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Oh my god. I have been doing it wrong all these years.

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In addition to the warm feeling commenters no doubt get for supporting other writers there's another benefit that comes to the commenter, honest.

A comment on the writing forces the person giving the comment to actually think like a writer. While 'atta boys' and 'way to go' are okay, they don't require any thoughts on the quality of the writing. If, in your considered opinion, the story sucks, just move on. Save 'constructive criticism' for PM's. But taking a minute to mention something you thought was well done is a goodness both for the those getting the comment and for those doing the giving.

Give commenting on stories and poems a try. It won't hurt much, probably.

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Looking for more votes and views on your Stories Space submissions? If so, vote and leave comments on the submissions of other writers.

It's not applied rocket science. Those who vote and comment on submissions and in forums threads tend to get votes and comments on their own work.

Go ahead...give it a try. There are several new stories with one or no votes just waiting for you.

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In addition to the warm feeling commenters no doubt get for supporting other writers there's another benefit that comes to the commenter, honest.

A comment on the writing forces the person giving the comment to actually think like a writer. While 'atta boys' and 'way to go' are okay, they don't require any thoughts on the quality of the writing. If, in your considered opinion, the story sucks, just move on. Save 'constructive criticism' for PM's. But taking a minute to mention something you thought was well done is a goodness both for the those getting the comment and for those doing the giving.

Give commenting on stories and poems a try. It won't hurt much, probably.

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Give a new writer a chance. Go ahead and read one of their intitial offerings. Let them know that there are some real people here on our site. Not all of them will bother to check you out in return, but at least you've given them the kind of welcome they were looking for when they settled in here as a member.

Give others the votes you want and maybe, just maybe, you'll get some on your own work.

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Quote by LarryFNigh
Give a new writer a chance. Go ahead and read one of their intitial offerings. Let them know that there are some real people here on our site. Not all of them will bother to check you out in return, but at least you've given them the kind of welcome they were looking for when they settled in here as a member.

Give others the votes you want and maybe, just maybe, you'll get some on your own work.

Is there a way of finding a new writer?

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Quote by LarryFNigh
Give a new writer a chance. Go ahead and read one of their intitial offerings. Let them know that there are some real people here on our site. Not all of them will bother to check you out in return, but at least you've given them the kind of welcome they were looking for when they settled in here as a member.

Give others the votes you want and maybe, just maybe, you'll get some on your own work.

Is there a way of finding a new writer?

One way is to simply check here in the forum every day and the latest member will be listed near the bottom of the first page. I also make it a habit to look at the profiles of people I don't recognize and there you will see the date they joined the site in their bio/stats area.

The featured members at the top of the home page will show people I am not familiar with and I check their profilles.

I also check the people listed as having a birthday here on the forum. I notice the fact that a lot of them are dormant.

That doesn't really take any great deal of time. A few minutes each morning.

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Stalking much 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 ..scary

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Maybe it is a community thing. You have your own set of groups, one just leaves the comments to their little group ..I'm just saying. It is only natural for people to make a beeline to their friends or those writers they know, or are familiar with. I will butt out now 😂😂 This is more for writers.

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Quote by LarryFNigh
Give a new writer a chance. Go ahead and read one of their intitial offerings. Let them know that there are some real people here on our site. Not all of them will bother to check you out in return, but at least you've given them the kind of welcome they were looking for when they settled in here as a member.

Give others the votes you want and maybe, just maybe, you'll get some on your own work.

Is there a way of finding a new writer?

One way is to simply check here in the forum every day and the latest member will be listed near the bottom of the first page. I also make it a habit to look at the profiles of people I don't recognize and there you will see the date they joined the site in their bio/stats area.

The featured members at the top of the home page will show people I am not familiar with and I check their profilles.

I also check the people listed as having a birthday here on the forum. I notice the fact that a lot of them are dormant.

That doesn't really take any great deal of time. A few minutes each morning.

Found one.. read .. commented.