There was a letter in my mailbox this day, that stated, bluntly, that
unless everybody knew your works, or you were an excellent author right
from the bat, that your stories would get no C&C.

	Needless to say, I was perturbed at that, for a bit.  I was starting to
piece together a flaming response, when it occured to me.  The stories I
have sent to the ML have recieved almost no C&C.  There were a couple of
responses, of which I am extremly grateful (One of them gave me an idea
for Lone Man And Wolf Part 2), however, it is not, by far, enough to
base any type of general feeling toward my work.  I would like to
improve, to increase my ability, but without input (Quoth Johnny 5), it
is extremly difficult.

	Then, the worst thing possible happened.  I recieved a piece of mail
that C&C's one of my C&Cs!  The only thing they noted was my misspelling
of one word, Gramm_E_r and Spelling.  Now, I know that humor is nice,
but when I saw that someone had taken the time to point out that little
mistake in a C&C, I began to seriously question whether or not this was
a True Fanfic ML, or just a place for a select few to trade and comment
on stories, with the rest of us just out there for the ride. 

	I would like to believe that it is the sheer number of Fanfics and the
'load o spam' that keep people from responding to every story, lord
knows that I have a bit of trouble keeping up sometimes, but I do see a
lot of C&Cing going on, and it leads me to look a little closer as to
exactly who's stories are getting the C&C.

	Are my stories even getting read?  I do not know.  I would like to
think so, I would like to think that there are people out there that may
actually like them, but I have no proof.

	And that is the most upsetting thing of all.  C&C, good or bad, helps
an author, as long as it is realistic.  Nothing but static coming across
the airwaves tell the author nothing, and that inhibits his/her growth,
as well as causing them to lose interest.

	I do not want to start another thread of spam based on this, I just
want an answer.  Is this ML truly for all authors, or just the few that
are very well known?

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