Earlier today, I read a question by a commentor on another site asking why authors stop writing. Some of the responses were, 'we're being criticized' (to which I thought 'grow a pair, or rhino skin...' whichever suits you!) but another was that they don't get feedback.
Now I won't complain about getting feedback as when I'm posting regularly, I get feedback and plenty of it. Yet at the same time it seems that the number of comments I get versus the number of items posted is rather thin, unless I specifically beg for feedback.
So I'll ask the other authors, do you experience a dearth of feedback if you fail to post on a regular schedule?
To me it appears that I get comments (on some items) the first day they appear, then the comments stop... The downloads slow down a bit, but I have items that regularly receive in the neighborhood of 10-15 hits per week. Since they are short, I can't tell if anyone is reading them unless I (which I do) occasionally get the note that says 'Wow I liked this!' or the equivalent.
Anyway, I'm somewhat interested in the experience of other authors in this regard.
And I gives a rip if someone dislikes my work, or even writes me complaining notes. In fact, so long as they deal with the quality of my writing rather than the subject matter I want that sort of feedback too. I want to improve my ability at this craft. Someday, I'd like to produce something that I think would be good enough to warrant going to Amazon with it. Right now my endings are not satisfactory to me, let alone my audience so far as I can tell.
TYVM
TJ