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rj_andersonHow much feedback, in numerical terms, is enough? Would one note satisfy? Or does it have to be in the double or even triple digits?
If I have fewer than ten pieces of FB (that's total, including e-mails and IM comments), I tend to think that I've done something wrong with the story. More than twenty, and I feel reasonably secure that I've done something right.
When you started writing fanfic, were you aware of feedback?
When I first started writing it, I did so purely for my own enjoyment, so no, I wasn't. But once I started posting things online, I became a feedback addict pretty quickly.
Would you continue writing if you knew you'd never receive another piece of feedback ever?
I think so. Some itches just have to be scratched, and my desire to find out what happens next is sufficient to keep me writing. Still, I wouldn't likely push myself as hard to write on a regular basis.
Do you respond to your FB? If yes, then why? If not, why not?
I respond to all my e-mail and LJ feedback, plus any public comments I see that seem to merit or require a reply (i.e. if they are asking questions, or make a point I found especially thought-provoking or helpful). I don't respond to all the comments I get on FF.net and similar review boards, though. Most of that FB is very superficial, and anyway, it would take me far too long to try and look up everybody's e-mail address and say "thank you". So I tend to just post a general thank-you note at the end of my next fic, instead.
Do you, as an author, want constructive criticism? Or is that something better left for the privacy of beta readers? And if you were to get constructive crit, would you want it to be private email or is the original posting location - ie mailing list, newsgroup, ff.net, message board - okay for review purposes?
Yes, very much; no, not at all; and anywhere is fine.
Do you, as an author, take time to FB other authors?
Yes, but only if the story really grabbed me, or otherwise inspired me to respond.
What is your experience when FBing authors? Do you find authors courteous in their response? Do authors respond at all?
I've had some responses, and some really good responses, but I don't find that a lot of people respond to my FB with the same enthusiasm that I do to mine. Though maybe I'm just bad at writing FB. :)
If an author asks for FB, are you more or less likely to give FB?
Hm. I don't think this is a factor one way or the other, really. If I like the story or something really jumps out at me as deserving of comment, I'll FB. If not, I won't.
Does personal perception of an author - either positive or negative - affect whether you give FB or not?
Well, if I perceive that an author already has 1,000 pieces of FB for a fic, I'm very likely not going to add to the pile, because others have surely said it for me already. And if I have reason to believe that the author is especially resistant or hostile to criticism, or has an inflated opinion of him/herself, I am not likely to FB either.
While thinking about perception, what factors go into forming an opinion of the authors in your fandom?
Mostly the things they write on mailing lists, in chats and their LJ/blog posts, as well as any personal e-mails we might have exchanged.
It'll be interesting to see what Seema does with this stuff. I'm intrigued.
If I have fewer than ten pieces of FB (that's total, including e-mails and IM comments), I tend to think that I've done something wrong with the story. More than twenty, and I feel reasonably secure that I've done something right.
When you started writing fanfic, were you aware of feedback?
When I first started writing it, I did so purely for my own enjoyment, so no, I wasn't. But once I started posting things online, I became a feedback addict pretty quickly.
Would you continue writing if you knew you'd never receive another piece of feedback ever?
I think so. Some itches just have to be scratched, and my desire to find out what happens next is sufficient to keep me writing. Still, I wouldn't likely push myself as hard to write on a regular basis.
Do you respond to your FB? If yes, then why? If not, why not?
I respond to all my e-mail and LJ feedback, plus any public comments I see that seem to merit or require a reply (i.e. if they are asking questions, or make a point I found especially thought-provoking or helpful). I don't respond to all the comments I get on FF.net and similar review boards, though. Most of that FB is very superficial, and anyway, it would take me far too long to try and look up everybody's e-mail address and say "thank you". So I tend to just post a general thank-you note at the end of my next fic, instead.
Do you, as an author, want constructive criticism? Or is that something better left for the privacy of beta readers? And if you were to get constructive crit, would you want it to be private email or is the original posting location - ie mailing list, newsgroup, ff.net, message board - okay for review purposes?
Yes, very much; no, not at all; and anywhere is fine.
Do you, as an author, take time to FB other authors?
Yes, but only if the story really grabbed me, or otherwise inspired me to respond.
What is your experience when FBing authors? Do you find authors courteous in their response? Do authors respond at all?
I've had some responses, and some really good responses, but I don't find that a lot of people respond to my FB with the same enthusiasm that I do to mine. Though maybe I'm just bad at writing FB. :)
If an author asks for FB, are you more or less likely to give FB?
Hm. I don't think this is a factor one way or the other, really. If I like the story or something really jumps out at me as deserving of comment, I'll FB. If not, I won't.
Does personal perception of an author - either positive or negative - affect whether you give FB or not?
Well, if I perceive that an author already has 1,000 pieces of FB for a fic, I'm very likely not going to add to the pile, because others have surely said it for me already. And if I have reason to believe that the author is especially resistant or hostile to criticism, or has an inflated opinion of him/herself, I am not likely to FB either.
While thinking about perception, what factors go into forming an opinion of the authors in your fandom?
Mostly the things they write on mailing lists, in chats and their LJ/blog posts, as well as any personal e-mails we might have exchanged.
It'll be interesting to see what Seema does with this stuff. I'm intrigued.
