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I know people push to keep commenting on fics you like to show the author your appreciation for their work but guys...I've posted 3 long comments on one chapter already cause I'm re-read a great fic. This feels like too much. I'm almost live blogging my re-read in my comments.
Fic authors, how many comments on one chapter by the same person is too much ?
Also I sooo want to make art for this fic but art is so hard I had forgotten
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how to comment on fics
okay hi everyone! so i asked if anyone wanted a guide on fic commenting and a few people gave the idea a big thumbs up (thank you to them!) so here i am about to deep delve into fic commenting.
if you would like a more detailed fic commenting guide with a ton of helpful tips and access points please check out this post by @thebiballerina
some disclaimers before we start (because this is the internet):
1. this is not a scientific articles, extensive research based post. this is me, an avid fic reader and consistent commenter explaining my how, what, and why of commenting.
2. i will try to make this as detailed and simple as possible however i am always open to questions, additions, and revisions.
3. the basis is just enjoy fic, it's there for you to love!
breakdown:
A. why/when i leave comments
B. how/what i comment
C. general things
Ok, feeling sappy, some emotional thoughts below.
I mentioned earlier I have been having trouble creating lately. I have read about other fan creators experiencing this as well. Hitting some kind of metaphorical wall. It maybe be the times we are living under, it may be those of us who are in frozen seasons under layers of snow, it may just be the rhythm of being human, but it is one where I am at present a leaf being carried by the stream instead of the force of the current.Â
It has been very close to a year since I watched my first episode of Chen Qing Ling. And 6 months since I wrote my first fic in that fandom. I had written my first fic 4 years earlier. It was massive and after I completed it, life drifted in and I didnât really think I would write again. But creators in the CQL fandom changed that. I had never immersed myself in fanworks as much as I did in CQL and all of it, every bit of it, helped me get through the last year.Â
And so in August, I got an idea for a fic, one that really got to the heart of why I loved Wangxian so very much and I wrote it for the fandom:Â
Closer - Wangxian, Lan Wangji has a lot of feelings about wanting to be closer to Wei Wuxian.
About Fanfic and Feedback
As a fanfic writer, the only âpaymentâ I will ever receive for my work is comments. Likes and kudos are nice, but comments (including tags people put on reblogs of my work) are what make my heart sing. Especially when someone finds something I wrote years ago (not-so-secret secret: Iâve had other usernames where my stuff is still posted, because I am adamantly against removing my work from where a person might want to come back to it) and leaves a shiny new comment about it.
It seriously makes my day.
HOWEVER!
I do not expect or require people to give any sort of feedback to enjoy my work. Feel awkward, shy, low-energy, lazy, etc., and all you wanna do is read? Thatâs awesome, and you should read the heck out of my stuff.Â
Look, Iâve been through some tough times in my life when all I wanted to do was read a fic and escape for a few hours. And when I was done, I didnât really feel up to doing any sort of interaction. And Iâve had times when I felt like anything I said would sound stupid (protip: most authors wonât think you sound stupid, theyâll be too busy grinning like a fool that you took the time to comment) because I suffer from really bad self doubt a lot of the time.
So I get it. Sometimes you read a fic, you love a fic, and the kudos button makes you freeze up with anxiety. And that is okay! Keep enjoying the fic, because...
Well, one reason I keep my really old work up is for those of you (of us) who are sometimes silent readers. Because whatever the reason, itâs okay. Because back in the day I used to back button out of fics that were âheld hostageâ for reviews (remember âIâll post the next chapter when this gets 50 reviewsâ notes? Those really rubbed me the wrong way).
I absolutely adore every comment Iâve ever gotten on any of my work, and I would absolutely love to get more than I do. But it is absolutely not a requirement for anyone who reads my fic. If all you ever do is read it and move on, you are still a valued reader and I appreciate that you chose to give my work a bit of your time. You donât need to give it any more than that.
