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Date Posted: 08:30:50 07/08/02 Mon
Author: Red Leopard
Subject: How does everyone keep up with so many fics?

Just curious (and by the by this is my last new topic for today - you can tell I just got my net access back), I've noticed that quite a few people on the list seem to have no problems keeping up with all the new recs. How do you do it? Personally, I'm hard pressed to even read the mail in a timely fashion, let alone keep up with all the great fic. Yet some on the list seem to be permanently plugged in and reading. What is your secret?
Red Leopard.

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[> Re: How does everyone keep up with so many fics? -- Lakrids, 12:40:22 07/08/02 Mon

>back), I've noticed that quite a few people on the
>list seem to have no problems keeping up with all the
>new recs. How do you do it?

Me: because i dosn't have life right now. Anybody who knows were i can buy one?

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[> Re: How does everyone keep up with so many fics? -- angela, 22:19:05 07/08/02 Mon

Yet some on the
>list seem to be permanently plugged in and reading.
>What is your secret?

I can't speak for myself, but I know several frequent posters run lists and archives, where they pretty much *have* to at least look at a fic when it's posted.

As for myself, I tend to prefer "fic-only" lists, as opposed to discussion lists, where numerous debate mails can sometimes overshadow fic. They're less likely to get lost. I'm also one of the rare people that use summary and author notes as a threshhold for whether or not I will read a fic. Kind of snobby, but if an author can't make sense in those, what can you expect from the rest of the fic? I have found that my favorite stories tend to have a good (sensible, intriguing, believeable, etc.) summary.

Angela

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[> [> Re: How does everyone keep up with so many fics? -- Kate, 06:01:02 07/09/02 Tue

>Yet some on the
>>list seem to be permanently plugged in and reading.
>>What is your secret?
>
>I can't speak for myself, but I know several frequent
>posters run lists and archives, where they pretty much
>*have* to at least look at a fic when it's posted.

*snort* Look at it in the "I guess it's called that then" sense, right?

Anyways, it's really easy -- don't pay attention to any recs that don't interest you. if you're not interested in Buffy/Spike (like me), then there's like...three recs a month. So then you add your own -- and that's just a matter of going to an archive, flipping through a couple of pages, and seeing what you get. I like going to BFA and seeing what they have -- it's generally a great place for picking up little known authors/stories.

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[> [> Re: How does everyone keep up with so many fics? -- lanie, 19:38:56 07/12/02 Fri

I'm not on a ton of lists, oh thst's a lie, I'm on a ton of lists. It totally depends on the time factor and my mood. I check out almost anything rec'ed at the BBF list unless its a pairing or character I just know I won't dig(Giles/Ethan, anything Warren and Devon because I just so don't get that)...but I just don't stick to the pairings I like. The BBF list actually got me to read AtS fic. Unbelievable, but true-sometimes its all about reading something you normally wouldn't cause you know surprise and all. I've read some amazing Cordelia fic because of this list and Wes fic. Sometimes you just gotta' check stuff out you think you won't have an interest in.

But time constraints you shout! Go back to the groups message archives on some rainy Sunday when you're bored outta' your skull chickadee and you'll come across some gems.

Otherwise I always read stuff by authors who amaze me even in their most modest fic pursuits. I also check out recs that authors I dig make. Like if Anna S rec's a S/B you know I'm there. And my God if a Willow/Spike rec actually makes it to this list then I'm so all over it because that happens every third blue moon. Also anything that gets a buzz on this list I'm more likely than not to check out, whether the buzz is glory filled or differing...

BFA...yep. Ditto. I check it everyday and have come across some great stuff. Always something new.

lanie

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[> I don't! (sigh) -- DeepaD, 09:40:41 07/12/02 Fri

I used to be able to, because I knew what I wanted to read, and unless it was a vignette, I didn't go for the pairs and characters that didn't interest me.
Ever since I became mod though, I have totally lost ability to keep up. I just sit back and let it all stockpile for a rainy day.
My favourite authors though, mostly have update lists. So the second they reach my inbox, I save their latest, and read it at leasure. The one's who don't have update lists, I used to go regulary to their sites and check in on them, but again, I have lost that time.
grumble.
I hate this list.
whine.
deepa d.

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[> Re: How does everyone keep up with so many fics? -- Ica, 16:30:29 01/08/03 Wed

First of all, I have no life at all. But also, I'm very choosy. I will only read fics that appeal to me, and if I start a fic and don't like it, I won't finish it. It's easier if you know exactly what you like and don't read anything else. That's really not possible for most people, so my final conclusion is that it's much easier if you don't have a life.

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