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.
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