Am I too judgmental for dropping a fic like a hot potato immediately after the author used "attended" in place of "intended"? It did not bode well for her grammar and composition skills moving forward...
Riley: No pulse. Anya: Yup. The space lamb got 'im.
'Never Leave Me'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 05, 2013 3:49:08 pm PDT #8431 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2013 4:17:02 pm PDT #8432 of 10434
brillig
If the plot or characterization is compelling I'll let things like that go if it's not too egregious. Too many though and I'll let it go.
P.M. Marc - Apr 05, 2013 4:24:09 pm PDT #8433 of 10434
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
I think it all depends on your level of need.
I mean, Cass and Jilli and Lee can all speak to the EPIC depths to which I plunged for my Dark Angel hits.
Also, they remember that time I was sick and ran out of all the SPN hookerfic tagged on the then-useful Delicious.
By the end of that, it was pretty bad, and actually went further down by the next tag I explored.
Matt the Bruins fan - Apr 05, 2013 4:47:33 pm PDT #8434 of 10434
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
There were a lot of prior instances where the author didn't seem to understand the use of apostrophes, so not a good impression already, but that word swap was the last straw.
Lee - Apr 05, 2013 4:57:51 pm PDT #8435 of 10434
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
I mean, Cass and Jilli and Lee can all speak to the EPIC depths to which I plunged for my Dark Angel hits.
You are not wrong
Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2013 5:23:56 pm PDT #8436 of 10434
brillig
There is at least one fic that I enjoyed so much that I copied it to my hard drive and edited it into readabilty. I was tempted to send my copy to the author but resisted.
SuziQ - Apr 05, 2013 6:14:59 pm PDT #8437 of 10434
Back tattoos of the mother is that you are absolutely right - Ame
Aloud instead of allowed? Oy. Just hit that one.
Though, I'm a bit more tolerant of those types of mistakes over the author notes with "Wow, I hope you really like this. Comments pleeeeeaaaasssssssssseeeeeee",
Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2013 6:25:55 pm PDT #8438 of 10434
brillig
"This is my first fic EVAH! Please tell me you like it!!!"
Sigh.
Beverly - Apr 05, 2013 6:57:29 pm PDT #8439 of 10434
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
I sometimes inadvertently do the homophone thing myself, so I can't really object if one or two slip by in someone else's writing. I do try to catch them in editing, though.
Connie Neil - Apr 05, 2013 8:17:00 pm PDT #8440 of 10434
brillig
I'm getting puzzled at the prevalence of "wondering" instead of "wandering." It's like the authors have only ever heard the words and are trusting their spellcheckers too much. Though wondering could work I guess.