Subject: Re: [FanFic] Outages. (And 'fic length, too.)
From: Bert Van Vliet
Date: 4/25/1996, 9:27 PM
To: fanfic@fanfic.com

Greetings! :)

Paradox be damned, (in the words of my favorite mage, who then proceeded 
to turn several vamps to stone,) but do you realize how many CD's we're 
talkin' about here?  Like...oh...10 fer Bert, by the time he's done, and 
we know half (at least) of those are gonna all be BGZ (which, 
incidentally, I actually like *more* than BGC *boggle* even if it does 
take about the same length of time to read BGZ as it does to watch BGC.)

Oh brother!  I didn't think I'd done that well!

Sorry, but even though I like my own 'fics (go figure ^_^)  I still like the
original BGC just a bit better. ^_^

Tack on another 10 for Mr. Biles, and then..oh...another 10 for the rest 
of the world...oooh, 30 CD set, only 49.95, act now while supplies last.

For an extra $9.95, I'll even through in a complimentary sample of SkyKnight
Krazy Glue! ;)

Do you prefer long fics or short fics, and why?  Also, what are some 
tips on lengthening 'fics?  I'm having an extremely hard time writing my 
one 'long' 'fic... not to mention I've got quite a few more on the back 
burner.   Oh, and another question regarding Mr. Biles' 'technobabble' 
comments: How do you make that stuff sound convincing? Is it real tech 
that someone who isn't avidly into military/combat type stuff wouldn't 
know about?   

It depends on the writing style, IMO.  Some people can write really long
fics that are easily capable of holding someone's interests, and others are
better as short stories.  As long as it's entertaining, I haven't got length
preferences. :)

Sayonara!
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Bert Van Vliet   SkyKnght@sentex.net
[Alias SkyKnight: Knight-in-Shining Armour, Punster at large, Die-Hard
Bubblegum Crisis Fan, and writer of Really Long Fanfics!]
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