queenofthefuzzybugs
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I started a story a while back and got into the habit of commenting on my own chapters. I could have used an author's note but I didn't want to disrupt the flow of the story and I had a lot of stuff to say. Sometimes I just wanted to rant. (Yes, I wanted to rant at my own writing, lol.) I initially did this to give my readers a heads up about some things (basically, if I say it first you can't complain about it later) and for my own self-satisfaction.
What surprised me was how often leaving a comment on my own story resulted in READERS leaving comments too. Basically, by talking to myself I unexpectedly got to dialog with the readers in the process. This story has far more comments from readers than any other story I've posted, and I believe it's almost entirely due to the random comments I leave at the end of chapters.
Has anyone else tried this and found it worked for you too? If it's worked for others, I thought this might be a useful tip for people who want to encourage their readers to dialog with them.
PS: The irony of this post is not lost on me, in case you're wondering.
What surprised me was how often leaving a comment on my own story resulted in READERS leaving comments too. Basically, by talking to myself I unexpectedly got to dialog with the readers in the process. This story has far more comments from readers than any other story I've posted, and I believe it's almost entirely due to the random comments I leave at the end of chapters.
Has anyone else tried this and found it worked for you too? If it's worked for others, I thought this might be a useful tip for people who want to encourage their readers to dialog with them.
PS: The irony of this post is not lost on me, in case you're wondering.
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