but not liking it enough to comment.

So, for every comment someone takes the time to leave, I take the time to thank them for taking the time for reading/commenting.

[dreiser.livejournal.com]

That seems to be the consensus. Here, at least.