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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Destan" data-source="post: 947434" data-attributes="member: 12157">I recently started writing a story hour after being a long-time lurker.  I have few points I'd like to make.First, I have read many, many story hour posts without once commenting on them.  That may be because I'm lazy, or because I'm generally quiet when it comes to posting.  If I do post, I usually ask questions instead of leaving comments.  Since I started writing a story hour, however, I'm now more fully aware of how damned nice it feels to have someone comment on it.  With that new-found knowledge in hand, I'm trying to drop notes like benevolent bird droppings on the story hours I most frequent.  I tend to favor the less-heralded story hours because the Biggies (TM) don't necessarily need my bumps. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />The bottom line is that the majority of story hour readers, I think, do only that: Read.  They don't post.  Don't let a lack of feedback hinder your enjoyment with writing.  As Piratecat said, the page views alone should help give you a warm fuzzy.Second, and this is probably too self-serving for many folks, I actually sent emails to a few authors of those story hours I most enjoyed.  I asked them, should they have a moment, to check mine out.  One of them was Piratecat.  His simple praise did more to pimp my story hour than any banners could have done.  Continuing in the vein of abject groveling, I attached one of his comments to my sig.  Not all of those you email will have the time to read your story, nor will all of those who visit enjoy your writing, but that's coolio and should be understood.Third, try emailing those readers of other story hours that seem addicted, loyal, and/or vocal in their critiques.  I  have chosen to subscribe to story hours based on readers whose opinions I generally agreed with.Lastly, everyone who writes knows it can be difficult to do so within a vacuum.  I think the majority of us would rather be subject to negative criticism than none at all.  You gotta just keep plodding along, sacrificing what could-have-been quality family time to pound away at the keys like a man possessed.Best wishes,Destan</blockquote>

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