Faramir FanFiction Archive

Thank the Author/Artist

Oct 16, 2007

Authors and artists love feedback. Hearing their work is appreciated motivates them to create more.

But sometimes you’re just too busy – or uninspired – to come up with some witty words of praise. Or perhaps you’re uncomfortable sharing your email address with the author or artist, or maybe you’re more comfortable reading English than you are writing.

That is why we’re now testing an alternative to commenting, not to replace comments, but to sit side-by-side. You’ll see a ‘Thank the Author (Artist)’ heading right below the story (artwork). All you have to do is type your name and click the button. It’s like leaving your name in a guestbook.

Leaving your thanks in this way is less obtrusive than leaving a comment. Authors and artists do not receive email notification of thanks (as opposed to comments), we just hope that next time they wander by there’ll be an impressive list of names of those people who enjoyed their work. We hope that every time you’ve read a story that you enjoyed, you’ll try to remember to leave you name at the bottom, as a small token of your appreciation of the author’s work.

And of course comments are still very welcome!!
Since authors/artists have to drop by to see the list of people thanking them for their work, post a comment instead if you want to be sure your thanks reach their goal.