On Mon, 3 May 1999, Krista Perry wrote:
Kaoru L. Shimitsu wrote:
I will not, under any circumstances, post it to this list if I
do not receive more demand for it.
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Er... In other words, "Sing my fic's praises, and I'll grace you with
the presence of another chapter"?
Hmm... Perhaps it's just me, but that seems to be a rather... unusual
demand. I could be wrong, but I've always thought that fanfic authors
were in debt to their their readers, not the other way around.
I would say myself that it is a reciprocal relationship; there's no point
in posting a story that will never be read, but if readers hack off the
author enough, they'll never get the story they're wanting.
favors. The list is for receiving C&C, not adulation. Adulation might
Yep.
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