Whingeing Agine

Here I go agine, somewhat emboldened by Angela Rasch. I posted a story five days ago. The first two days 500+ hits, 50 votes and half a dozen comments. OK, not a stellar success. I can live with that, but for the last three days, 300+ hits and virtually NO votes and not a single comment.

I wish that someone would tell me if I'm wasting my time posting here, that I don't gibe with the BC vibe, that there's little interest in what I post, that I'm a lousy writer, anything but this deafening silence. Indifference; disapproval??

It's hard not making this sound like sour grapes. Believe me, it's not. I have no jealousy directed against those writers who are clearly successful here. I'm so glad they are, because I love many of their stories, look forward to them being posted. I think my own comments demonstrate that, and, if I comment, I vote.

I vote without commenting when I want to encourage, but perhaps don't think the story is special enough to comment on.

When I read an old story I ALWAYS comment.

Then I see comments from some readers, opining that a comment or a vote from them makes no difference, and I can only shake my head in disbelief. Sure, we write for our own satisfaction, but if there's no feedback, we're writing into a vacuum, and I can tell you, that is totally off-putting and discouraging,

Joanne