Authors, Part Penultimate

[farla]

Name: sullenxgirl
Profile: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2094152/
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Subject: Hi :)

Hello.
I'm not here to bash you, so don't worry. :)

However, I do want to say just a few things really quick. You must take a lot
of pride in grammar and/or writing, because you seem to show it wherever you
go. And having pride in writing is a good thing. That being said, though, it
isn't okay to be overly proud - so much so that you put others down because of
careless mistakes. Everyone makes them. Even you. Example: "If you want to to
read the note, turn to page 432," on your profile. So, honestly, I think you
should just lighten up a little. :)

The purpose of FanFiction is for fun; and to make the characters from whatever
novel/tv show/movie/musical you fancy into your own. And that's all anyone is
doing. It's not a crime. Yes, it would be nice if people used correct grammar
and punctation; but in the end, does knowing every back route of the English
language make you a professional novelist? No. Does it make friends?
Definitely not. But it does call for a lot of haters. And nobody should be
giving or receiving hate.

People just want to relax by doing their favorite thing: writing. So, why bash
on them? (Even if you don't think they are good!). I just want to know, is
all. Why are you so harsh? It doesn't really help anyone. You could say the
very same things but with a pleasant tone - and yes, tones can be perceived
through the internet. :) Maybe put a smiley face here or a "great job on the
story!" there. It would make you and other people happier.

I know the chances of you actually reading this and actually caring are slim,
but I feel good for saying it and for defending my best friend UnwrittenTale.
Yes, you did write a not-so-nice review to her. But like I said, I'm not here
to say nasty things. I just wanted to give you a little friendly advice and
I'll be on my way. :)

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Story: Butterfly Wings
Chapter: 1. The Second Day

From: Yellow-The Healer ( http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2232085/ )
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Ugh. While I was trying to read this, I had to skip. You can spell, but you
can't write creatively...
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Story: Irony
Chapter: 1. Default Chapter

From: Yellow-The Healer ( http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2232085/ )
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Uh... This is pointless... Try writing something worth reading, for once...
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Kind of a weird jump here. Irony's currently story 28, involving a moderate amount of scrolling to get to.
 
You have received a reply from the author, Dragon's-Maidens, regarding the
review you posted for:

Title: Right in my heart
Chapter: 1
Story URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/5934313/1/
Author URL: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/790193/
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Thank you for the critique.

I know that my title is wrong, I apologize if it threw you off, I'll fix that
immediately after this reply. I realize that Entei's name is capitalized in my
fic as well but in the games Silver/Gold/Crystal/HeartGold/SoulSilver, (which
I had based this on, hence the author's note), there is only one so it would
seem natural to me to capitalize it since it is just one instead of a whole
species. And yes, I capitalized the word Pokemon, it's just the way I write it
out.

I also apologize if my sentencing made no sense, to be honest, it is in the
mind of Morty so instead of words, it would seem like images. But if it
continues to be a problem, I'll fix it.

Thank you for pointing out that Johto is misspelled, I obviously missed that
in my proofing. I will fix that right away.

Once again, thank you for the critique, it has helped.

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Name: Misty Ketchum97
Profile: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/2320079/
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Subject: re: Your review to Pokemon Misty's Adventure Chapter 1

A response to your review at http://www.fanfiction.net/r/5933952/

Please DO NOT be rude I am just writing it like the original Pokemon episode
where Ash wakes up late. But the two characters are switched. (Misty and
Ash) Also I'm not to good with grammar yet but I'm working really hard so
PLEASE! I'm not trying to be rude to you I'm just a beginning writer. So
would you go easy on the criticism? I am sorry if my writing is bad in your
opinion and I'll try to make it better. So just wait and I'll fix everything.
Also thank you for pointing out the things that I need to work on but no
thanks for being rude about it. I'm only just barely able to be on this site
anyway. Just above the age limit. So I'm not a older teenager who you are
most likely. Sorry if what I'm writing in this message offends you in any
way. Also I am going to add more to my story and if you'd be kind and help me
work on it it would help me write better and you'd have a better story to
read. So please reply and give me your answer.

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Comments

[banzaisebastian.livejournal.com]

PC's also a different crowd. If you give them a one-liner or short paragraph that tells them that their story leaves a lot to be desired, they'll probably blow you off just as much as they would if you left them a long review. Showing them the first time around the basics of what they can do to improve tends to get more of a positive response because to the kids on PC, it means you're actually paying attention to them and think they have the potential to get better.

As for the part about the plot getting redone, this tends to depend on the reviewer's opinion and the author in question. For this girl, yeah, it was rather pointless because she showed from the get-go (and this isn't even touching her past shenanigans) that she actually wasn't actually putting any effort whatsoever into crafting her story, while the author's note showed that she wasn't exactly open to feedback, either. For a lot of other authors on PC except the handful of egotistical ones that you get now and then, they really do accept longer reviews pretty gratefully and learn from them. On top of that, a lot of them, in my opinion, show the ability to think creatively but just need to either refine their ideas or be taught why their plot doesn't work (the latter because they're not too experienced with the fandom).

In other words, sure, it might be masochistic, but it works for PC because it's a different crowd and because it gets everything out in the open the first time around. Doing the latter means you have to spend less time explaining to them why it sucks because your thoughts are already out there. This gives them less of an opportunity to argue -- or at least more material to ask questions about.