When Writers Go Bad: Answering Reviews for Prologue-Chapter Four
A.N.: Okay, so now it's time to answer all of the wonderful reviews you've all sent me! This is all the reviews I got and compiled while writing Chapter Five. Ones submitted after this was already written were appreciated, but I'm not going to be answering them.
Prologue
Argentine Rose: I do that during dramatic moments all the time
Mewt: That they do, Mewt, that they do. Rant away, dear. I find bashing more forgivable if pairings aren't ripped up in the process, but that's just me. Others are more strict
YoukoElfMaiden: Thanks! I hope it turns out good! I've only just recently thought up the ending, so I at least have some direction now.
Mlle. Verity: Thanks, I will!
LesMisLoony: Well, I find humor easier when I've got Shadow, Lita, and Ellen involved.
Chapter One
Mewt: Yes, I figured a rock would be the only way to take him down without a fight. snort Well, no more rocks as far as I can recall. Plenty of gun shooting, knife fighting, and sword dueling though! . Not that you're supposed to know that happens yet…..
Nebulia: That really sums up everything I do.
Favourite: Yes, as we shall all soon see, Shadow13 has occasionally grammar problems
Elyse3: guilty look Okay, I confess, "Happy Ending Stealers," inspired this fic. And just wanting an evil plot bunny for a villain was the reasoning behind the rest of it. However, this is mostly a morality thing, and I guess I'll give the moral away: Sometimes it's the people who want to do the greatest good that end up being the biggest evil. Shadow13 wants to help all the characters and keep them all happy, but she's really screwing everything up in the process.
Argentine Rose: Yes, it is a nice name, but I think there are a few too many Armands in France.
AmZ: sigh Yes, I spelled "Satin," wrong. It looked wrong at the time, but the computer wasn't picking it up, and I just really wanted to get through that chapter.
LesMisLoony: look of horror Me? Bash Raoul? Never!
Chapter Two
YoukoElfMaiden: If you're interested in knowing what the Scarlet Pimpernel and Phantom of the Opera are about, please, please, PLEASE e-mail me!!!!! I'm more than happy to tell you! Ask Mewt!
Mewt: Plotting? Who's plotting?
Elyse3: Yes, another grammatical error
Argentine Rose: Well, I'm a drama geek, and drama geeks need dramatic entrances. Or at least weird ones.
Chapter Three
Mewt: Yes, I screw up characters too. I think we all do as fanfic authors. It think the only way to keep a character IC is to be the one who created them. I'm sure Victor Hugo could read the most wonderfully written fanfic ever and go "What are they talking about? That's not what I meant at all!" I'd probably do it too.
YoukoElfMaiden: I know how you feel. At the end of my first year in high school, I slept for about a week. My excuse was that I needed to catch up on nine months worth of sleep.
Mlle. Verity: You can ask any of my friends: Erik bugs the hell out of me! I cannot comprehend why so many fan girls love and adore him. He's awful! I mean, I pity him and all, but an awful life is no excuse for trying to blow up the Paris Opera! I've tried strangling the book when he really bugs me, which I probably shouldn't have done since it was the library's copy….heh…sweat drop
Nebulia: Thanks!
LesMisLoony: How can one not love Raoul? Him and Philippe! I was so upset when he ended up dying….sniff The book was never really clear whether it was Erik who killed him or someone else. It went on about the Siren killing Philippe, but Erik was the Siren! I'm so confused! holds head
Chapter Four
YoukoElfMaiden: Well, I knew I wanted there to be a reason for fluff dust, and I figured even I couldn't use all of that stuff, so I had to sell the surplus.
Mewt: patpat My head's not really bleeding. It's just what The Evil Plot Bunny (who has yet to have a name. I think I might call him Rupert) uses to keep her somewhat under his control until he can effect his Master Plan. evil grin
Argentine Rose: I've always loved fiction, but my best friend got me hooked on fantasy two years ago. Ever since then, I've been in love with the stuff. I want to write fantasy when I grow up; I've already started a fantasy novel.
Mlle. Verity: Well, I do value my life, but I also value my large piles of money I'm getting from selling that stuff. Hmmm…. Money, life, money, life…… Priorities, priorities…..
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A.N.: I also thought people might be interested on where my ego's and such came from. This time I'll explain why I use them together. The next time I answer reviews, I'll start talking about how they came into being
A while back (over a year ago) I was up late one night, typing, par usual, and skimming through the numerous plot bunnies in my head. For ages I'd wanted to do some sort of interview show; I love those things. And I knew which characters of mine I'd use – those three which represented me the most. Obviously, they were Shadow, Lita, and Ellen.
So, I sat down at my trusty computer and started typing. Next thing I knew, I had guest stars for my three egos to ask questions to. Then the camera man was added; Lita's brother, Jasom. And then Ellen created the theme song. This was how The The-Pointless-Interview-Show Show was born!
I'd posted it on , but it had taken it off the site. I fixed the problems and tried again. They found another excuse to take it off. Maybe it was the third or fourth time I'd tried fixing things to keep it up there that I finally gave up. One, I didn't want to get my account deleted, and two, it really didn't have much of an audience. It was really a good humor fic, and it only got better and better as time wore on. Episodes one through eight (there are now about thirteen, if I remember correctly) are all posted on my old fanfiction website, but have not yet been transferred to my new and much improved one, who's link is not up on my account yet because it is still under heavy, heavy construction.
The fic featured Shadow and her obsessions with mutations, Lita and her beloved dragon (which switched from Shadowth to Pridenth around half way through. The reasoning to why will be explained when I explain Lita), and Ellen and her obsession with cows. Of course, it also had intense rivalry between Lita and Shadow, par usual, and all of Ellen's bouncy insanity.