The Silent Comments

[PapaRomantic]

An intriguing question.

But the one that puplexes me more is the Random Follower.

Its been weeks, maybe months since your last story published. And then, out of nowhere you get the notification: "SoNSo has started following you."

Excellent! LOVE new followers! Who wouldn't, right?

But then you start wondering: WHY?

They didn't Favorite a single story, let alone comment on one. Obviously they must have read SOMETHING they liked... but WHAT? Which story drew them in? Have the read more than one story? WILL they read more? Will they read your new ones when you publish?

THERE ARE SO MANY UNANSWERED QUESTIONS.

I believe the answer to this is that one of your stories has shown up in the "story spinner" or "random stories" section in the middle of each category page. I have had this happen also, where I'll get a comment or some new followers, and especially when I'll get a couple of new favorites on a story I published years ago. I have also had comments generated this way, and occasionally someone will say something like "I'm going to read more of your stories now." That's gratifying!