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[FrickingKaos]

Well everyone knows I love to review things I like, even if it is an old story I will review every chapter.

For me leaving reviews is fun, I like to see the author's responses as well

When I get the email notification for a new review on my phone I get really happy. It is a grwat feeling knowing someone enjoyed my work enough to leave a comment. It just motivates me to write more and makes me really happy and accomplished.

[RokofAges75]

I love reviews!  I've never been the kind of writer who threatens or bribes readers to leave them ("I won't update anymore unless I get so many reviews!"), but I do look forward to getting feedback.  If I didn't, I'd just keep my stories to myself, at least until they were done.  Getting feedback along the way is what's fun about posting a story as it's in progress.  A good review makes me smile, makes my day, keeps me inspired, or sometimes even motivates me to go back to a story I've neglected for awhile.  Reviews are powerful!!

Knowing that, I always review what I've enjoyed reading.  I feel that it's part of being a responsible reader of fanfiction.  As readers, we're getting good reading material for free; the least we can do is leave feedback as a token of appreciation.  It's an etiquette thing.  But like Tracy said, I do genuinely enjoy sharing my thoughts with the writer and getting a response back from them.

[usako]

Yesterday's question since I couldn't get on here long enough to post lol

Honestly, how do you feel about reviews and feedback? Do you give it and how does it affect you when you get it?

I think that most of people who post their stories on fanfic site or boards want to receive some feedback. It's a good way to have, hopefully, a costructive feedback and to know if they are good or not. I admit, I love getting reviews, even if it's only one. It makes me happy. And, as RokofAges75 said, it keeps me motivated. There had been times when I wanted to give up and then, just a small comment, and I was smiling like it was Christmas Day. Most of all, I love talking with my readers, see what they think about the characters or what they think it's going to happen.

I try to leave review, especially when I'm absolute in love with a story. Most of the times I don't leave them not because I don't like the story but because I don't know how to explain myself. It's hard to leave a full review when you can't come up with the words and it annoys me when people only leave a simple "I love it" so I tend not to write it and wait for the moment when I finally have all the words ready. 

[Carter-Orange]

I love leaving reviews to tell the author how much I'm loving the story, and also I'm always happy to see reviews for my stories  

I don't like writers who threaten not to post until they get reviews, it just seems desperate and makes me think they are only writing for the reviews instead of writing because they love it.

[kevmylove]

I love getting reviews too. It just motivates me to keep writing and it's a great feeling to know that someone is enjoying my stories. Although, lately instead of getting reviews I get a lot of emails and tweets about how much they are enjoying or loving my story. Sometimes you don't even know someone was reading your story till they make a comment. lol.

I try my best to give reviews to those stories that I am enjoying. The  only time I don't leave reviews is if the story doesn't catch my attention anymore and I stopped reading or my ipod is not cooperating and it wont let me. 

[mare]

I think getting reviews is such an important part of writing fanfic. It kind of helps validate why we do what we do. I mean yes, we all write for ourselves but we post it for everyone else so it's nice to hear that people enjoy it as much as you do. I know when I get a review, even if it's just a "yay that was great!" it always brings a smile to my face.  I always make it a point of leaving reviews of things I commit to reading. I think every writer should or they don't deserve to get feedback on their stuff.

I also love reading the author responses to things I say. Another thing I think all writers should take the time to do.

[mare]

Tonight's question: have you ever been flamed? (that means given an overly bad review written in a rude way) if so, how did you deal with it? Have you ever flamed anyone in a review?

[Sakabelle]

I definitely like getting reviews. I wouldn't post if I didn't! It's nice to know that people are reading and enjoying my writing. That's why I especially enjoy AC. Back in the day, when I had my old, crappy website, I never knew if anyone was actually reading anything I wrote. Now I do!

I also really like giving reviews and reading the author responses. I think it's really cool to be able to have that type of dialogue with other writers about their work. Plus I don't really talk with anyone about fanfic except you guys, so it gives me a place to put all my thoughts as I read. lol

As for flaming, I got flamed a few times back in the FF.net days. I wrote this pretty popular Aaron Carter story (that's actually posted under my account here LOL I don't have the heart to delete it) and I got flamed for it a few times, especially at the end when I killed off Aaron's girlfriend in the story. Oops. I also got flamed when I rated one of my stories R, posted the first chapter, and when there was no porn, people flipped out! LOL and even at 13 I was just like "Dude, the story is rated R. Not every single chapter! Let it build up!" Haha. Just dumb teenybopper stuff like that. I've never flamed anyone though. It's kind of a douchey thing to do.

Oh actually I did get flamed recently! I used to do this podcast about Avatar The Last Airbender, and this guy emailed in with a huge hate rant about me, saying I was the worst person ever and how the podcast had no credibility because I was on it. Annnnnd all this because I shipped two characters that he didn't. For serious. Come on dude! Anyway, we read the email on the show and afterwards I got a whole ton of emails from people saying I was the best part of the podcast and how they totally shipped the characters I did. That's not really a fanfic story but it kinda is because he hated me because of my love of fanfic for those two characters haha.

[FrickingKaos]

I have never gotten a bad review....yet. I got some constructive criticism from Steph during the reading challenge last summer, and now that I've gone back and read it...she actually really helped me with some points. I want to rewrite it at some point to make it better.

I've never given a bad review but I did give someone criticism on a story that was not well written. I would never flame someone in a review, I usually don't review if I don't like something.

[Sakabelle]

Yeah, if I don't like something I usually just don't review. I generally don't give constructive criticism unless asked. I mean, I put my stuff out there for people to read and enjoy, and sometimes it can be a little off putting to get a ton of constructive feedback on something you wrote for fun when you didn't ask for it.

[mare]

That's so funny you brought that up because I was going to add on an additional question and that's whether or not you give con crit if it's not specifically asked for lol

[FrickingKaos]

If someone has asked for concrit I will give it, but if they didn't I won't. I always welcome constructive criticism....I wish I got it for some of the stories I've been working on actually, it helps me a bit.

[RokofAges75]

I don't think I've ever been flamed or flamed anyone.  Like others have said, I generally only review stories that I've enjoyed enough to read more than a chapter of, and I keep my reviews positive, unless the writer is asking specifically for con crit.  Con crit is designed to be helpful, but only if the writer is open to it; I've seen people get their feelings hurt because they were blindsided by it and took it personally, and I would never want to do that to someone unintentionall y.

[Carter-Orange]

I've never flamed anyone as I think that's really awful.  If I don't like a story, I won't read or review it.  I don't think I've ever been flamed, although once (on a Take That site I used to post on) someone did tell me that she didn't like how I'd written Gary (I made him an asshole in an AU story).

As for con crit, I don't usually give that either, but last year for the summer reading challenge I did because Tracy wanted to know whether the story flowed OK.  I would never want to hurt someone's feelings though and would only give con crit to be helpful.  Same goes for me receiving con crit, I'd be alright with it as long as it wasn't something like "hey Steph, your story is crap!" lol.

[mare]

I have never flamed anyone & I haven't ever been flamed myself. I only give concrit when people ask for it. As far as receiving it, I don't really mind as long as its helpful. If a story is in progress & somebody notices something that needs to be fixed I'm grateful for the advice or suggestions. If a story is long finished though, it just will annoy me lol