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Date Posted: 16:24:53 07/27/02 Sat
Author: Jane
Author Host/IP: la.znet.com / 207.167.96.1
Subject: Sample Letter to Authors

Oz, JuniorK and I were chatting, and we thought it would be a good idea to inform the author that we are reviewing their fic and invite them to come to the board and comment. This is what I've come up with so far. Let me know what you think.

Hello. We have formed a Buffy the Vampire Slayer Fan Fiction club and I am writing to inform you that your story, "___________________________" was highly recommended to our group and we are in the process of discussing and reviewing it on our message board located at http://www.voy.com/98361/. Please check our message board if you are interested in our comments. We would very much welcome your input.

If you're curious, the goals of our club are as follows:


1. I submit that we will have the following categories. B/S, B/X, B/A, B/G, W/X, Other (meaning a group of non-shippers who recommend their favorite fics), and slash. Out of the seven categories each member must read six fics. You can choose the one you wish to skip

2. Once we have everyone signed in we will pair off into ships and using chats and emails, each ship will agree upon the recommendation of one fic for everyone in the club to read. Meaning each ship will agree on their fic for that month. I would hope to get at least 4 people from each ship and four slash writers/readers.

3. This is a once a month thing so that we all have time to finish reading our fics.

4. All fics must be no longer than 200 pages and can be any rating, any genre. If NC-17 fics are not your cup of tea a secondary recommendation from that category can be red. All secondary recommendations can carry a rating no higher than R.

Each ship within the Fanfic club must agree on what fic they would like the other ships to read that deals with their ship. Talk it over in chats. email or however you'd like. But agree upon something good. Agree upon a story you would like people who are not fans of your ship to read. Choose an author you feel truly has the talent to win over even the most critical of reviewers.

5.. This is the most important rule. Each month every member of the club must read and review the agreed upon B/X, B/S, B/A, B/G, W/X and Slash fics. This clubs intent is to celebrate the writing, and give each of us a glimpse at how the other side sees things. I'm willing to read any B/S story that the B/S'rs in the club feel should be read. And I'm willing to do this every month the club is around.

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[> This looks excellent to me. Thanks Jane. -- Ozmandayus, 16:35:02 07/27/02 Sat (cache-rk06.proxy.aol.com/152.163.189.70)


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[> [> Oz, should someone create a space where the rules and this letter can be kept intact? -- morgain, 19:48:03 07/27/02 Sat (B56-68.DAS.McGill.CA/198.168.182.220)


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[> [> [> I'm going to put up a mini-page and the link will be here -- JuniorK, 20:51:49 07/27/02 Sat (1Cust131.tnt3.manassas.va.da.uu.net/67.201.103.131)


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[> [> [> [> Oh, me of little faith....should have known... -- morgain, 22:45:27 07/27/02 Sat (B57-68.DAS.McGill.CA/198.168.182.70)


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[> looks good to me -- cat, 16:37:14 07/27/02 Sat (CPE00e09883237f.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/24.101.132.143)


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[> looks great -- Spooky K, 16:39:20 07/27/02 Sat (vt-williston9a-500.bur.adelphia.net/24.50.63.244)


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