Even so, it's generally considered polite to at least thank the person for
commenting.
----- Original Message -----
From: Atarukun <kryn@erols.com>
To: <ffml@fanfic.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 1999 8:39 PM
Subject: [FFML] Re: The Theory Of Diminishing Returns Re: Kenjiko and Girl
Days
Is it just me, or has everybody stopped posting C&C
for 'Girl Days' to the list?
Actually, as a universal rule, the longer a series runs, the
less C&C it gets. This does not reflect on quality or popularity,
it merely means that it's now taken for granted. Ask any author
of long-running series, and a majority will tell you that their
C&C has dropped off since beginning their project.
In other words, it's business as usual.
That's only too true. I try to hold out a small amount of hope
everytime, but I
rarely get any kind of C&C. As for authors responding, quite often
they get caught
up in RL immeadiatly after they post, and they don't always have the
time or energy
to respond. Other times, I think they just don't know how to respond
to what is said.
Either way, C&C is still a valuable part of writing, whether or not
there is additional
response to it. What you say to the author does have an effect.
Another wind blown missive from,
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'"White!" he sneered. "It serves as a beginning. White cloth may be
dyed. The white page can be overwritten; and the white light can be
broken."
'"In which case it is no longer white," said I. "And he that breaks
a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom."'
-- Gandalf the Grey, "The Fellowship of the Ring"
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