Author's Note:
Firuze Khanume - First let me start off by saying I can see why you DON'T have your e-mail in your profile. Otherwise, people like me would be sending you incredibly long e-mails.
Next off is your question, so boldly asked of me: WHY IN HELL PUBLISH AN
STORY IN A FIRST PLACE?
My response to this is: I write and POST my stories simply for my own enjoyment. I'm not expecting to become some sort of famous author. I know there's a lot I still need to learn about writing and such, that's why I only do it for a hobby. Look at my previous works. It took me 21 stories to get over 50 reviews. Yet I still kept writing anyway. I do it because I enjoy it. I like what I'm writing. I don't really care if other people do. If they enjoy it, that just makes it better. If not, oh well.
In blocking you, I was not trying to deny the truth. I'll admit, the chapter needs reworking. I was hesitant to post it as was, but did anyway to see what sort of response it would get. I wa snever really happy with it and was well aware of the gamble I would take by posting it. I have, however, thought of a better direction for the plot. I'm going to be editing and re-posting. I'm sure you'll still find a reason to criticize me, but I'd like to point out that you're the only person so far who had any sort of problem with my story.
Next order of business: Kamatari. I have no intention of turning him straight. If you had looked at my bio, you would know that he is my favorite anime character. I love him as is and never had the intention of Ren converting him back to heterosexuality. He is merely confused at the moment. Besides, you hardly know a thing about Kamatari. He's not really given much of a background or anything. For all any one knows, he certainly could be bisexual. This is a reason I like to focus on side/background characters. You don't know much about them, therefore, it's easier to write them without totally bastardizing them. And I know i made him a little OOC, but that's called creative liberty, something which is my God-given right.
Fifthly (or is that not a word? Will you get mad at me for saying that? *cough*sarcasm*cough*): Ren is NOT interested in Shishio. Sorry if I confused you there. Shishio is nothing more than her lawyer. What Sojiro meant by " Shishio was not what she needed" was that he would not be some one who could help her. It wasn't my intent to imply any sort of romantic interest.
As for Ren being a Mary Sue...I've tried my darndest to NOT write a Mary Sue. You're the first person to accuse me flat-out of writing one. In this subject...Ren is NOT a self-insert. She may bear a slight resemblance to me, but that's it. And she certainly is not flawless. She's a coward. She doesn't listen to other people. She puts up with all sort of shit and lets people walk all over her. She's not anything I'd call pretty (" She was pale and thin, as if underfed. There were dark circles under her eyes; she looked as if she hadn't slept in days") and she's certainly NOT any sort of drop-dead gorgeous model. If she were a self-insert, she would be loud, overweight, bossy, domineering and wouldn't give a shit about anything. She would fight back against anything that didn't set well with her and she would be incredibly nosey. This is what I'M like. Ren is not. Maybe she isn't the best OC I've come up with, but, like I said before, no one else has problems with her. Only you.
Anyway, to wrap things up, if you " tell me how fed up of stories like yours I'm, when the writers have to create Mary Sues (stylized versions of themselves)to fill the void in their lives...", don't bother trying. If you don't like the story, don't read it. It's very unfair of you to treat me so mean simply because you dislike it. I agree that you certainly are entitled to your opinions. You do not, however, have to make them so damn hurtful. I know I'm not the best writer. I'm only eighteen and still have much to learn before I am even close to anything as good as say, Mary Higging Clark or Nora Roberts or all those published people. You do not, however, have the right to treat people like trash simply because you dislike the way thet write. That's just plain cruel. "Or better yet, LEARN to write good fiction/fanfiction." This is what I am doing. If we're just kids, how can you expect us to be wonderful writers? I accept criticism, but not the kind you give. A friend of mine read your profile and said to me "what does this lady like?" As for this "And believe me, I will add a comment about this attitude in my own bio, and my next chapter," I don't really care. Say what you want. I have people who enjoy my writing. You can not care. It doesn't really hurt me much (so why bother with this author's note? Since you so conveniently DON'T have your e-mail posted, I had to explain myself somehow.).
Guess that's it. I'm done.
Oh, and by the way, my family (with the exception of my Green party brother) is Republican. We're pro-Bush. Glad to know you automatically HATE me for it.
unique-starfish - Thanks for sticking up for me. I appreciate it. *love and hugs*
Firuze Khanume - First let me start off by saying I can see why you DON'T have your e-mail in your profile. Otherwise, people like me would be sending you incredibly long e-mails.
