When Writers Go Bad: Answering Reviews for Chapters Ten-Fourteen
Chapter Ten:
LesMisLoony: I wouldn't shed any tears over Marius. Raoul, however….
Elyse3: Percy's distinct lack of love-sickness does, indeed, make him a character to worship. And he's just so clever, and smart, and funny, and- Well, we already know all that, so now I'm just being repetitive…..
Youkoelfmaiden: I love you too, in a strictly platonic way.
Nebulia: Ellen is a lot of fun. She was created when…. Well, I'm getting ahead of myself, here. You'll just have to wait until the next time I answer reviews to find out about Ellen.
Chapter Eleven:
LesMisLoony: Thank you
Elyse3: Actually, something of the sort is going to come up in the next one or two chapters, only more vise versa. Gr! Grammar demons! I am, however, getting better at my contractions. My "there,"s, however……
Chapter Twelve:
Elyse3: Actually, yes – I mean!... . …..
Cookie-crazy: Nope, no more. evil grin I'm sadistic like that.
LesMisLoony: grin I had a lot of fun with that part
Argentine Rose: Truly, some questions should never be answered.
Nebulia: THE PAIRING FROM HELL! Insert maniacal laughter here
Chapter Thirteen:
Bubonic Woodchuck: Yes, I think I was very tired….My sincerest apologies, it shall not happen again.
Eponine: Erm….
While I am very flattered that you like the story, I think you are missing it's point entirely. Okay, let's start at the very beginning (a very good place to start): Why should Cosette get bashed? And I'd like specific reasons, not just "She's a ditz," "She's evil," "She stole Marius from Eponine," etc. She liked clothes, I'm not about to say she didn't. Maybe she was a little preppy, true, but she never showed any sign of ditzy-ness, nor could she steal Marius from Eponine when he wasn't even Eponine's to begin with. After all, Eponine was the crazy one who wanted Marius to die if she couldn't have him.
I'm sorry, but did you just miss the entire point that I'm trying to get across (besides humor)?
PLEASE, SOMEONE TELL ME I DIDN'T FAIL AND THAT THEY ALSO GOT THE POINT I'M TRYING TO GET ACROSS!
Go back to the beginning chapters and read the "Pledge of Respectable Writing," I beg you!
EyeoftheHawk: Thank you! I doubt that Javert fluff will happen anytime soon, but I'll toss it over in my brain.
Elyse3: Well, I'm glad I could flatter you. After all, anyone who loves Les Mis, Pimpernel, Phantom, and Pride and Prejudice is not only the single coolest person in the galaxy, but is also…um….I got nothing.
LesMisLoony: Yeah, I think we all saw that coming.
Nebulia: Yes, book-wise, there never was any Chauvelin/Marguerite romance, which, in my opinion, is a good thing, because, in the book, he is one of the single most evil characters it has ever been my fortune to read about, and I really, really, really wanna hit him…..foams at the mouth
Youkoelfmaiden: No, don't worry about that. You're not supposed to know yet. I'd explain a little, but it would give it all away.
Eponine: I'm not evil (fortunately or unfortunately, take it as you will) and I don't hate anyone (save Erik)! I just don't get why people try and rip cannon pairings apart! Cosette and Marius were always quite a respected couple in my mind, even before I read the book.
A.N.: Well, this time I'm explaining a girl who really needs explaining: Lita. Let's give it a shot, shall we?
Around three years ago, my best friend Charlene introduced me to one of the single best book series of all time: The DragonRiders of Pern by Anne McCafferey. I'd never been a big dragon person, or even fantasy person, for that matter, and it was those books that started it all. So, she also introduced me into the fabulous world of role-playing, and I created my own character, Lita. Lita's gone through several drafts. Originally, she was created for fic purposes, as the daughter of Lessa and F'lar that never was supposed to be born due to her mother's lack of fertility. I'm not going to go into detail about the basic idea of that fic, as it was never written due to McCafferey's dislike of fanfiction. So, Lita has grown and developed based on the rping that I've done over the last several years. Especially over the last year, because of my own Weyr that I created. It's quite successful, if I may toot my own horn, and if anyone is interested, please e-mail me for the URL.
Originally, Lita was romantic, fiery tempered, and, no matter where I went, always Impressed a Gold, or not at all. I never have figured out why, it's just the way things happened. She was just destined to be a high ranking Weyrwoman.
Cannon Lita is quite different than the Lita portrayed in "The The-Pointless-Interview-Show Show," and "When Writers Go Bad." Cannon Lita, as based upon this last year, goes as follows (though why you would be interested is beyond me): She's the eldest daughter of Holders Lorsam and Jeppa, who breed some of the finest Runners anywhere. As a result, she adores horses. She is the eldest of four, with her brother Jasom, her sister Leera, and her youngest brother Jiton.
At the first Weyr I created, she was the Rider of Black Shadowth, but as time progressed and I moved on to bigger and better things, Shadowth, who was originally conceived with the fic idea, was dropped to the sidelines. In favor of? More traditional Golden Pridenth, who appears in this fic a few times.
Cannon Lita (again, based off her latest usage) is pretty emotionally unstable. Her first Weyrmate abused her, and then was – thankfully – eaten by Thread. Her next left without a word, only to return after her third Flight. This guy left her, too, and it is only now that she is finding stability with a rather unconventional pairing: BrownRider K'tran. Now she's pregnant, which is only making things harder for her. Her younger brother, Jasom, Impressed a Brown only to be accidentally killed (partially her fault) during Thread Fall. Her sister tried to usurp power from her and take over the Weyr – twice – and attempted to murder her during her latest Flight. Her younger brother's not much different, but he's still pretty young yet, so there are no problems there. She's very "Leave me alone, I know how to take care of myself." She's careful not to forge too strong an emotional attachment as it always comes back to bite her later.
Now, onto "TPIS," and "WWGB," Lita. Can you say "polar opposite?"
Lita's romantic. She's very much the sappy side of me, but she's also the snappy side of me. I don't know why she doesn't get along with Shadow. It just happened like that. She doesn't listen to what people tell her, she walks to the beat of her own drum. And she absolutely pours affection out on her dragon, but they both do that. If Shadow is as gothic as I get, Lita's as preppy as I get. But neither really fit the category.
Strangely enough, she's fond of Margaritas.
I don't think there's really much else to tell you about her. I think you yourselves can do a better analysis of her character by just reading about her than I can give you. I just hope you're all enjoying the fic, and come back to read more.