i totally agree about the comments thing [i've finally managed to post a couple of my works on fictionpress, and i'm dying for comments], though i am definitely guilty of not leaving comments sometimes. i'm something of a habitual lurker. but! i have been trying to forego my lurkerly ways and comment more often [speaking of which, i need to go comment on red dragon, since i didn't have time before]

but i also have something of a counterpoint. well, sort of. the flipside of the whole 'rejection' feeling a writer gets from lack of comments is also true, at least for me. i know that as a reader, i greatly appreciate it when my comments are acknowledged by the writer. even just a 'thanks for reading/commenting' is fine. it's not as intense as the feeling of rejection you get as an author when no one comments, but just a lack acknowledgment sometimes makes you feel like the writer didn't even bother to read your comment. this isn't directed at you, dearest tygati, since aren't really guilty of this. i'm just saying that if someone has commented multiple times and gotten no sign that their comments are even being read, they might hesitate to comment again. just a thought.

anyhow, i'm off to comment on red dragon, since i failed to do so before. ta! and thanks for all your writing. we do love you for it! :)