warning - annoyed author ahead
Apr. 3rd, 2006 11:57 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
spuffy_noelleI'll admit that I anticipated some people not to like the idea behind Playing Dirty, but after posting the first chapter on TSR I already have my first flame.
um, no, i won't be reading anymore of this story. that's not what i was thinking it would be like. it's just disgusting that he would set up his own girlfriend to sleep with his teacher and then get the guy fired, just for a damn c. that's ridiculous and i don't see how any spuffiness in this can be good. i also feel like gagging just seeing her with angel. and you made buffy seem like a whore, sorry, really don't like it.
I'm not mad or anything, everyone has their own opinion I just don't understand. Why leave something nasty like that when you could chose to say nothing at all? Whatever, I'm sure I'll be getting more complaints as the story progresses. I just wish people would keep all their negative comments that cannot be considered constructive crtiticism to themselves! I really don't want to get nasty, but I'm more than capable of it.
:) Thanks to everyone on my FLIST that has read/reviewed so far. I'm so excited by the response I'm getting!
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Date: 2006-04-04 04:06 am (UTC)just ignore it sweetie. write YOUR fic the way YOU want to. In the end that's all that matters.
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Date: 2006-04-04 04:12 am (UTC)Thanks for the support!
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Date: 2006-04-04 04:13 am (UTC)Completely off topic, I'm practically drooling over your icon.
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Date: 2006-04-04 04:21 am (UTC)And LOL.. about my icon..I know..I'm right there with ya.. I found it the other day, and I can't stop staring at it, hehee.
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Date: 2006-04-04 04:41 am (UTC)But I'm not bitter, or anything.
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Date: 2006-04-04 05:05 am (UTC)I popped on over to SR to actually read the first chappie, now it's not very often you read a fic and go ooooh you bad people.
I actually resorted to speaking to the screen! I love it and so want you to continue, i love the angst as much as i love the fluff!
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Date: 2006-04-04 05:12 am (UTC)Seriously, flamers amuse me so much. I've gotten a few pissed off people emailing me about Bridging the Gap, and I'm 20 chapters into it. Laugh and move on is pretty much my philosophy now.
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Date: 2006-04-04 01:23 pm (UTC)I've found it a general rule of thumb in fandom that yeah, the good (or more thought-provoking ones) get flamed the most. ;)
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Date: 2006-04-04 03:42 pm (UTC)Wank/flaming goes like this:
Wankers: Blah blah blah ZOMG DIEEE!11!1!!
Me: Here for the porn, kthnxbye.
;)
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Date: 2006-04-04 09:45 am (UTC)Angela
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Date: 2006-04-04 09:58 am (UTC)But you see you did it wrong you wrote a challenging fic with original ideas and good writing - they don't like that over there *winks* Okay am putting sarky Schez back in her box. I am very much of the if you can't say anything nice then don't say anything school of thought and mean reviews are just not nice! Don't let whoever it was get to you *shakes fist at flamer*
HUGS
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Date: 2006-04-04 10:38 am (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2006-04-04 12:35 pm (UTC)Unfortunately, people are becoming more brazen with their critisim. If I had something bad to say other than "get a beta" I would personally and privately write the author. The only consolation is that you can delete reviews from TSR. That critism is not usable.
Keep going! Your summary pretty much states what is going to happen and that reader should have paid more attention.
*hugs*
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Date: 2006-04-04 03:34 pm (UTC)Glad you liked it. It was very controversial and I gave plenty of warning... but some people don't listen. Don't get me wrong, it was hard to get flame after flame after flame on the subject manner. But in the end I am stronger because of it. I can take critism and weed between constructive and destructive.
And, I hate that I feel this way because every reviewer/reader is important.... but I do tend to think author's opinions are more important. Other authors know how much you work on the timing, storyline, characterization, etc. A general reader tends to think it easy to create something beautiful. I can't count how many "new" authors say "Wow, I didn't realize how hard it was to write something that makes sense." That comment actually drives me insane... LOL
You made it clear in your summary what was to come and the fact the reader did not pay attention is not your fault.
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Date: 2006-04-04 02:27 pm (UTC)Someone (actually my girlfriend Sandy) told me once that you aren't a good author until you get a bad review...so you must be doing something right...keep on writing it, dear, and ignore the plebians over on the site that will praise the most inane fic and flame the brilliant ones...*glomps you senseless, so you can ignore the stupidos*
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*hugs*
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Date: 2006-04-05 01:14 am (UTC)Flamers Suck!
Date: 2006-04-05 11:53 am (UTC)Or better yet, write their own where EVERYTHING is perfect and Buffy and Spike are always so in love. *snort* Cos that would be believable.
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