Where no bird flies by my window...

I came back to the SGA fandom after a wonderful comment on an older story of mine. I’m now friends with that person, I found a whole community, and I have posted maybe 30 new stories since.

That said, as my fandom gets quieter including less stories posted and less readers/commenters, my motivation to write has dwindled. It may not seem fair as I do write for me, but the community is such a huge piece, too. Comments bring me so much joy that I get a burst of excitement for writing my next story. If I feel alone, a lot of that joy dissipates.

leaf obtained, purpose unclear

ground:

unclear

sibling obtained, purpose: biting

Problem: I can’t leave kudos again.

Beginner: This is a second/third/fourth Kudos

Advanced: This is my second/third/fortieth time reading this, I still love it so much. Here are a few new things I noticed. I like the way you personally do x, y, z compared to other authors I’ve read (in this ship/genre/fandom).

Problem: I don’t know what to say :(

Beginner: Just list what you did to read this fic. “I stayed up late reading this”, “I read this on a crowded train”, “this kept me company while sick”. 

Advanced: X,Y,Z parts made me get butterflies, and I had a physical reaction to this part of the story, I squealed outloud when characters did x,y,z. I blushed at this part. I laughed out loud here. Whatever. 

Problem: I’m embarrassed to leave a comment (what if I annoy the author?)

Beginner: Short answer: you won’t EVER annoy the author (unless you’re needlessly mean) But to start, be generic, you don’t have to spill your soul in the comments section. “I liked this” “I enjoyed reading this” “nice fic”.

Advanced: This really meant a lot to me that you wrote this. This is something I feel like I’ve always wanted to read. This fic hit me in all the right places. Etc. 

Problem: I don’t know how to express myself/my experience 

hey!

Their entire scene in ABQ, when he goes to look for Jesse.

2. Their exchanged glance in their final scene.

3. Their hug in confession

4. Jesse giving that watch to Walt on his birthday.

5. In Fly, when he’s trying to put Walt to sleep.