There are times when my Press Gang pimping feels very thankless, as if everyone who could possibly be interested is already on board and the overwhelming majority that's left just don't give a damn ( Read more... )

MONEY ( Read more... )

Just got a ff.net review of Good Intentions that read, "grate fic I loved it."

Is it just me or is there something incredibly sweet about short, badly spelled feedback?

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I got roseveare's discs with the Fifth Doctor that she's lending me, but unfortunately they don't play on my crappy old computer, and when I showed my VHS copy of Castrovalva to axa she ( Read more... )

Yesterday, I got a very weird review of my Avonlea story Part of How Life Goes. Despite the link, you don't actually have to read the story to get the review - it's enough to know that the story does not feature a clock, nor is there any instance in which a clock ought to be featured.

The performance of the Shortt clock was overtaken as quartz ( Read more... )

Concrit vs. analysis is once again up for debate, and I choose to let most of it slide, except for a statement that I see over and over again in discussions and that is to me completely wrongheaded: the idea that criticism of the story isn't criticism of the author ( Read more... )

I'm such a fanwhore. I discovered the extended stats on ff.net, and while hits isn't very useful yet (some of the stories have more reviews than hits), I'm having great fun with favourites - it turns out that of the 45 stories I have on the site, 24 is on someone's favourite list, 14 is on the favourite list of more than one person, and 2 are in c2 ( Read more... )

I know I'm throwing stones in glass houses here, considering that I can be pretty slack in giving feedback, and that I've even told people "oh, I'll send you feedback ASAP" and then not sent them any. I'm a total hypocrite and an attention whore and...

...and the curiosity itches like mosquito bites.

During the past couple of weeks, I've seen two ( Read more... )

Lately, I've had lots of good news, so I think I'll just make a list and be happy ( Read more... )

An odd thought came to me last night, and I realized I had to seek enlightenment through LJ ( Read more... )

Why oh why do morons send feedback? I just got a note - anonymous, of course - for So Many Ways to Say I Love You saying, "Scan our minds? Ororo isn\'t a psychic; Jean and the professor are ( Read more... )