Cuzosu

"Every Once in a While" Blackhawk

Okay. I just was wandering through and stumbled across it, so I thought I'd bring it up. Thanks for checking it out and getting back to me.

http://original.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600005459 It's in the original category, but it uses characters from Naruto. I didn't read more than the summary (tired, distracted, not feeling well), but it seems like totally the wrong place for this, from what I read.

"Drivin' My Life Away" Rhett Akins (not sure I spelled his last name right)

"Tree's on Fire" (parody of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire") Cledus T. Judd

"Party Crowd" David Lee Murphy

Analyzing dreams, huh? I don't usually remember mine, but the few I do remember.... The one that's easiest to summarize is the Jurassic Park-ish one. There were only three people (my dad, some Native American guide, and me). My dad and the guide were eaten by a T-Rex. Some short time later, I made friends with a pack of compies (compsognathus), the little mini-raptor ones. As for why I had the dream, that's simple. I went to sleep totally, utterly pissed off at my dad. I don't think I've ever told him about it, but when I told my grandma, she shook her head at me and muttered something. It wasn't flattering, but it wasn't entirely aimed at me, either. My dad has a way of creating family conflicts.

"Bubba Shot the Jukebox" Mark Chesnutt

"It Matters To Me" Faith Hill

"That Rock Won't Roll" Restless Heart

"Don't Rock the Jukebox" Alan Jackson

"Rush" UVERworld

"Bleed Like Me" Trapt

Pen Name: Cuzosu Story Link: http://original.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600106179 Review Replies: http://www2.adult-fanfiction.org/forum/index.php/topic/45786-cuzos-original-flash-fic-review-responses-and-discussion/#entry316807 Type of Fic: FlashFic (1,000 words exactly) Rating: Adult+ (to be safe) Fandom: Original (continues from TWKH: Winterfest Interlude, side story to TWKH series) Warnings: MiCD, NoSex

"I'm Tryin'" Trace Adkins

"I Believe In Ghosts" Jason Aldean

Most of the reviews I get that make me smile tell me what I did with the characters/chapter/scene that made them smile/grin/laugh. My Bleach yaoi drabble collection, on FFnet, has reviews galore (something like 3-5 per chapter, average, I think) and is a squee-fest for readers and writer alike. Still, I think my biggest squee on reviews for the drabbles was for the 22nd. I laughed a lot, too. On a Gundam Wing story, I got these jewels: And, from the very lady whose story (Incalculable) inspired my Inconceivable: Yeah, I blushed and had a squee-fest. And then later reviews on later chapters had me thrilled. I, uh, had one of the characters use "sword-sticking" as a reference for sex *cough* and set myself and every reviewer in stitches. And then this brings me to the reviews on my original works that have made me squee. *cough* I should probably admit that I seriously adore the reviews I get on The Were King's Heir and its accompanying ficlets. Especially when I get praise from people I know, respect and perhaps even have a rapport with already. pittwitch 2013-03-13 id # 3000204490 Good job with the prompts! I find this to be interesting and rather easy to fall into as an excerpt from your other story. The ending was great foreshadowing of ominous things yet to be. I still find parenthetical asides to be highly distracting, though. Not so distracting as to shudder in horror, but distracting from the story itself. Thanks for sharing, Pw BronxWench 2013-03-13 id # 3000204495 I will confess to not having read the parent story, mostly due to lack of time, but I confess myself duly intrigued now. This was a wonderful snippet, a lovely little glimpse into your world, and you make it feel very natural and approachable. The use of the prompt words was very imaginative, and I'm even more intrigued by the potential tie-in. Feidreva 2013-03-19 id # 3000204804 I love this flash fic! Imagining the Sire in a decorating spree is priceless. I thought he were the kind to be collected and stern, but this...made me see him in a different way. (And Caimus is always so cute!) I'd love to read more of these short fics. I know all three of the above reviewers, in one way or another, and I was flattered as can be to get such reviews from them. Thoughtful, concise, and showing what they liked or disliked. PW's had me grinning because it told me good and bad points, what I was doing well and what could maybe be improved on. BW's had me dancing in my seat (and I just can't dance) because she was coming in as a first-time reader of the series, period, and it drew her in and made her curious. Fei's - well, Fei's a friend and has been one of my staunch supporters *bows to Fei* and so for her to tell me that she now sees the Sire in a different light...well, what greater compliment is there? On the main story line, most of the reviewers have commented on how they love Caimus, the Sire, and Jaden - and I take that as a major compliment, as they're my creations. There was also one reviewer who commented that she (I think?) doesn't usually read stories that don't have romance, but that she likes TWKH so far. Since it's outside what she'd normally read, I take that as high praise. As a whole, what makes me really enthuse about reviews is when people tell me what they like or dislike and why, and, if possible, make suggestions on how to improve it. And, okay, so I'm a sucker for people who tell me things like, "I was laughing so hard I fell of (the bed, the chair, the couch)! And then So-and-So came in and -" ... I kid you not, I once had a reviewer tell me that a relative walked into her room and asked her why she was laughing; of course she had no good way to answer that.... Maybe it's horrible of me, but I think it's neat that I can make people laugh so hard that they have to answer (or avoid answering) awkward questions. It's cool that I can make them lose that much self-control when they're wrapped up in my stories. To me, it means I'm doing a good job - and isn't that what we all want to do?

