Reviews on the Quill

[girlyswot]

So, my story's been up for a couple of days and, overexcited new author that I am, I am regularly checking for reviews.  *grin*  But here's my question to all of you wise, experienced Quill authors - is there a system for review notification there?  And how do you respond to reviews?  I think I'm probably being dim so I thought I'd ask here rather than on the forums.  Among friends!

Oh - and thanks to TDU and Kate for reviewing!

Comments

[stmargarets.livejournal.com]

Uh. Yeah. No way to know if you have a review unless you check your author page. There's also no way to respond directly to a review - so you can do three things:

1. Send a PM This is actually possible now that every reviewer is registered. I did this for Roger and Lisa.
2. In a chaptered fic. you can mention your reviewers in the next chapter in an author's note. Obviously, that won't work with your one-shot.
3. In the review thread itself, you can leave an author's note - thanking and replying to all of your reviewers. I did that with Lee Jordan Tour Guide - but I didn't like it, since I wasn't sure if people went back and read my responses - and it made the review count go up artifically - which felt like cheating. LOL.

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Okay, thanks.

[moonette1.livejournal.com]

What St. Mags said. I respond by PMs. *huge twinge of guilt for never responding to my last and very thoughtful review of my Bill story* And I used to check my author page obsessively.

I will make my way over there, I promise! I've had a tough week.

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you had a tough week. I completely identify with the need to check obsessively. I sometimes find myself doing that at PS just in case the email system isn't working!

[tdu000.livejournal.com]

Of course, if you repond personally to reviews, you may never be able to throw the fan off. The next thing you know, they'll get an LJ and start calling you a megalomaniac!

[girlyswot.livejournal.com]

Well, you notice I didn't PM you about yours! I have learned something from St M!!

[tdu000.livejournal.com]

So I needn't expect so much as a "thank you" if I review in future? Talk about gratitude!