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15 June 2006 @ 08:23 am
Feedback: The Reality  
If you ever wondered if you should leave feedback for a writer, yes, you really should. I don't care if they wrote the story in 2003, I'm sure they'd love to hear that it, ummm.... moved you. In whatever way.

And in case you're wondering if it makes a difference in how much they write, that I can't say for certain. Right now I couldn't stop even if no one was reading it at all. But I'll tell you one thing I know for sure: Feedback makes me write faster and for longer periods of time.

Oh, and virtual roses from [profile] _alicesprings? They make me stay up all night writing. *thanks her*
 
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[identity profile] paddies.livejournal.com on June 16th, 2006 09:10 am (UTC)
In the internet world, feedback (and comments in general) are the only way to "make a connection" with the people "on the other side". You can't see the other person, so the only way to know they're "paying attention" to you, is via feedback.

People who create stuff (but anyone who post, actually) need to know if what they make/write/say "make sense" so to speak...if it's worth posting it or not.

It's not a matter of keeping making it...I'd keep making icons even if I didn't get any feedback at all, but I probably would stop posting them if I didn't get any feedback...if people aren't enjoying them what would be the point in posting them?

As for leaving feedback to writers, I try really hard to always leave feedback to my "friends". Sometimes they're long articulate feedback and sometimes are just a one word squeeing mess...it all depends on my mood, how much time I have, if I'm at work or home, etc...
I'm always a bit timid about leaving long feedback, because my English still sucks like a very sucky thing, so the more I write, the stupider I tend too look (not that I'm a genius or anything, but still) so I usually just happily squee.

In conclusion... yay feedback!!
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