Looking for Kate Lear's A Sporting Instinct

[carnivalwheel.livejournal.com]

So, I was all prepared to re-read "A Sporting Instinct" tonight and it turns out that it was taken done. Does anyone have a copy of it? If you do could you PM or leave a comment and I'll PM you with my email so you can send it to me that would wonderful. Thanks you. :)

Comments

[extraordinary.livejournal.com]

I haven't actually read that story, but your post made me curious so I decided to look into it? ^^;

It's been published, more info here: http://kate-lear.livejournal.com/17775.html

[iamshadow.livejournal.com]

I have a file of it. If you PM me your email, I'll send it to you.

[obsessionality.livejournal.com]

Hello! Would you mind emailing it to me if I PM'd you my email? <3

[iamshadow.livejournal.com]

Go for it! It's no trouble at all.

[carnivalwheel.livejournal.com]

I just PM you my email. Thank you again. :)

[innie_darling]

Please don't pass around the stories that kate_lear has taken down. As she explained in the post linked above (also easily found by going straight to her lj), she's publishing some of her ACD fics. Since she's trying to earn a living as a writer, please consider buying the stories you're after; she's only taken down the ones that are being published.

Look, I'm one of her regular betas, and I don't even have copies of all of her final versions. But I am planning to buy the books when I need a treat. Please just consider what it means for Kate to know people want her stuff enough to buy it. Thanks!

[carnivalwheel.livejournal.com]

Sorry for causing any trouble. I was just looking for the one story to read. I didn't realize she had taken them down until after they were gone so I didn't have the chance to save it like a lot of people did (someone was telling me that she gave people notice so they could save the stories if they wanted to or something like that).

Also, I don't have a kindle or any room to store ebooks right now on my computer. Once I do I will consider buying the books.

Again, sorry for causing any trouble.

[innie_darling]

No worries, and I definitely don't want to pick on you. I'm kicking myself for not snagging her stories when I had the chance, but I didn't have my own reliable computer then either. I just wanted to make the point that we should respect an author's choices for her stories - if the way to get them now is to buy them, then it's up to us to either pay or do without (or read one of her BBC fics!).

Thanks for the friendly reply!