Tuesday, January 1st, 2008

Time	Event
10:06a	Beginning on a stern teacher rant I hate to begin this way, but really, people! I wrote for merry_smutmas again this year and feedback was pitiful. Not just for my story (which due to the pairing, I didn't expect all that much) but for all the stories and the drawings. There are 934 people who have friended the fest. WHERE IS THE FEEDBACK? I'm hearing sighs of complaint that so few writers are writing. Not like the good old days, I hear. Well, maybe people are tired of writing and not getting any recognition. It doesn't have to be a lot. A "Wow!" or a "I liked that." is more than sufficient. I know that we are innundated with fic at this time of the year. Yuletide alone produced over 2000 stories. There are thousands of people reading and writers there go gaga when they get twenty comments. *TWENTY!* You want people to keep on writing? Well, indicate that they are writing for a reason. Stop sponging off writers. You're getting this great fic for no charge. You don't even have to belong to the fests to comment. Feedback takes maybe 20 seconds if you have dial-up. Sheesh. I lecture my students almost every day about common politeness. Just because this is Cyberworld doesn't mean that politeness is not part of it. Please and thank you are still the basic signs of a civilised culture. Go read. Go enjoy. AND LEAVE FEEDBACK!!!!!! BTW: may 2008 bring you joy, happiness and all the fic you want to read (on the condition that you leave feedback!) Hugs End of stern teacher rant. Josan (Comment on this)
12:17p	A story rec I don't read all that much Harry/Draco but this was rec'ed by fourth_rose and I trust her recs enough to go read. It was absolutely amazing. It deals with the physical consequences of surviving both the Dark Lord and Death. Fron H/D Holidays: Author: Anonymous Recipient: malachic Title: Vale Sanare Pairing(s): H/D, H/OMC, D/OMC, past H/G Summary: Draco’s world gains a new component, just when he thought he’d sorted everything out. Rating: NC-17 Disclaimer: All Harry Potter characters herein are the property of J.K. Rowling and Bloomsbury/Scholastic. No copyright infringement is intended. All characters over 18 years of age. Warning(s): seizures, war injuries, angst, me being mean to H and D. Deathly Hallows compliant? EWE Word Count: 23,327 Author's Notes: Thank you SO MUCH to my wonderful betas who were willing to help right up until zero hour. Thanks to A for her invaluable information on the effects of seizures. References: www.epilepsy.com, http://www.archives.nd.edu/cgi-bin/words.exe, and wikipedia.org. To malachic: I hope you enjoy the story! Happy holidays! Title: from “valens,” meaning “strong; vigorous/healthy/robust,” and “sanare,” meaning “lesser cure, heal; correct; quiet.” http://community.livejournal.com/hd_holidays/95955.html AND LEAVE FEEDBACK, EH!!!!! (2 Comments | Comment on this)

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