Or do you need to be assured of an audience before you write something?

I suppose, when I’m posting things a bit at a time on AO3, it feels a little closer to giving some kind of stage performance. When there’s no response it’s like trying to play to an empty house, or worse, to an audience who make no sound whatsoever except to occasionally cough or clear their throats. Even a boo would be preferable, because at least then I’d know I ought to get off the stage.