SORRY to everyone who thought this was an update, but sadly, it's not. I just have something I need to say.
I was having a great great Labor Day weekend but then something I saw here on fanfic ruined it.
"Sorry . but" is an anonymous reviewer who really hurt my feelings and quite frankly, made me swear "FUCK YOU" at my defenseless laptop. If you have no clue what I'm saying, I'll recopy the review now:
. chapter 12 9/4/2011
"Your story is okay but I do not believe that you "really" got 225 reviews but maybe you're one of those writers who reviews for themselves AND a lot of times your reviews look like they've been written by the same person and how come most of them are anonymous? When I read other stories most of the time people that review are logged in ;) LOL! I mean it's okay to do that; it's just fanfiction but somehow that makes me burst out into laughing! It's so damn unrealistic! But keep up writing about the Bakers. They are a lovely little family and you portray them well enough. Would love to see a little more of other characters too, like Naley."
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This person really tried to make it 'light' by adding LOLs and bull like ;)! but I'm pissed. I don't give a flying fuck if you like my story or feel like shitting on it in a roundabout, indirect, backhanded, weak online I-can-say-whatever-mean-thing-I-want-and-no-one-can-trace-it-back-to-me way. Don't read it if it's 'well enough' and you like other things. There are millions of stories you can choose to read that you'll like better.
I keep my reviews button open so I can allow people to review without signing up for profiles. I get why someone wouldn't get one.. they don't want the fanfic spam crap or to identify themselves on a website. I used to BE one of those people, so I want others who were like me once to have the chance to give their opinion, hopefully respectfully even when critical. And i also will be truthful and say that I was sometimes a person who would put up more than one review for someone's story with an anonymous name JUST because I wanted the writer to update faster. IS THAT A CRIME? No. And it's affective!
BUT never in a million years would I COMMENT/REVIEW MY OWN STORY! What's the point in that! There's no contest. Reviews don't matter if they're not real, and I would know they weren't real if I wrote them, durr. They don't matter at all really. Who cares if no one likes my story, I write it for my own pleasure, and for the reviewers who I know love/respect it! I'm not trying to impress people with the number of reviews I have. Because it doesn't matter. And the fact that someone thinks I review my own story with anonymous reviews is angering and pointless. I never have.
OH and, hey "Sorry . but"! ... I already wrote part of the next one and Naley will be in it, if you're THAT interested. it sure seems like it...
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ANYWAYS!
To anyone who possibly DOES write more than one anonymous review on my chapters, you CAN review more than once with the same unlinkable name, that way I'll know how awesome you are and how much I love you and our common obsessive love for Brulian :) OR if you get a profile, I'll be able to reply back to your reviews. OR DON'T. Keep doing what you're doing. It's totally up to you! Whatever you want. :)
I'll have the next chapter up as soon as I can (it's a Christmas chapter), but probably not for around a week.
Thanks to all of you who support me and whoever write my favorite stories as well. You're the greatest.
REVIEW ALL YOU WANT ;)