Author's Notes for "Letter to Jim"
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starwatcher_fic.
This companion story to "Letter to Blair" (not exactly a sequel) was written after I'd been exposed to various discussions on several mailing lists -- how could the guys get around the diss problem, what would happen to a 'fraud' at the PD, etc. All of that went into the stew that helped produce this letter. Specifically, I borrowed (with some modifications) ideas from Pam H, Geli,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
patk, alyburns, and caarianna. My thanks to them, and all others who gave me encouragement for my last effort.
This was the first of my fics to be beta'd by someone other than myself -- Arianna! Her advice was invaluable, and following her suggestions made this a much better story. She also supplied one of the key lines that defines Blair's thinking. I could have written this story without her input, but not nearly so well. Regardless, any mistakes belong to me.
I struggled with this letter, just as Blair did; it might never have seen the light of day without Arianna's encouragement. It also surprised me by being much longer, when I had expected it to be about the same as the first.
I took a very loose description of the ranch from the website of the Double E Ranch in southwest New Mexico, although I made up a different name for the owner. It looks like the ideal horse-lover's vacation.
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This companion story to "Letter to Blair" (not exactly a sequel) was written after I'd been exposed to various discussions on several mailing lists -- how could the guys get around the diss problem, what would happen to a 'fraud' at the PD, etc. All of that went into the stew that helped produce this letter. Specifically, I borrowed (with some modifications) ideas from Pam H, Geli,
patk, alyburns, and caarianna. My thanks to them, and all others who gave me encouragement for my last effort.This was the first of my fics to be beta'd by someone other than myself -- Arianna! Her advice was invaluable, and following her suggestions made this a much better story. She also supplied one of the key lines that defines Blair's thinking. I could have written this story without her input, but not nearly so well. Regardless, any mistakes belong to me.
I struggled with this letter, just as Blair did; it might never have seen the light of day without Arianna's encouragement. It also surprised me by being much longer, when I had expected it to be about the same as the first.
I took a very loose description of the ranch from the website of the Double E Ranch in southwest New Mexico, although I made up a different name for the owner. It looks like the ideal horse-lover's vacation.
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