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A Love Born From Steel - Ongoing Discussion
notBastet:
Everyone - Happy Belated Mimosa Day!
Lynne:
I feel the need to post here today to make a couple of important points...I have become an avid fan fiction reader, thanks largely due to Leslie's A Love Born From Steel and then later on, to other recommendations she's passed my way. I don't contribute a whole lot to the threads because, until there are 36-hour days, it's just not possible. ;)
Point #1:
I had the pleasure of meeting Leslie in person this weekend at the Brokie get-together in New England. She is as wonderful as we all knew!! If you haven't yet had the opportunity, the next time Leslie goes somewhere, red-line it all the way. It was a terrific experience. I once said in chat to Leslie that 'I want to be like you when I grow up.' I can now say with 100% certainty my instincts were dead-on. Of course, the ironies are that we're close enough in age, and I doubt anyone is planning to actually grow up anytime soon. :D
Point #2:
Leslie was generous enough to provide us NE attendees with bound copies of A Love Born From Steel. So, Sunday night I read it again (3rd time). Yes, Leslie, thanks again for ANOTHER sleepless night. This would be payback for me 'encouraging' you have one more wine/spritzer Saturday night ;) (or was it 2 more? or 3??) :laugh:
Seriously, when I read fanfic, I'm usually reading it on-line, in small segments, a chapter a week or however frequently the author updates. And I'm reading more than one author at a time. It made an enormous difference to read A Love Born From Steel as a complete work from cover to cover. I'm not saying it was not a terrific read before - because obviously it is! However, the complete read in one attentive single session truly makes evident the overall construction of the story, the tight plotting, and what a terrific work of art the entire piece is.
So, the moral of the story is - for fanfics you *LOVE*, if you do not already do this, print paper copies and save them and read them in their entirety without distraction. It truly makes a difference. In this way, the author's talent shines brightly through in a way that reading at your monitor in periodic installments just doesn't permit.
-Lynne
MaineWriter:
Oh, Lynne, thank you...my cheeks are red.
I was very pleased with the way the bound version turned out...all 350 pages of it! It had a beautiful cover with art done by Lucise and was spiral bound. I have a copy and like you, Lynne, I find my self re-reading big chunks of it. Sometimes I say to myself in amazement, "I wrote this?" LOL
I am considering having another printing done, if enough people are interested. Cost would be $25 for printing, plus $5 for mailing ($30 total). If you would like a copy, send me a PM. I'll keep folks posted on the progress.
Thanks,
Leslie
belbbmfan:
look what i got made today! :) :)
yes, it's going to be a wonderful weekend! ;)
thank you Leslie!
MaineWriter:
Wow! Isn't that a beautiful thing?
Fabienne is in Belgium and we figured the shipping might cost more than the printing, so I sent her the word file and cover art so she could print and bind it herself. If others would like me to do that, send me a pm with your email and I'll get it right out.
I am still collecting orders to have another printing done locally...so far I have two. I'll probably take it to Staples when I have five requests so if you are interested, send me a PM.
Thanks,
Leslie
MaineWriter
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