As I suspected, mostly due to the "announcement" note I posted 
beforehand, my somewhat rushed original story nevertheless generated 
a veritable mountain of C&C.

So, here's the conclusive results of the *real* test:

-Giving advance warning that you intend to write an original story 
before dumping it on people may produce slightly better results.

-People are, as I've discovered, going to be more receptive to an 
original story if it's written by someone who has at least a few 
"noteworthy" fanfics under his belt. (cries out in pain as the 
collective FFML tries to jab sharp needles into his ego) 
 
Here's what I think:

If you're a new writer, and you want to do an original story, fine...
but do a few good fanfics first. If you write a few well-planned, 
well-written fics, and people react to them favorably, *then* post 
your original story, and it's far more likely to generate C&C.

That's just my opinion, but considering the feedback I've gotten for 
Yume to Kibu so far, it's got some validity to it.

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