Ch7 Lucki

[farla]

Chapter Seven of Lucki is up and the sentence made by the chapter titles is getting steadily clearer.

But Farla, you say, why isn't Pokemon Revolution's next chapter up? Aren't you supposed to be updating weekly? Didn't you already let it go for months? Aren't you aware that we want you to update Pokemon Revolution, not this?

And the answer is that while updating Lucki requires minor editing, is fun to do, and produces happy reviews, the next chapter of Pokemon Revolution will require major editing, make me sick with stress, and produce a number of enraged reviews about my bashing of Ash, matched only by the number of enraged reviews about my lack of bashing Ash. Honestly, the fact I'm updating it at all is good evidence that I have a learning curve normally found only in jellyfish.

Comments

[ember-reignited.livejournal.com]

Yeah, but for every happy review you get while you're building up the story, you're likely to get a really pissed off one when it all comes crashing down.

Or is that why you like them?

[farla.livejournal.com]

When people get mad about Lucki, it's going to be because of something I actually intended, and over a story that's written okay on a technical level.

Pokemon Revolution is people getting upset over what they wrongly think I intended, or over what they wrongly think Charles Rocketboy intended, in a story that's not written so well on a technical level.

It's about what they're reacting to. Pokemon Revolution is always full of people misunderstanding and throwing fits. Even a lot of the supporters aren't supporting it because they understand, but because their misunderstanding of the story is one they like.

[ember-reignited.livejournal.com]

Maybe it's a self-defense mechanism? What PR is really about (at least, what I think it's really about) is too horrible and too true to bear contemplating. If there's no right answer, we're all screwed no matter what. No one wants to think about that. I don't want to think about that. I just happen to be smart enough that I can't help it, and the story is too good to stop reading.

You say you want a Revolution...

[farla.livejournal.com]

I can understand that, and it's probably that for some people, but... I hate to assume the worst, but I'm not sure all of the readers are that intelligent. A good number of them seem not in denial, but to have not yet even realized this is not a good/bad conflict. (I've got a few readers who seem to think the humans are the good side and going to win, for that matter.)

A lot of it also seems to be that people assume the main characters must be the ones I intend to be right, and then they throw a fit when the character does/says something bad, because to them, if it's a main character, it must be a view I support. And a lot of it seems like it's just personal disagreement with characterization - I think the best was the Ash/Gary bit. One person complains about Ash's characterization, but thinks Gary is spot-on, the other thinks Gary's portrayed fine but thinks Ash is completely mischaracterized. Because the story is so controversial, people are extra sensitive to their favorite characters' portrayals.

[bossborot.livejournal.com]

I think what's starting to amuse me the most about Lucki is how it's drawing out everyone who either has a grudge against you or disapproves of your reviewing style- and how they point to the story and boast about how you can't take your own advice, etc.

I'm still scratching my head over this review.

"I can't entirely tell if you're really putting effort into this and are just failing miserably, or if this is going to elaborately twist sometime soon. As far as the rest of your work, this is clearly on the lower end of the 'quality' scale. The plot seems somewhat forced, and the story has none of the engaging elements of your previous writing ventures."

How can he be so close...

"It seems as though you are just throwing together a fanfic just so that you can call yourself a 'fanfic writer' to justify the more extreme reviews you so enjoy giving out. I've wanted a real fanfic from you for some time now, and I'm still waiting. I think it would be much better if you dropped the pretenses and admited that regular fanfics aren't your style."

... and yet so far?

[farla.livejournal.com]

Well, in fairness, Lucki looks incredibly hypocritical to the more discerning reviewers. But it's also probably that it's just the first fanfic on the list - a lot of people who want to bitch at me through the review system will just click on whatever's newest.

Unfortunately, I did not get a reply when I emailed him about things like what the "real fanfic" he wanted me to write was. This is sad because I'd really like to know what it is I haven't wrote yet.