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⌈ Secret Post #2937 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

This so much.

Nothing embarrasses me more than missing typos and I'm always grateful when someone takes a moment to point them to me; same with silly mistakes that are easily fixable.
Plotholes when I write log fic are my other fear, since I rarely can get a beta to help me avoid them (I blame it on being into small fandoms).

Concrit about anything else stings in a way the previous stuff doesn't and it's easy to just say "that's subjective!" and use that as an excuse to ignore it.

I had a hard time learning to accept it and learn from it, but now I can take a breath and try to reexamine the fic from the reader's perspective without such a knee jerk reflex.
Even when I don't agree fully with their concrit, that can still help me to learn something new.

[(Anonymous)]

Well, now I just want fic about logs.

(log fic typo is awesome)

And I have that Ren & Stimpy song running through my head.

What's great for a snack and fits on your back? Log, log, log.

[(Anonymous)]

Maybe they write Twin Peaks Log Lady fic?

...I wish they wrote Twin Peaks Log Lady fic.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

And now I want it too.

A LOG: MY STORY

[(Anonymous)]

I was just playing Fire Emblem: Awakening. One of the playable weapons in the game is a log, although it's pretty terrible for damage. I'm imagining a hurt/comfort fic from one of those logs' point of view.

A LOG: MY STORY

Handed down from fighter to fighter, abandoned whenever a better weapon comes along. Finally, after many battles, this humble log shatters into a thousand tiny splinters.

As those splinters are trodden into the mud, the log turns up and sees his king, finally victorious against the evil dragon. The log's wooden heart swells in joy. Sap rises to his knots. Given a chance, even the humblest log can help save a kingdom.

Swelling music. Fade to black as the log's splinters return to the good soil of the land it loves.

Re: A LOG: MY STORY

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I love you, anon. I just love you.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

~It's lo-og, lo-og,
It's big, it's heavy it's wood!
It's lo-og, lo-og,
I's better than bad, it's good!~

(I love that piece.)

[lb_lee]

Some of the greatest art advice I ever got was from my younger brother, who will proudly announce he has all the creative artistry of a bowl of yogurt.

See, back when he was maybe in his early teens, he watched me draw over my shoulder, and said, "Have you ever noticed you only draw skinny or normal people?"

I clutched my high-school pearls. HOW DARE YOU. YOU'RE INTERROGATING MY ART FROM THE WRONG PERSPECTIVE. And then I hastily beat a retreat and started changing that because when a twelve-year-old boy knows you're full of shit, it's time to change.

I tend not to feel the sting too much? But then again, my fans have all been really nice, and their critique has always been thoughtful and interesting, even when I personally don't agree or choose not to follow their advice. They're not out to ruin my day, they're just giving me feedback in a way I can use. It'd probably be another thing entirely if I got someone trolling me.

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

"They're not out to ruin my day, they're just giving me feedback"

Exactly!
Most people who take the time to give any kind of detailed feedback usually meant well.
They aren't always right, but in these times clicking "like" is the most people do to express themselves, people who say something that is not 100% praise are just giving a new perspective and hope their opinion can help.

Trolls just flame thing without even caring if any of their "critique" makes sense and are rude enough that it's easy to know they're just trolls.

[lb_lee]

Yeah. I LOVE when a fan gives me some long, thought-out feedback, even when it's to say, "I was disappointed in this story, and think you can do better." It's proof that they care enough about my work and my opinion to tell me! They want to see me succeed and become even better!

That's really humbling and awe-inspiring in my opinion, that my work can get that sort of interest and care from people.

[ketita]

My favorite type of crit (to get and to give) is plot-related, but I think it's also one of the most difficult. You need somebody who has a good head for plot, but who also has good enough rapport with you that you they know to help you make the plot into the plot you actually *want* and not just "oh it would be cool if this happened".

Plothole-fixing is also very touchy in that many people get extremely defensive if you find a serious plothole, because that can involve rewriting a lot, or having to rethink everything. Again, to my mind it's worth fixing, but still. Touchy business.