Next off is your question, so boldly asked of me: WHY IN HELL PUBLISH AN
STORY IN A FIRST PLACE?
My response to this is: I write and POST my stories simply for my own enjoyment. I'm not expecting to become some sort of famous author. I know there's a lot I still need to learn about writing and such, that's why I only do it for a hobby. Look at my previous works. It took me 21 stories to get over 50 reviews. Yet I still kept writing anyway. I do it because I enjoy it. I like what I'm writing. I don't really care if other people do. If they enjoy it, that just makes it better. If not, oh well.
In blocking you, I was not trying to deny the truth. I'll admit, the chapter needs reworking. I was hesitant to post it as was, but did anyway to see what sort of response it would get. I wa snever really happy with it and was well aware of the gamble I would take by posting it. I have, however, thought of a better direction for the plot. I'm going to be editing and re-posting. I'm sure you'll still find a reason to criticize me, but I'd like to point out that you're the only person so far who had any sort of problem with my story.
Next order of business: Kamatari. I have no intention of turning him straight. If you had looked at my bio, you would know that he is my favorite anime character. I love him as is and never had the intention of Ren converting him back to heterosexuality. He is merely confused at the moment. Besides, you hardly know a thing about Kamatari. He's not really given much of a background or anything. For all any one knows, he certainly could be bisexual. This is a reason I like to focus on side/background characters. You don't know much about them, therefore, it's easier to write them without totally bastardizing them. And I know i made him a little OOC, but that's called creative liberty, something which is my God-given right.
Fifthly (or is that not a word? Will you get mad at me for saying that? *cough*sarcasm*cough*): Ren is NOT interested in Shishio. Sorry if I confused you there. Shishio is nothing more than her lawyer. What Sojiro meant by " Shishio was not what she needed" was that he would not be some one who could help her. It wasn't my intent to imply any sort of romantic interest.
As for Ren being a Mary Sue...I've tried my darndest to NOT write a Mary Sue. You're the first person to accuse me flat-out of writing one. In this subject...Ren is NOT a self-insert. She may bear a slight resemblance to me, but that's it. And she certainly is not flawless. She's a coward. She doesn't listen to other people. She puts up with all sort of shit and lets people walk all over her. She's not anything I'd call pretty (" She was pale and thin, as if underfed. There were dark circles under her eyes; she looked as if she hadn't slept in days") and she's certainly NOT any sort of drop-dead gorgeous model. If she were a self-insert, she would be loud, overweight, bossy, domineering and wouldn't give a shit about anything. She would fight back against anything that didn't set well with her and she would be incredibly nosey. This is what I'M like. Ren is not. Maybe she isn't the best OC I've come up with, but, like I said before, no one else has problems with her. Only you.
Anyway, to wrap things up, if you " tell me how fed up of stories like yours I'm, when the writers have to create Mary Sues (stylized versions of themselves)to fill the void in their lives...", don't bother trying. If you don't like the story, don't read it. It's very unfair of you to treat me so mean simply because you dislike it. I agree that you certainly are entitled to your opinions. You do not, however, have to make them so damn hurtful. I know I'm not the best writer. I'm only eighteen and still have much to learn before I am even close to anything as good as say, Mary Higging Clark or Nora Roberts or all those published people. You do not, however, have the right to treat people like trash simply because you dislike the way thet write. That's just plain cruel. "Or better yet, LEARN to write good fiction/fanfiction." This is what I am doing. If we're just kids, how can you expect us to be wonderful writers? I accept criticism, but not the kind you give. A friend of mine read your profile and said to me "what does this lady like?" As for this "And believe me, I will add a comment about this attitude in my own bio, and my next chapter," I don't really care. Say what you want. I have people who enjoy my writing. You can not care. It doesn't really hurt me much (so why bother with this author's note? Since you so conveniently DON'T have your e-mail posted, I had to explain myself somehow.).
Guess that's it. I'm done.
Oh, and by the way, my family (with the exception of my Green party brother) is Republican. We're pro-Bush. Glad to know you automatically HATE me for it.
unique-starfish - Thanks for sticking up for me. I appreciate it. *love and hugs*