Yes, Charley and Claire is a little longer, but not that much longer. Protective Coloration has gotten less than a quarter of the comments that C&C has gotten. Even one that's been up for years, and is my best scoring story, Building a Better Past has gotten only about 2/3rds of the number of comments.
I wonder why some stories, even non-controversial ones like mine, get more (positive) comments than others even if they don't score as well? Just curious if anyone has any insights.
The reader is a curious beast. I don't understand when people comment vs don't either. I have a couple of folks that comment on almost all my chapters vs a few that comment once in a while and others who don't post at all.
Look forward to responses for those in the know.
As a reader - I like to comment on anything I read continuously. If I follow something I feel the need to comment often. I guess I relate to the the commenters that comment often on my stories.
The passive readers who read all the chapters but do not comment are a mystery to me.
I have a theory that readers are more likely to comment on stories they feel already has an active comment board. Some people don't want to be first, or even add a new comment to a story that has been out for years and the comments have dried up. At least, that's what I see with my story. I get a steady stream of reads each month, but no new comments in a few years. It's like no one wants to break the silence.
I get a steady stream of reads each month, but no new comments in a few years.
To some people a story is like a bottle of beer. Once they reach the end, they think they can't get anything else out of it.
I find that sad.
I get a steady stream of reads each month, but no new comments in a few years.
Same here. Comments are few and far between. I figure it's due to the kind of stories I write.
For those stories that have comments enabled while being posted, I suspect the number of downloads per chapter might have something to do with the number of comments - especially when the author interacts with the reader.
Like Jody Daniel. Lots of comments. Lots of downloads. High scores. He regularly responds to comments.