Reviewing (meaning leaving comments on stories) is one of the more anxiety-provoking and frustrating aspects of fandom participation, in my experience. I frequently see newbies lament that their stories aren't receiving comments; authors sometimes stop posting to or leave entirely from sites where they feel that their work isn't receiving adequate
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I absolutely ADORE those kinds of reviews! Any author would! And they're so much fun to write, too.
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Sometimes I fell like I ought to quote the entirety of a chapter and just say This.
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Whoops, yes, I so know this feeling *coughs* Where can we petition for more hours in a day.
Seriously though, reviews are read and I have had it happen to me that I did cick on reply and then the day ran away with my free time.. over and over. We're all human and the fact that we might not reply does not mean we don't appreciate it. Nor will I think when I left a review and the writer does not reply that's she's ungrateful (or fill in any other assumption that one might have). RL happens. Blah.
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