is it okay to ask for reviews?

[likexaxdove]

I've been kind of wondering about this today, and I was curious over what you guys thought on the matter.

So as some of you know, I've been writing exclusively for another fandom for quite some time now. The current multi-chapter that I'm working on is twenty-three chapters long and has been fairly successful, for the most part. It's getting pretty

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[likexaxdove]

What I'm finding out through the responses I'm getting is that people are just not reviewing, even though they're openly admitting to enjoying the story and that they egarly await reviews. And I don't necessarily go off of the hits per se, but rather the amount of people who are favoriting the fics. I think that's what frustrates me the most, people who favorite your fic but still don't review.

Like I said, usually I try not to ask for reviews in this manner, since some people think it's such a negative thing to do. But I think I just reached my limits, frustration wise. As a writer I try to be understanding of the fact that everyone has a life, but my understanding only extends so far, you know?

Or just do the "sneaky" thing and ask them what they thought about a particular scene, character, or plot development.

I've actually done that before, without actually realizing that the review count would spike because readers were actually going to answer my question. It's really interesting. I think sometimes when you ask your readers a question they feel more like they need to review, since you're asking them something. I think a lot of times when you don't ask or don't remind, that readers are going to think that they don't really have to review, since you didn't technically ask them to. Or at least that's how it usually works in my experience.