Sebastian and the Undertaker from Black Butler. Riddick is cool, yes. Sesshomaru is hot. Ban from Nanatsu no Taizai - he's wicked but quite amusing. Vincent Valentine from FFVII (who proves once and for all that TURKs do have hearts, even if they don't act on their emotions). Also Reno from the same game, and...okay, you can consider Tseng and Rufus among them, too. Gibbs, from NCIS. I don't normally have a thing for older guys, but he's smart and way cooler than Tony, and McGee is just too sweet for me. Albel Nox, from Star Ocean: Till the End of Time. He's scarred in both body and heart, but he's capable of getting past that, as the game shows. Zelman (Black Blood Brothers). This guy is both bad and hot, but he's got a heavy case of ennui and seems to be looking for entertainment. I can empathize...and I like his wit, so.... I know there are more, but I'm trying to keep this post relatively short. And, well, I can't think of the rest off the top of my head.

"Love You With The Lights On" Daryle Singletary

Titles...are a pain to get just right. I like to make mine meaningful, with multiple layers of meaning if I can. If I can't find a title that I feel fits the story, I don't post it until I've worked out the title problems. Also, I've noticed that, especially for people who read fan fiction, there's a tendency of avoiding stories with longer titles or summaries that don't make sense. Soaked is one of my Final Fantasy VII stories, a gift to a friend on another site, and I thought about naming it after one of the prompts she gave me for it. But A Rainy Night In Midgar sounds less interesting, to me, than Soaked does. (Maybe because I'm a perv? ) Themes that run throughout a story are also a great way to figure out story names. Soaked's sequel, Hide and Peek, has a sex-and-games theme, for example, so I gave it a name that hints at that. I've also seen some stories which have names that are a play on old fables/fairy tales, and as long as the story is well written, it works.

I have kind of sort of adopted this, though I'm not very far into it yet. http://original.adult-fanfiction.org/story.php?no=600105875 There's also an interlude for it; the only other original story I currently have posted. I hope you enjoy it!

Have you gotten past this yet? If not, I would suggest making him smooth, oily. Kind of...upper nobility mixed with, say, Snape from Harry Potter? The type of person who, for example, could come in at the baby's birth and be acting congratulatory, but then say, "Oh, dear. That's going to cause you problems," with an insincere tone that no one catches, or maybe a slight smile. Kind of like Lucius Malfoy when he's first introduced in Harry Potter, all smooth and polite until he gets pissed off, and then he's all cold and exact and cruel.

Agreed. I try to limit the ones who aren't going to show up for more than glimpses, too, though you're not the only one who has problems with them occasionally pissing people off, either. Apart from that, it's mostly a matter of how much time they get in the story.

Ah. True.... If they show up more than once, they tend to make themselves known at least a bit. For me, anyway. I'm sure some writers get away without that particular hassle.