Originally posted by fems
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The only anonymous ones I don't like are the ones that are really constructive, 'accusing' or raise a valid question simply because I would like to respond to them and I can't. Although I often work in the valid questions (or answers to them) in the next chapter (in-story) whenever possible, rather than leave an author's note to respond to all anonymous reviewers like I've seen some people do. There's a reason those people don't bother signing in and/or creating an account, after all.
I usually create an update schedule with two updates a week and extras are bonuses, simply because I'm often too excited not to share yet or want to pick up the pace a bit (I tend to start out slow to build the story's foundations).
Like selene0789 I try to get a rapport with my reviewers because in my experience it makes them more likely to react honestly to something you've written, rather than just "oh great chapter, more please!" (although those happen on occasion as well and I appreciate them too). A lot of my reviewers also come up with theories as what's coming next or mention something they would like to see, like: ooh, I can just imagine a little short scene where Hammond drops by to reassure Sam and let her know he sympathizes with her situation. And yeah, that one got worked into the story because it sparked my imagination like a lot of other honest comments reviewers give.
Another thing I've noticed is that the reviewers you get along with (via reviews and PMing back and forth) tend to follow your future stories as well, or at least check them out to see if they like them. I also have a reader who really enjoys my silly holiday ficlets, for example, and feeds it by sharing even more holidays or just PMing me to ask me if I was planning to write one for this and that day. That's how I wrote one for Talk Like A Pirate Day, although it was a bit short notice as he mentioned it on that very day and with the different time zones...
I usually create an update schedule with two updates a week and extras are bonuses, simply because I'm often too excited not to share yet or want to pick up the pace a bit (I tend to start out slow to build the story's foundations).
Like selene0789 I try to get a rapport with my reviewers because in my experience it makes them more likely to react honestly to something you've written, rather than just "oh great chapter, more please!" (although those happen on occasion as well and I appreciate them too). A lot of my reviewers also come up with theories as what's coming next or mention something they would like to see, like: ooh, I can just imagine a little short scene where Hammond drops by to reassure Sam and let her know he sympathizes with her situation. And yeah, that one got worked into the story because it sparked my imagination like a lot of other honest comments reviewers give.
Another thing I've noticed is that the reviewers you get along with (via reviews and PMing back and forth) tend to follow your future stories as well, or at least check them out to see if they like them. I also have a reader who really enjoys my silly holiday ficlets, for example, and feeds it by sharing even more holidays or just PMing me to ask me if I was planning to write one for this and that day. That's how I wrote one for Talk Like A Pirate Day, although it was a bit short notice as he mentioned it on that very day and with the different time zones...
I don't have problems with the more adult stories which pair Helen with multiple partners. It seems that most fans accept that Helen has lived a very long time and therefore has had many romantic interludes in her lifetime. I keep imagining Valentine's Day at the Sanctuary and the barrage of gifts from Helen's many admirers - known or unknown. Perhaps most of them are totally one-sided crushes. There must be so many people who have been interested in Helen but she did not reciprocate.
seeing as no one here understands WHY you're doing that.
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