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In light of this recent post to anita_blake_fan, I have a suggestion.

I think that we should draft a response to the perpetual "why are y'all always complaining"/"if you hate them so much why do you still read the books"/"how can you call yourself a fan if you hate the books" question.

And the next time someone makes a post like that, we should all respond with the form-letter response. Individually. :P

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[cicipsychobunny.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine has a tick-the-boxes form letter for online abortion debates.

We could have something like:

Dear Rabid LKH Fan:

I am:
[x] A fellow fan of LKH
[ ] A former fan of LKH
[ ] Neither, but I'm'a gonna reply anyhoo

I complain about LKH's work because:
[x] It used to be SO DAMN GOOD
[x] Her spelling is terrible
[x] The sex scenes are worse than the spelling
[ ] I am an embittered unpublished writer who can't believe LKH gets printed
[ ] I am bored
[x] Your anger amuses me

I still read LKH’s books because:
[x] I live in hope that she will kill Richard
[ ] I want to find out what happens to the characters
[ ] I seek out a glimmer of hope that she hasn’t really sold her soul
[x] I laugh at the sex scenes and read them aloud at slumber parties
[ ] I do not, in fact, read her books

I call myself “a fan” while complaining because:
[x] Being a fan and being a mindless sycophant are DIFFERENT THINGS
[ ] I DO like the books ... except for the bits I don’t
[ ] A freak flood carried away everything else on my bookshelves
[ ] I live in hope that things will get better

But I think it needs fleshing out a bit.

[saadiira.livejournal.com]

I like this idea..and it does need more. :D. Thinking, but brain is a bit slow today. :).

-Dira-

[http://users.livejournal.com/belladonna_/]

I love it. I'ma think about fleshing it out and hopefully come up with some good stuff.