Asking a question at the end of a chapter is the best way to get interaction going in the comments.

sunandshadow Wrote: Asking a question at the end of a chapter is the best way to get interaction going in the comments.

Noted. I'll definitely give it a shot.

I've also struggled with this for a long while, I'm at about 5.7k views on one of my works (only 8 followers/favourites) and no comments other than 1 user saying thank you for the chapter every now and then - it feels utterly deflating. 

Advise given to me on Tumblr is to write for myself, but that's such a hard mindset to get back into. I used to write exclusively for my eyes only until someone dear to me said that, seeing as I spend so much of my free time writing, why not share it with others and see what they think? I was very naive in assuming that if I put it out there, people would comment on it.


The silver lining is that we're not inundated with negativity, but it's hard to thrive in the absence of praise and encouragement. 
I hope that all writers out there eventually find that review/comment/attention they deserve. 

Verba Wrote: I've also struggled with this for a long while, I'm at about 5.7k views on one of my works (only 8 followers/favourites) and no comments other than 1 user saying thank you for the chapter every now and then - it feels utterly deflating. 

Advise given to me on Tumblr is to write for myself, but that's such a hard mindset to get back into. I used to write exclusively for my eyes only until someone dear to me said that, seeing as I spend so much of my free time writing, why not share it with others and see what they think? I was very naive in assuming that if I put it out there, people would comment on it.


The silver lining is that we're not inundated with negativity, but it's hard to thrive in the absence of praise and encouragement. 
I hope that all writers out there eventually find that review/comment/attention they deserve.

While I agree that every author should write for themselves first, and the audience second, I still think that the main drive for authors is to create something for others. Sure, we can write for some time without any feedback or engagement from our audience, but only for limited time. This varies from person to person. But when our own personal limit is up, then the creative flows stop, and we stop writing. 

So yes, it's hard to keep going when there's nobody to write for. I'd say only the most strong and stubborn can keep this up indefinitely.