Hi, Janice. I wrote an article this week along these lines. I do appreciate any engagement but sometimes it sounds like a generic reply. Then I see a very popular writer copy and paste the same reply to over 20 comments and I hope I get that big someday! How easy and quick that would be! My readers would not appreciate that...I don't think. I love your stories and I hope my comments reflect my interest. You are one of the best /:-)

Sorry if you already read this:

https://medium.com/reciprocall/a-generic-comment-to-one-of-my-stories-makes-me-wonder-if-they-even-read-it-c39600ded01