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On the 7^th night of Hanukkah my vindictive author gave to me....

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Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

I got one fic that was absolutely delightful in every way, one fic that was. fine. and one fic that I think they put a lot more work into tailoring exactly for me that's fun but a bit awkwardly written. I have no idea how to comment on all three fairly.

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

Pull quotes. Do three to four pull quotes for each and none of them will notice the difference.

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

You don't have to pretend to like all gifts equally, coalie.

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

It's not so much a question of equally as fairly. If I'd gotten only one I'd have happily squeed all over it but now I have to worry about comparisons.

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

What do you mean by "fairly" in this context, if not "I want to look equally enthusiastic about all three gifts"?

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

Coalie, if I knew the answer to that, I'd have no need to sit here and whine about it.

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

If you figure it out, please share! I'm in the same boat: one fic that was good and fine, and a treat that was exactly what I've always from this fandom and more.

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

I wouldn't try too hard if you're actually positive about both. One time I wrote my recipient two works - the longer one first, then the one that struck with a bolt of inspiration later. They were lovely about both but clearly liked the second one more, and I agreed with them! It honestly made me appreciate their first comment more - I felt like they were being generous about how they read it, but also sincere about their overall response.

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

Slightly different perspective, but my recipient has two fics in the same fandom. The other one has spag issues, some odd character choices, and seems unfinished. Mine is longer, finished, beta read, and matches more of their like list. The recipient gave us very similar comments, and I honestly hadn't expected that to feel as disheartening as it did.

Re: ouch my diamond shoes

[(Anonymous)]

Argh, now I'm worried that you are one of my authors. If you are, don't worry coalie, I actually did like yours best.