WHAT NOT TO WRITE cont. cont.
Buhahaha! I am back to annoy you all once again. This time, I'm posting things you guys have said in reviews. I really have been busy lately, so I probably wont rant to much this time. And I tried not to cut out anything from your reviews.
a fan: All of what you write is true and really good advice. And if you continue this advice column mention that people need to stop replacing the characters with themselves it gets really annoying.
GiveTheDevilHisDue: heyy. So, yea this stuff kind of ticks me off too. I mean, random fics can be really quite funny. But then there's some that is in fact a "yikes holy man..." kind of thing. I gotcha.
But, you know the point of this site is so people can express themselves and write something based on a book/movie/cartoon/comic etc. etc. that they really enjoy.
Cruddy writing or not, people still have a right to write whatever nonsense that pops into their head. So, some of the things like "no-cannon parings" are fine if you enjoy that kind of thing.
Yes, spelling, grammar, "i suck at summaries", and paragraph spacing is important. Thank the good lord someone put that out there! haha.
okay, so that's my rant if you want to put this in your next set of advice then i think that if you're going to write a story that goes off track of Twilight (AU stories) then DO NOT get too out of character because then the plot and character actions are changed and your story isn't really a fan fiction, but that's all.
Deddy2die4: LOL YOU ROCK! I agree with you on a lot of things! Another thing to add on the list is when A summary has a lot of slang or text talk. No one will read a story if it has a crappy summary! Lol
Reader13lovesbooks: must say, this is one of my favorite twilight fanfics.
And it's not even a "real" fanfic.
weird...
it's like you're reading my mind! reviews and PMs are my only exceptions, but i am a spelling/grammar FREAK.
Are you sure you're not Edward in disguise? (Looks at you suspiciously)
because, seriously...this was like my exact opinions.
JaspersDaughter: Its not your choice to tell others wat to write and not write. If you dont like how they write the story or the plot of the story then I have one thing to say to you...DON'T READ IT. They arent forcing you to so if u dont like it then thats what you do. Duh
Suggie001: I completely agree with everything you wrote.
May I add 2 please. Characters rolling their eyes, and Edward pinching his nose -- completely over-used.
And if you want more…go read the reviews. I just thought of something to add as I was reading over my own reviews.
A quick note…
I don't care how many crappy and overused things you put in one shots and a rough draft of a story. That's what makes it better. Just edit it like crazy, and take the time to really write what you are thinking. Like, when I go back and read the first few chapters of Child of the Earth and Part of their World, I'm like, ick, what the hell was I thinking?
I'm actually considering replacing the chapters with edited ones. Now that I have gotten better at transferring my ideas to words that you guys can understand, I can see all the nasty mistakes I have made, that even put me off.
So don't be afraid to experiment. Just know how far you are actually going, and If somebody is going to be able to understand it.
And look, I just ranted again. Pff.
Oh yes…
TheVampireWithTheGoldenEyes: Why did you sign your name with an omega (Ω) and not a 'Thanks' or a 'sincerely'? Not that I don't like it, but I hate to be missing the obvious, and it made me curious.
I sign with the Omega just because it is different. The meaning and the symbol itself has just always interested me. And, I put it at the end of the story, because it means the end…see where I'm going with that? For people that don't know what it is, here is a quick definition. (Or three)
Definition: The last; the end; hence, death.
Definition: the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation
Definition: the last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
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