I'm a divorced mom of an 18 year old
I've been writing fanfiction for a couple years now and I so totally
love it. Even more I love your reviews, except for the occasional jerk
ones.
I love writing, I love words, I love playing with words and I love
Rumiko Takashasi and JK Rowlings characters. I have too much respect to
take those characters and turn them into a bunch of circus freaks like
I have seen others do. In fact, I have seen other fanfic writers do a
lot of things that piss me off
things a respectable writer should never do, things I promise to never do.
1. I will never whore my stories for reviews.
Let me clarify what whoring is, that is saying I need a certain amount
of reviews before updating. I HATE that. And, it is against the rules.
HOWEVER!! Obviously since there are still people who just don't get it,
I guess I need to spell it out. If a story is not getting a decent
amount of reviews I can only assume that there is no interest in the
story. Hits don't count. Hits could be someone reading one line and
then backing out. Unless readers review, I don't know if there is
interest or not. If after a few chapters I don't see interest I will
make mention that I am concidering pulling it. I do this as a COURTESY,
not as a ploy to gain more reviews and anyone who doesn't believe me
can kiss my ...well, you know where. I work too hard on chapters to
have them be ignored.
2. I will never deliberately withhold updates to make my readers beg
for them. I will update a current story as soon as I have one ready.
I've been challenged on this one a couple times, so let me clarify.
Withholding updates, and saying I am going to pull a story unless I
start getting reviews are two TOTALLY different things. Hit's are NOT
an accurate measure of readers. A hit could be someone who clicked in,
read one word, and left. Reviews are the ONLY way we writers have of
knowing how people feel about our work.
3. I will never act put out by reader requests for updates.
4. I will never act like I am doing the readers a big favor my posting my work for them to read. (get a big head)
5. I will never react rudely to respectful criticism.
Just a little note here...if your not signed in, or don't leave a valid
e-mail...and you slam me...that is NOT respectful criticism. I should
have a right to argue my side. Also, nitpicking over obvious
typos...yeah, not respectful criticism.
In exchange though...I do request a couple things...
1. Remember I am human, have a life and occasionally suffer from writers block so updates might occasionally be slow.
2. Please never ask me for Yaoi/Yuri pairings PARTICULARLY INCEST YAOI
OR YURI...that kind of thing really bothers me as an incest survivor.
It is sick and disgusting and I have nothing but contempt for the
people who write and read that crap. I also think it is disrespectful
to Rumiko Takahashi and JK Rowling to so severely alter the characters
she has created. In that same respect, please do not ask for
Rin/Sesshomaru because I feel theirs is a father/daughter relationship.
3. IF YOUR C2 LISTS INCEST YAOI/YURI PAIRINGS PLEASE DO NOT LIST MY
STORIES WITH THEM!! Given my strong feelings on the matter I do not
wish to be on the same lists that condone that kind of dysfunctional
and sick behavior.
4. Please do not make threatening reviews, my daughter reads these
things and she has a disability that makes her oversensitive to
things...she doesnt understand that someone is just being goofy.
Correcting Mistakes II: Daisy's Choice
Betrayal Of Trust
Correcting Mistakes
Beautiful Consequences II: Beautiful Rebellion
Bonds of Blood
Fred's Gift
The Dance Among the Hedgerows
The Talk
Loony for Luna: Forever from the Ashes
The Mahogany Table
The Eighth Year
Lunarella
Harry's Erised
Loony For Luna
Beautiful Consequences 1 1:2: Beautiful Surprises
Luna's Secret
Beautiful Consequences
The Storm Before Dawn
A Moment of Absolute Insanity
Rated: K+, Chapters: 1, created 9-12-08, Complete
The Lion in the Mahogany Casket
The Black Tomb
I Am
Snape's Epilogue
Inuyasha:
Three Years
Fool For Love
The Berries
Nights of Silver the sequel to Days of Gold
The Search III: American Summer Nights
The InuYasha and Kagome Wedding Series
Days of Gold
The Search II: Mr MomYokai
The InuYasha Harry Potter Crossover Ending Theory
Black Dragon
The Search
Doctor Miko
Blood Lust
ARGHH!
Cassayah
To Come To Me
Flowers For Kagome: Arigato Domo Miko Kagome
A Lemon So Hot You Could Fry An Egg On It
InuYasha and Kagome: A Love Story
Flowers For Kagome
EWWWW! EWWWWWW! EWWWWWW!
I'll Remember You
Loss
The New Moon and Kagome's Fear
Warmth in the Palace of Ice
Princess Diaries:
That Special Thing