At 08:59 PM 12/12/95 -0500, you wrote:

On Tue, 12 Dec 1995, Andy Skuse wrote:

 Also - there *might* be (well lets say there *probably* are) errors in 
spelling/grammar - please don't harp on them.. if you see one - point it 
out to me privately.. lets not fill up the ML with corrections :)

Well, I can respect your request for private corrections, but what's so bad
about filling up the List with public corrections? My understanding of this

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mistakes of others as well. This can only help you to become a better writer,
if that's your goal. There are those who post here for pure enjoyment as well.

Well - I agree... but I was talking about the 'mechanical' things (ie: 
spelling, punctutation etc) - that kind of correction does not really 
help a person become a better writer...  comments on plot, characters, 
etc are what I think the ML should be about - that way it doesn't seem 
like a bunch of 'proof readers' are reading the stuff posted, rather than 
intelligent, constructive critics... (although I wonder sometimes :) 
(although *I* don't object to getting help with some of the mechanics, 
just don't bother everyone else with it :)

-----Brett

Hmm. Well Brett, actually I was talking about the 'mechanical things'. And
although I get a more immediate thrill out of someone saying, "Hey when's
the next chapter coming?", I tend to appreciate the folks who point out
grammar and spelling mistakes a bit more because of the amount of time that
they put into their critiques. And most of these folks put a little message in
their post anyway, saying, "I like what you're doing. When's the next chapter coming out?" As for bothering everyone else with it, it's not bothering me.
I learned alot from Jeanne H's C & C of Ben Harrison's 'Beat Of Defiance'
fanfic. That's part of what this mailing list is for: Learning. And that's how you
get to be a better writer :)

Andy
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