I give my fanfic to the people who want it as a gift, and if any of you choose to give me a gift of a comment in return, thatâs just... bonus.Â
I am occasionally blessed to have someone write a really long comment or ask analyzing one of my fics or sharing personal headcanons about the story or even just reacting to the story, and more often than not they are accompanied by some form of apology. Like, âsorry if this comes off as creepyâ or  âif this is allowed.â And I get that a large part of that is this person being polite and solicitous of me and my time, which, thank you, that is so kind. Also, it sometimes seems to be almost apologetic of the time it took to think about my story, like their comment somehow betrays that they spent time thinking about the story and analyzing it, rather than just passively enjoying it. Like maybe thatâs embarrassing or something?
Let me just say, my lovelies, my darlings, Iâve spent nearly EIGHT YEARS now writing and thinking about The Changeling and the Armistice Series. Like, on a daily basis.
All that to say:
A) There will always be someone who has spent way more time thinking and overthinking about these stories (me), so no worries about that making you weird or whatever
B) The fact that you would think about my story at all is like the most amazing thing ever to happen and fills me with joy and YES I sure as hell want to talk to you about it (at great length, if you know me at all)
C) Your every thought and headcanon and analysis and question and theory and reaction give me life, make me feel like those years were worth it and writing the story was worth it, make me feel warm and seen and appreciated, and most of all, make me excited to keep spending the next eight years thinking and writing about it.
So please, my radiant kumquats, donât ever feel the need to apologize for that.
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why commenting on fics matter
Because writers will stop fucking writing if you donât.Â
It is extremely sad to hear one of your friends consider the possibility of deleting all their fics and WIPS - something they spend hours on for free - because of a lack of feedback. I have entertained that thought too, many times. Writing is exhausting, time consuming, and sometimes frankly depressing and discouraging. As a reader, you can make a difference. This is not just about a writer leaving a fandom, because that happens all the time - itâs about a writer leaving a fandom and taking all theyâve offered to it with them because they feel worthless. Which is just revolting.Â
Fic writers lose sleep and gain anxiety over the work they decide to share with the world. If you donât show a writer your appreciation, you will get nothing in return. Nothing.Â
If you tell someone you like their work, you get everything. More stories to read when itâs a Friday night and youâre exhausted as hell, more fluff to comfort yourself with when youâre feeling cold, more fucked up stories when you feel in the mood for them, more smut when you need to relax. I donât know, man. Itâs just so fucking precious and rich and important, all these people who decide to take you places because it makes them happy to, but if you donât say a word of thanks, their carefully crafted world crumbles and turns to dust. Itâs as simple as that.Â
Comments make a writer write more. And not only for your entertainement, because it was never about that - not at the beginning - but for themselves. Knowing people appreciate the work they do helps us gain confidence, and confidence makes people. I never considered writing as a possible career option, but now, I have plans to develop a story thatâs been blooming inside my head properly on paper and put it out there, in the real world, to see if it worth it. I believe in it. I believe in the stories I tell, I believe in my writing, and it is only because of the positive feedback I have received for the past year.Â
This rant is a jumbled mess, because I am pissed off as hell. This shouldnât happen. Commenting on fics should be a given. Just comment on fics, acknowledge the writerâs work and you. Will. Get. Everything. You. Ever. Wanted. Do nothing and you will get nothing, and then you will wonder why this or that fic hasnât updated in months.Â
Guess what - itâs because I have better things to do with my time than spend hours working on a fic for people who donât care. I am done. Â
âthe struggles of writing fanfictionâ chat log
So I've been trying to figure out why exactly I'm so hesitant to leave comments on fics that move me. I keep saying I'm going to leave more actual comments and not just kudos, and then I keep not doing it. I think what it boils down to is, if someone writes 30,000 words that make me sigh and laugh and hold my breath, then saying "oh my gosh, I adored this, thank you" doesn't seem like an even exchange. And I know, I know -- saying "I liked it, thanks" is never a bad thing. I know from my own small collection of posted works that it's as exciting to read "loved this!" as it is to read an entire breakdown of favorite lines. But I realized -- I want to do justice to my experience of the story with my comment, and I freeze up trying to compose something that comes close to doing that. I've read stories that literally made me cry, or laugh out loud, or shriek at the big reveal. I've read stories that I kept thinking about for DAYS after I finished them, and stories that I've gone back and read over and over again. So I guess the way to comment on one of those would just be to say, "I thought about this for days after I finished it." But it still doesn't seem fair.
