Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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Shoebox Project (I've linked directly to the first story.)
Warnings: 1) The 'verse is technically a WIP, but I think that the stories stand on their own, sort of. Do not let an aversion to WIPs stop you! and 2) They have a sort-of problem with their image server that seems to have never really gotten resolved, so some in-story pictures might be missing. I haven't re-read any in a long time, though, so I'm not sure.
Laga, which one? I see about eight specifically called that.
Why do people diss the story when they send feedback?
And I don't mean critical feedback, I mean "usually I prefer stories with beginnings and ends and not just middles, but I liked this".
W.T.F.?
Er.
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...nope, I got nuthin'. Except "People = Teh Stoopid", which I realise is a most ungrateful response to feedback, and yet...it's from the heart.
And I don't mean critical feedback, I mean "usually I prefer stories with beginnings and ends and not just middles, but I liked this".
There's "hey, you made me like something I normally don't, and that's kind of cool!" feedback, and then there's, "hey, I'm going to be kind of a douchebag right now, just because I can!" feedback.
Sorry you got the latter, Consuela.
Yeah, I kinda had to stop and make sure I've left the former, and that it wasn't the latter. 'Cause I say, "You made me like stuff I usually don't read or like" a lot, and I've meant it as a compliment.
I take it as a compliment when I get feedback like "I don't normally read Character X/Pairing Y/Fandom Z, but I like this!"
But I've received feedback like, "Hey, you spelled the character names correctly and maintained a consistent POV!" And I don't know exactly how to respond to that sort of thing.
Thanks for noticing?
I gotta admit, I've given that kind of feedback. After some of the crap you read, it's like water in the desert. You almost don't believe it's actually there and you're so grateful for it, you're shouting it to the rooftops.
Um. I left feedback to a Stargate fic on TtH once that ended with something like "...and thanks for taking the time to get the geography of Colorado Springs right. Not many do."