Hi,
I'm one of those writers who love getting fdk emails after my story appears on the archive and I will always try to answer those emails, just to thank the reader for taking time to read my story and then send me an email.
I suppose this is just a habit for me because I didn't post on the MBs when I first started writing. I used the fanfic list to post stories and was always happy to get comments from others on the list.
Now I do post on the MBs and I'm also grateful for anyone who posts in the fdk folders. So I guess I appreciate fdk however it is sent.
Like ML, I write for myself, but fdk to me means that I'm not playing to an empty auditorium and sometimes, when real life is stressful, those comments encourage me to keep writing.
So for anyone who is wondering whether to email a writer who has a story on the archive, I'd say go ahead and send the email and don't think that the writer will be anything other than over the moon.
Yours Jenni
