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I was reading Lilith's little rant about people taking the time to comment on stories. I want to give some examples from my own stories on how your comments make a difference to me. I wrote "Vision Spring", and the first official story "A little nudge" got 11 comments, more than enough to encourage me to to continue. I wrote "This is how a heart breaks." which got seven, but I figured I would do another one anyway. I worked very hard at the third story, taking time to research many aspects, and even found a song that fit the mood of the story. Obviously, I failed to make it any good, because only four people took a few moments to write a comment. I had some ideas for another story in the series, but the lack of response led me to conclude it was not going to be worth it, so I haven't bothered. The same thing happened with "The lucky one", and I almost left that one unfinished when only two people commented on part three. Compare that to Lilith, who probably has more comments on some stories than I do for all my stories put together, and you can see why it might make me worry about my skills.