NFE 2016

[transposable_element]

Here's my gift. It is one of only a handful of Andrew Ketterley stories in existence! Go read it. A high and lonely destiny comes at a cost.

The High and Lonely Destiny of Andrew Ketterley (1129 words) by Anonymous
Chapters: 1/1
Fandom: Chronicles of Narnia - C. S. Lewis
Rating: General Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Characters: Andrew Ketterley
Additional Tags: Epistolary, suggested Andrew Ketterley/MOC
Summary:

The work of a magician is solitary and full of sacrifice.

My own story, of course, I cannot talk about until reveal. I'm a little concerned because my recipient hasn't said anything yet. Sigh. Go, TE, go and do something else and DON'T WORRY. People like your story. Really, they do.

Comments

[the_rck]

And sometimes, recipients never do comment. The person I wrote that Susan fic for a few years back never commented. I ended up checking on their other gifts from other exchanges, and they comment maybe one time in three or four.

But I still wonder if they hated the story because someone wrote them a treat for that exchange and they did comment on that. I don't know...

[transposable_element]

I'm sorry that happened to you. Not responding does seem like a failure of basic politeness.

I went and looked at my recipient's previous gifts, and they do seem to have a spotty record of responding, so I'm going to try not to worry about it. I've already gotten some nice comments from people whose opinions I value, and that makes me feel good.

[heliopausa]

a failure of basic politeness.

Absolutely and unreservedly endorsed.

[heliopausa]

Cheer up, Trans! :) There's lots of stories there, and people will be working their way through bit by bit. (I am - and I'm only just up to the Uncle Andrew one - I started from the bottom and am working my way up, more or less.)
I hope your recipient does respond soon, but I know without looking that your story is great! :)

[transposable_element]

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

[heliopausa]

I think, too, that time is a factor - I've just bailed on my reading-from-the-bottom-up, on coming to a longish story, and I expect others will be the same until the weekend.