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Chapter Four is up for your enjoyment.
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So… Warning rant ahead…
Perhaps I am quite close to the written material I have up. Perhaps I’m just stubborn… Pigheaded… Wouldn’t be the worst thing I’ve been called… And I’m willing to take some fair concrit when it comes to the stories, even the ones I am most proud of… The latest review that I received for Blood and Honour was neither concrit nor supportive, in my belief.
I read the entire chapter before I review, before I form an opinion. Being told, off the bat, that you did not read the entire chapter, thus forming your opinion from half...a quarter, I feel renders anything said not necessarily invalid, but also pointless in ‘constructive’ criticism – and I use ‘constructive loosely here (especially when a comment made is that ‘it would be more ‘readable”). I’m not sure how four people can be confusing, nor can I understand how, and I will be exact here, one can be confused with four given names, three nicknames associated with those given names (Ie. Max – Maximilian, Fritz – Friedrich, Matti – Matilde), and two surnames. As for feelings and emotional responses; I’m sorry that it doesn’t beat you over the bloody head with each and every sentence referring to how ‘utterly awesome’ the other one is while otherwise leaving a vacant slot where the MC is. This one is not supposed to start happy, is not supposed to be cheerful and happy, this is supposed to be a dark start, a bleak future cast.
Perhaps because of my closeness and pride for Blood and Honour, maybe it’s not as bad as I think, but to me, this review was not constructive, this felt like full on criticism and, at some points, quite mean spirited.
End of rant.
Sorry… Just need to bitch and complain, but didn’t want to clutter the forums with things.
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And on the subject of bad reviews, at least it wasn’t personal. Wait until someone reads a story and then reviews or emails to says something like: “I read your story. Are you okay?” or otherwise speculates on the kind of life you’ve had.
Sometimes, I think they even mean it, which is kind of hilarious.
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DP: Thanks. I did look over them, but yeah… When I’m feeling a little less… beaten down, I’d love to discuss them and hear them.
Pippy: I wouldn’t worry about the concrit you gave. I didn’t think it was that much and many of your points were valid (especially the double paragraph (you can’t hear it, but there’s still some head thudding against wall sounds going on here)). (And, no, I see no pretentiousness or intellectual snobbery in your response.)
And, uh… ‘What about parfaits? Everyone like parfaits?’ Okay, okay, I can take a hint over all the boos, I’ll be quiet now.
The concrit you and BW have given (as well as CR in the beta sessions) are welcome, just as anyone’s, and I hope it never came across as being the opposite. As I stated in the forum post, reviews and concrit help you grow as a writer. This one just felt… Unnecessarily harsh… And I needed to growl and moan about it…
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My prescription to help improve your mood.
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Destroy
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Come Hell or High Water: Chapter Two From CloverReef: Chapter two brings even more excitement. Though the beta cap doesn't want to come off and I wish I had betaed this for you during a few moments, you actually do well flying solo. Some little flow slips aside, this story is easily my favourite out of everything of yours I've read. The characters are amazing right from the start, and in this chapter we get to know Alan, a professional, tactful man who seems unshakeable, yet I suspect, judging from a few brief glimpses, that he's way more 'holy-fuck-what-the-hell-ahhhhhhhhh-we're-all-gonna-dieeee' than he lets on. Excellent update. That beta cap certainly likes to stay on, doesn’t it? The few moments are probably the same ones I doubted myself over, so I fully understand that idea. “Easily my favourite out of everything”? Really? That’s actually a little surprising, considering my prolific nature, but at the same time, thanks. I will admit that I think those you have betaed and, what I’ve betaed of yours, has helped in that regard, too. As for characters… Well, I was hoping that the few, subtleties and brief points showed the multilayered personality of Lieutenant Alan Carver. And you caught them good enough. While he is quite professional, there’s no amount of training, I personally, believe to prepare anyone for what would be experienced in combat; they merely have to fall back on what training and what’s been drilled into them. So I’m glad to hear that :).