When a fic starts with "With a flutter of silent noise" it's very considerate because you know there's no point reading much further.
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§ ita § - Jun 25, 2011 6:34:25 pm PDT #7043 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Cass - Jun 25, 2011 8:44:34 pm PDT #7044 of 10434
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
When a fic starts with "With a flutter of silent noise" it's very considerate because you know there's no point reading much further.
Sadly, this is inappropriate feedback to the author. But it's completely true.
Or the author needs to hit the mute button. Sometimes I think there should be noise, but it's silent and it's because of the mute button. ::nods::
sumi - Jun 26, 2011 4:23:24 am PDT #7045 of 10434
Art Crawl!!!
That's right.
Damn, that silent noise - it gets you everytime with its stealthiness.
Anne W. - Jun 26, 2011 4:33:57 am PDT #7046 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
What's sad is that the author was probably so proud of how evocative that line was.
A beta who is not afraid to call one out on such things is a godsend.
§ ita § - Jun 26, 2011 4:48:59 am PDT #7047 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's sad is that the author was probably so proud of how evocative that line was.
I can't lie--at 15, I'd have been very impressed with myself at that line. But there's a reason there's no extant samples of my work from that period.
Laga - Jun 26, 2011 7:00:54 am PDT #7048 of 10434
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I keep them for the horror.
Consuela - Jun 27, 2011 7:41:41 pm PDT #7049 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
I just sent 125,000 words off to beta. ::facepalm::
Anne W. - Jun 28, 2011 1:10:11 am PDT #7050 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Woohoo! That's awesome!
SailAweigh - Jun 28, 2011 4:34:59 am PDT #7051 of 10434
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
Wow! That's huge! And here I'm sweating 20k for a big bang. Hahaha.
Consuela - Jun 28, 2011 5:06:01 am PDT #7052 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Well, it took me a solid year: I started writing it last July. I think I'll be lucky to post the final version within a year, since it's a bit much to expect my betas to turn it around quickly.
It'll be fun to be done, though: this is the story I've written with the broadest appeal, since it's a Narnia novel set just at the end of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe. Fandoms come and go, but nearly everyone's read Narnia.