The author is not your bitch

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Good post from Neil Gaiman for when you get those reviewers who leave comments demanding the next chapter of your fic, or who email/comment on unrelated posts to ask when you'll be posting an update. (Because nothing gets the muse going like someone tugging at your metaphorical sleeve asking, "Is it done yet? How about now? Well, what about now?")

"People are not machines. Writers and artists aren't machines.

You're complaining about George doing other things than writing the books you want to read as if your buying the first book in the series was a contract with him: that you would pay over your ten dollars, and George for his part would spend every waking hour until the series was done, writing the rest of the books for you."

Even more so since, with fanfic, you don't even pay to read it.

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[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

Word.

:P

*thinks of something else she wanted to say but comes up with nothing*

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LOL, sometimes "word" is all there is. :)

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

I love your icon.

I don't think I've ever demanded an update from an author. I've probably written something like 'I hope you update soon' but I've chatted with enough authors on the cbox at SR to know it's not an easy process. Being a beta has also made me see that.

*needs to go back to that shop and get s3 of VM for 30 euros even if it's a bit expensive*

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Yeah, I find that most of the people who leave those kinds of comments are ones who are clueless about how writing actually works.

And I wholeheartedly support any purchasing of VM! (Bonus points for the Chuck icon, too.)

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Loves Neil Gaiman.

[dragonflylady77.livejournal.com]

See, I got s1 of VM for NZ$20 which is like 10 euros so paying 30 is a LOT of money (esp since i'm in France with no money coming and might have to consider selling my body soon or something. :P JK).

I have a 22 page chapter to beta and a whole house to clean before my mum comes home (see my LJ about that if you want) and I have slept 3 hours. *does the dance of the tired mum/beta*

Enjoy the Chuck icon. ^_^