I leave a comment on every single fic I read. Sometimes when I read published books I go and leave a comment somewhere the author can find it. Granted, I literally majored inĀ āleaving comments on ficsā (English Education), but once you start doing it it just becomes second nature. Now youāre gonna go to the Ozymandias school of leaving comments:Ā
Problem: I canāt 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 Iāve read (in this ship/genre/fandom).
Problem: I donāt know what to say :(
Beginner: Just list what you did to read this fic.Ā āI stayed up late reading thisā,Ā āI read this on a crowded trainā,Ā āthis kept me company while sickā.Ā
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.Ā
Problem: Iām embarrassed to leave a comment (what if I annoy the author?)
Beginner: Short answer: you wonāt EVER annoy the author (unless youāre needlessly mean) But to start, be generic, you donāt have to spill your soul in the comments section.Ā āI liked thisāĀ āI enjoyed reading thisāĀ ānice ficā.
Advanced: This really meant a lot to me that you wrote this. This is something I feel like Iāve always wanted to read. This fic hit me in all the right places. Etc.Ā
Problem: I donāt know how to express myself/my experienceĀ
Beginner: My beginners go to is to highlight a line, put that in your comment and sayĀ āi liked thisā or to identify basic emotions you had while reading and comment thoseĀ āthis made me happyāĀ āthis part made me sadāĀ āi almost criedāĀ āyou made me laughāĀ
Advanced: āHighlighted lineā This line made me smile because it has to do with character development/itās really romantic/itās so unique/itās moving. Sometimes I donāt highlight a line at all, I just talk about the stuff Iāve noticed were unique to the fic.Ā āI love the way you did this particular thing with this characterā.Ā
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