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Over at Zero Punctuation, Yahtzee has been ending his rants by saying something along the lines of “Fans are whining little sh*ts who will never appreciate your work, so the sooner you ignore them, the better off you will be. Incidentally, why not buy a t-shirt from our store.”
Thanks, hopefully it didn’t read like writers should be self-absorbed shites who feel their droppings are like diamonds to be received by readers without expectation or gratitude–we are producing a product, after all. I updated the intro to include “be respectful to readers, but…”
I liked Gaiman’s post more for what he has to say about priorities. I’d look forward to the day when I have the problem of pesky fans.