And when you comment on something in a fic, for gods' sake, try to 

make

sure your comment has something to do with the actual fic! Authors get
really pissed when they put a week's worth of their free time,
could be using to do other things, into working on a story, and ask 

for a

few simple comments on their work...and the only discussion of it is
whether <A> would shoot <B> in the back with a rocket launcher, or if 

<C>

would have <SEX> with <D>, or save <C>self for <E>, <F>, and <G>. It 

makes

the author angry, and makes them wonder why they even bothered.

Or they get a few sentences (most often 2)... Nice Story! I like 

this... or promised C&C which never arrives.

That's why I rely in the excellent set of pre-readers I've managed to
rope in to helping me. And it is my honor to help them out by
pre-reading their stories too.

Excuse ME?!? If you don't even care whether people like your stories, or 
if you're providing a source of happiness to people who happen to be 
just a little bored sometimes, that's fine. Most of us, however, don't 
have hours to go over every point that somebody makes in their fanfics. 
We have jobs and commutes, and you know the rest. 

A "Nice Story" comment from someone who isn't even required to 
acknowledge your post to the list should be a welcome thing. The FFML 
isn't just a tool for writers of fanfiction, it's also a community. If 
you don't wish to receive support from those who read and enjoy what you 
write, then I suggest you keep what you write to yourself, or start 
writing without using capital letters and insert, five, thousand, 
commas, in, every, sentance, that, comes, out, of, your, keyboard,.

--Kevin Kelly
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