Authors, Part 19

[farla]

Story: Inheritors
Chapter: 9. Chapter 9

From: Mantineus ( http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1022018/ )
Reply URL: http://login.fanfiction.net/review_pm.php?reviewid=102607301
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I am deeply disappointed. Here I heard such good things from you that I was
honored that you even considered reading one of my 'lowly' stories. Now I see
that all you have going for you is words. You took-and this is a slight
exageration-fifteen years to get to the point on anything, and then it is even
hard to follow because it is BORING. A school text book is more entertaining
than you.

I may admit that I do know large words and can look for 'context clues', but
the reason I tend to refrain is because not everyone knows them nor uses them
in day-to-day conversations. Try doing that, you may not upset as many people
as the one whom said they had to use a dictionary while reading one of your
stories.

Please, understand that having a 'perfect grasp on the English Language' is
not everything. You need to grab the reader and captivate them so that no
matter what you throw at them, they stay interested even if they want to turn
away.

You also need creativity, of which you have, just not enough to entertain some
people. Much luck in the future.

M
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...I didn't think Inheritors used big words? I mean, aside from the neoteny bit, but I'm defining that for everyone.

What's particularly odd here is that I don't think the dictionary comment they reference was even on Inheritors, so they've apparently read through the reviews of several of my stories before reviewing...

Story: Song
Chapter: 1. Default Chapter

From: Jacob: DON'TTOUCHMYTRUNK!!!!!! ()
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This was interesting in the fact that it sounds like her. BUT! Jigglypuff was
my favorite Pokemon growing up, thus I can't stand to see it bashed! There are
far weaker Pokemon to bash than Jigglypuff!

ALSO! Your writing is bland; I could have fallen asleep just like if I were to
listen to it sing!
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I even included a section on the NaRe FAQ about how the fact people sometimes review just to get back at me only serves to make me less upset by criticism in general.

Unless...they're attempting to troll me by pretending not to get that! Kudos, troll-kin, that's pretty clever. There's hope for the internet yet.

Name: drakor12
Profile: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2150885/
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Subject: re: Your review to The adventure pt2 the new adventurer

A response to your review at http://www.fanfiction.net/r/5904111/

thnx, i'll keep that in mind, but have read pt1? and i never knew about the
dashes

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Name: BlueRodent
Profile: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2328628/
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Subject: Thanks

I'd like to thank you for your review. It might have hurt, but it was honest
and to the point.
It might really be of any interest to you, but I've decided to trash my 'Run
Away' story. It might be childish of me to give up after two reviews, but
obviously I made my character all wrong.

So, Thank you for killing it before it could fester into something truly
awful.

Regards,

Blue

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Title: Shattering of the Dimensions
Chapter: 2
Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5906781/2/
Author URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2220764/
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Thank You! This is exactly the type of thing I want reviewers to tell me
about! If the story needs improvement, I want to know about it. So, because of
this review, I am going to fix up the earlier chapters, and make it more
suitable. If you have any other complaints, please Pm because I would really
like to know.

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Title: Shattering of the Dimensions
Chapter: 1
Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5906781/1/
Author URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2220764/
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Blunt and to the point. I was sure I got all those mistakes. Oh well, I guess
I need to work on that XD.

Also, these kind of things should probably be PMed to me.

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Name: Dirge for the Dead
Profile: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2003591/
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Subject: re: Your review to Summer Changeling

A response to your review at http://www.fanfiction.net/r/5907631/

I'm sorry if you didn't like it, and thank you for the constuctive critism. I
used breasts because I didn't really want to write vagina, since I'm only 13.
I'll put in the paragraph breaks if that makes it easier, and thank you for
telling me so.
~Dirge for the Dead

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Comments

[ember-reignited.livejournal.com]

I used breasts because I didn't really want to write vagina, since I'm only 13.

There are so many reasons this is funny that I'm having trouble picking my favorite.