something I noticed

norroendyrd:

katekarl:

raevenlywrites:

steakfryday:

editedandwrittenbyhannah:

starsscribble:

maruthor:

What I notice is that a lot of people in this community don’t get much feedback or anything in their inbox when they reblog questions, when they post a story etc. Feedback to any work is highly appreciated because we work incredibly hard to write these pieces. The reblogs are basically a writer’s way of saying “it would be amazing if one of you interacted with us! We’re bored or we want to interact with some of you so please send us something!”

Often, the writer gets little to no feedback and no asks, which deals a hard blow to their self-esteem. I cannot stress this enough; writers love you and want to interact with you. You’re not annoying them by sending something in. They love it!

Something I also noticed is that it’s only when a writer admits that they feel like quitting or is feeling upset do people begin sending asks.

Now, that is not wrong. In fact, I admire people who take the time to send asks to those in need to cheer them up. You all are doing so wonderfully and you should keep doing that.

However, when a writer openly states that they’re upset, that means they’re at their limit. I want to prevent that, so this is me saying that we have to do whatever we can to keep a writer’s confidence up.

Send more feedbacks. Interact with them! Drop a random ask saying how much you appreciate them/how much you love them! Let them know you love them and love their work! Because these messages keep a writer’s confidence up, motivates the writer and keeps them happy. A lot of times writers don’t feel that pleased with their own work, I know some who have a record low self-esteem and I know for a fact that they aren’t the only ones in the community.

So let’s not just send things in when a writer has reached their limit. Take a little time to send something in to make sure they don’t reach that point. They devote so much time and effort to their blog, to their stories and to you, and it’s all for you, their followers. We should take a minute to send some love in return for the countless hours they give us.

Seriously guys. Talk to me give me feedback! Request! Something! 

Exactly this. Exactly this! Thank you for taking the time to write this post! It is exactly and perfectly the right description for what it is like to be a writer with a blog! It takes so much time out of my day to run this blog and the little amount of feedback I get can be super disheartening.

It’s always nice on those random days when I get asks of appreciation or like tags and shit! I live for that stuff, so never feel annoying. You aren’t being annoying; in fact, you’re being the opposite!

Lack of interaction is EXACTLY why I stopped posting Asylum as a web serial. In the long run, I’m glad I did, because Asylum is getting the edits it needed, but there was a six month chunk in there where I had given up on writing entirely. It just felt so stupid, writing posts talking to readers as if I had them, putting up my most favorite chapter at the one year mark knowing that no one else was gonna see it, no one was gonna chat me up about the cool turns it was taking, or even to tell me it all sucked. It just felt pointless, because it was.

I dont know where I’m going with this. It saps my desire to make words just thinking about it.

It just felt so stupid, writing posts talking to readers as if I had them

When I get no feedback, I assume that it’s because my content is not good enough. It’s especially easy to believe on AO3, where my stories have dozens, hundreds of hits, and only 2 to 5 Kudos (I am not even talking about comments, these only come once in a blue moon); this gives me the impression that a lot of people look at the story, go ‘Meh’ and leave. And I am sure I am not the only one!