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Honestly, the biggest fic commenting hack is backquote the fic. All you need to do is find a chunk of text you liked, and add it in <i> / </i> or your favourite framing HTML; paste it in, but BAM your comment is suddenly impressively long and gushy even though all you’ve said is “THIS PART MADE ME SCREAM!!”

#feedback culture #ao3 #commenting tips #this brought to you by someone being impressed at a long comment I made and I'm like #HAH fooled you: most of its length is due to YOUR excellent writing #but honestly as a fic author these comments DO rock #warm fuzzies

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Pro tip: Commenting on fics

Authors love comments! All comments! Right? Right! But! If you find yourself reading a fic and liking it but then all of your comments are unrelentingly negative, it can get a writer down, especially if they don’t get a lot of other people commenting. So while it’s fine to say, ugh, this character is such a jerk! I hate how he does that! This is so gross! etc. (when those things are intended to be gross and jerk-like), it makes it a lot easier for the author to feel good about the fic (and want to keep writing) if the comments also include something positive. “OMG, I love how realistic you made this--I could see how gross it must’ve been!” Or: “That character is such a jerk, I hope he gets what’s coming to him. Can’t wait to read more!” Seriously, it might not seem like a big deal but putting even the tiniest compliment in can make a huge difference to a writer who is struggling.

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Pro tip: If for some reason you feel compelled to tell an author something you think they should do/show in their fic, don't wait until they write and post the whole thing before telling them.

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