i can assure you that you even spending a modicum of time on comments is already such a wonderful thing for authors!!! as long as you're being respectful and genuine, it doesn't matter how much or how little time you spend commenting because it is already such a great and encouraging thing you're doing. i confess, i'm terrible at answering comments, which i feel makes readers think i dont care about them liking my work when i do ;; i'm just very bad at replying pls forgive me if these kinds of actions have in any way contributed to you feeling this way. trust me when i say writers will love you being extra about our works <333 and i hope this helps!!