Lovely surprise in the mail.

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I had an amazing surprise in the mail today. A friend sent me—without even telling me ahead of time—a whole pile of books! Mostly Buffy-related stuff: Slayer Slang: A BTVS Lexicon, BTVS and Philosophy, The Quotable Slayer, BTVS Pop Quiz, and three fairly random tie-in novels.

Needless to say, this pile is shiny and exciting.

But here's a question: does anyone else look at stuff like that and get jealous of the writers? 'Cause damn it, they're doing pretty much the same kind of stuff that we're doing, and they're getting paid for it!

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Well, this is why I feel rather guilty about being so delighted about the quality of fanfiction . . . because it is so much better, and because it's right there whenever you need it, and (obviously) because it's free! So one hopes that compliments in the comment thread are some small, small recompense, but (as a person whose best friend is an unpublished mystery author whose books are better than, say, Anne Perry's) I do think it must burn, and it is certainly not fair.

So--again . . . thanks, y'all!

(no, really, *this* time I'm logged in correctly!)

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Seriously, though, the feedback is pretty awesome. I totally work for feedback. *g*