Andy Kent wrote:

<nod> I'll be honest... I don't read much of the Ranma fic posted to the
list. There's an awful lot of it, and obviously the newer stuff by
unproven authors just can't compete with some of the older "classics".
(Anybody who was in the Akon Friday night fanfic buffet will remember
this being talked about.)

What DO I read? Stuff by established authors, first. If I see "Leifker"
or "Kleppe" in the "FROM" field, I'm much more likely to look that first
time, instead of hitting <delete> out of hand. (Heaven help me when I
see a "Huang" post.)

Hmm, "established authors"......... I wonder how many authors are out there
who have been around for far longer than Leifker or Kleppe and aren't being
read? IMHO, there are no established authors here, just people writing
stories and honing their craft. That's the way it started... ;)

What I'm saying is...write what you enjoy writting. If the other fans
like it, great. IF you can mess with their minds with plot twists,
even greater. If you get unsolicited thousand dollar checks in the
mail...you're dreaming.

Exactly. That, and pick up some notoriety, ideally. (Though that's not
always a good thing, eh, Oscar?)

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Hey, just write and write and write. Someone somewhere will eventually read
it and like it.

That should be enough for any author :)


Andy Skuse
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