I was wondering just how much people usually spend to make one single reply to an eHelp, in the case that it's a fairly broad subject (ie, not something which you can't write much for). I spend around 20-40 minutes. I make a draft outlining what I want to say, then go back edit for spelling/grammar and expand on it.

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and victorious in war shall be made glorious in peace.

Sometimes you have to devote alot more time to them if they're longer, or the problem is more complex, or if you want to input your personal experiences into it.

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now some things have got to change;
because nobody knows my name.
www.myspace.com/cheeelseamorgan

I can rarely write them straight off... it takes me quite a long time to concentrate long enough to write anything and then I tend to lose it part way though and go back to it later.

I don't answer many eHelps. =(

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We beat on, boats against the current, borne back ceaselessly into the past.

I've easily spent 2 hours replying though. And 5 minutes on others. It varies.

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kid, I wrote back,
all lovers betray.

I try to address each situation the best that I can while taking all perspectives into consideration.

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You're like a bullet to my brain, I'm numb, can't kill my fun.
If you're good and done then thank you just the same.
I don't owe you anything.

But that all depends on the extent of the problem at hand.