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[louiselux]

Well, after yesterday's misery post, I am feeling much better today! (Thank you nym and iibnf for saying nice things). Still a bit nervous about going to hospital, but I can live with that. I went running last night, and afterwards felt properly relaxed for the first time in weeks and weeks. I also sent some feedback to snaples for Like Clockwork. Go me!

Why is sending feedback so hard?
One reason is that I'm always worried about sounding like an idiot if I only send a few lines of feedback. (But it's never stopped me yet). Or, more precisely, that I won't get across to the author why I liked their story. I read some advice once about sending LoC's, can't remember where or who by, but it did give me very useful tip that makes fbing much easier. I try and pick out a line, or one thing about the story that I particularly liked, or if I read it 3 times I'll say that. I think what's most useful about doing this is that it gives me somewhere to start, as I often don't know what to say about a story other than it struck me as being very good indeed.

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[louiselux.livejournal.com]

I don't think any author woud be upset to receive a LoC like that though. I'd guess that most would be proud to have had that effect on you!

But I do know what you mean. I don't often worry that my LoC's are self-centrered, because to me that's the nature of them. They're about my reactions. But I tend to agonise over content, too much. I generally have two modes of feedback writing:
1, very quick, don't worry too much how it's going to sound as long as I make the author understand that I loved their story
2, not at all because I've thought about it for too long and sunk myself into a hole.