“yes but novels are different as if I was breaking TOS then I would have done that with all my other story chapters so logically its bullshit that I get hate when people are just greedy all I do is grant peoples dreams but it never works out for me.”
Category: Author Responses
The Other Pokeauthors, Part 81
Refreshingly calm responses today.
The Other Pokeauthors, Part 82
Responses remain civil. Most people are appreciative.
The Other Pokeauthors, Part 83
“And yes, I admit, my story seems cliché, following the trope of other stories out there, but let me ask you something. How often do you run into a Pokémon fic, or any other fic in general, that has done anything original? I can almost guarantee there are stories like mine that would be written the same way, and you probably gave them some criticism as well, but you should know that not everyone is perfect.”
Pokeauthors Special Spotlight: The Avenger
An author took it upon themselves to fight me over something I said a month ago to someone they don’t know.
The Other Pokeauthors, Part 84
That Korrasami person comes back to complain at me again, but responses are otherwise calm.
The Other Pokeauthors, Part 85
In which an author does not throw a tantrum when learning their story violates the guidelines! But also a lot of people block me for petty reasons.
The Other Pokeauthors, Part 86
In which I seem to come to a reasonable compromise with an author upset over the concept of public reviews, for once.
The Other Pokeauthors, Part 87
“This title is in Latin. The grammar rules for Latin are different from the ones for English. I should know, because I took online Latin classes in high school”
Pokeauthors Special Spotlight: The Duality of Authors
Something interesting occurred in this batch: I gave two authors essentially the same review, yet the responses I received were quite different, and quite detailed. For those interested in how content of review correlates to author response, I draw your attention to this case study.
NaRe2018 Authors, Part 1
“About the Pokemon names being capital, they are being treated as pronouns for the story, not for grammatical sake.”
It’s time for replies! For anyone new, these posts are 50% about wallowing in the most ridiculous things people say and 50% about letting sane people say their piece. Once, in the beforetimes, they were almost entirely screaming madness, but those days have passed. (more…)
NaRe 2018 Romance Pokeauthors, Week 1
“Although, please ask Farla not to message me. I really don’t need a repeat of this conversation. Thanks!”
NaRe 2018 Romance Pokeauthors, Week 2
Calm responses this week. For the moment at least, people have stopped freaking out over grammar corrections.
NaRe 2018 Pokeauthors Part 2
In which people I give a dialogue paragraph to rend their clothing and wail at my cruelty and people I growl at over the actual content of their story appreciate the time I take to explain my issues with it. (more…)
NaRe 2018 Romance Pokeauthors, Week 3
“Pokemon are written with Capitals”