On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, G.L. Sandborn wrote:

right away.  While talent and experience certainly play a major role
in any successful story, those factors can only be drawn into their
sharpest relief with the subtle collaborative efforts of several
people - his (or her) support staff.  There is a name we use for this
in the real world - Team Building.

Amen to that.

    What I'm trying to say here is that everyone can build themselves
a little team of their own - enthusiastic folks - who will help them
over the rough spots and keep them from making major mistakes with

Yep.  That's why I have my own mailing list.

with every posting.  The Biles, Lawsons, Zens, and even Palmers of
this world didn't start at the levels we see them now.  They got there
through long hours, hard work, and help from like minded members of
the fanfic community.  Everyone has a story inside them.  The key is
how you present it to others.  A good team can help.

Amen to that.  

John Walter Biles :  MA-History, Ph.D Wannabe at U. Kansas         
ranma@falcon.cc.ukans.edu       
naru@sailormoonfan.com
rhea@tass.org

http://www.tass.org/~rhea/falcon.html

"But I wonder whether people who ask God to interfere openly and directly
in our world quite realise what it will be like when He does.  When that
happens, it's the end of the world....For this time, it will be God
without disguise;  something so overwhelming that it will strike either
irresistible love or irresistible horror into every creature.  It will be
too late then to choose your side...That won't be the time for choosing;
it will be the time when we discover which side we have really chosen,
whether we realized it before or not.  NOW is the our chance to choose the
right side.  God is holding back to give us that chance.  IT won't last
forever.  We must take it or leave it."
--C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity, final paragraph.