“we don’t capitalize words like mouse or wolf because they are not the species name. Words like Pikachu or Charizard on the other hand, are the species name, so they should be capitalized.” (more…)
Category: Pokemon Author Replies
Pokeauthors Part 29, Wrapup
“But the age level of the people that read these stories varies. A much younger person would have a harder time being able to comprehend the story if it’s written perfectly in your eyes. So I aim to make it easy to read.”
“And the water was not chlorinated; in no place in the story did i say there was chlorine. Typically bathtubs don’t have chlorine in them because of the fact that the water goes into he tub from pipes in the system. Or, at least that’a my basic understanding of pipelines.”
Also, autism continues to be super, super relevant for things that continue to not, technically, be about autism. (more…)
And author replies
“…Though I suspect that you will abhor the story regardless, merely because of your preference for naive and innately kind-hearted characters with absolutely no moral dilemma presented in between their personalities and their prescribed roles.”
October Author Replies
“The point of this story was supposed to be a vague and unique concept that would make you think and imagine. It was supposed to have holes just like memories and life does. The things that happened in the story were supposed to be sudden and jumpy as that is just a view on life I happen to have and convey it into words.”
Halloween Author Responses
This should be all of them! (more…)
Pokemon Author Replies Part 1
In which “politeness” is again shown to mean a pile of unearned compliments.
Pokemon Author Replies, Part 3
Pokemon Author Replies Part 4
“Pokémon names are capitalized in EVERY official Pokémon medium. If you don’t believe me, play any main series game starting from Gen 5.” (more…)
Pokemon Author Replies Part 5
There was no way I would skip posting all this, so enjoy our new Friday feature as we work through the many, many, many, many, many PMs from last month. (more…)
Pokemon Author Replies Part 6
“Literally, ever since I started writing in this way, I’ve had no complaints of people disliking.” (more…)
Pokemon Author Replies Part 7
“Now, if there are no other complaints about spelling or speech, how did you like the first piece of my story?”
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Pokemon Author Replies Part 8
“I don’t believe words such as “Pokémon” and the names pertaining to it should be lowercase, as I feel it detracts from the character and leaves them with no personality.”
Pokemon Author Replies Part 9
“Unfortunately, this is only a preview of the first chapter, rather than the first chapter itself.” (more…)
Pokemon Author Replies Part 10
“I have HUGE plans for the plot. Just give it time. I assure you there will be a lot of character and plot development as the story progresses. Have you read the other chapters?” (more…)
Pokemon Author Replies Part 11
“But we are not alone in these mistakes, nor are we alone in playing the games, yet how often do we discuss our mistakes with each other? With rookies? They wouldn’t think to ask the questions, and we wouldn’t-necessarily-think to depart the knowledge.”