'Bemused' is not the opposite of 'amused'. Really, it's not. No matter how many times you write it, it won't make it correct.

Begging you to pick up a sodding dictionary,
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Фотографии Saverio Truglia

Okay, fic writers. You know that little thing called creativity? It kind of exists, but I guess you tend to like beating it with a crutch or something, because when I see you posting a fic where the title doesn't even exist? I kind of ehhh, what? at you.

But then I have to ask, are you really asking for people to give you their name so that you can put them in? On top of the title lackage? I guess I don't even have to mention that you only posted the. Oh. Summary. For a fic that doesn't exist. MY BRAIN SPLODED, NICE JOB, NOW I WANT BRAAAAAAAINS. But yours is a bit too dumb. Possibly too tough when cooked, but I don't have experience with that. Really.

But hey, at least you aren't the one posting the mary sue fanart banner fic. Which really, how am I supposed to take that person seriously when they decide to misspell the fic name. Sorry kid, it's Boundaries. Not Bounderies. I mean, you could get the post title right, but noooooooo, not the banner!



Edit to clarify the first one, since I make generally no sense at one in the morning: a person posted the summary for a fic they were going to write to a comm, and were requesting numerous self-insert characters for, quite honestly, 98% percent of the characters in the fic. A little creativity couldn't hurt em.

Current Mood: confused
Current Music: Tonari no Totoro

I don't know anything about Twilight vampires except that they sparkle. I do, however, know that any hunter from Supernatural who encounters a vampire from Twilight will not automatically reach for a stake. This hunter might try a stake in the process of trial-and-error to see what kills these sparkly things that can't be vampires however much their behavior resembles vampires, this hunter might take it at its word about being a vampire and then take a machete to its neck, but this hunter is not going to assume that a stake will kill a Twilight vampire. Because the only vampires this hunter knows about are Supernatural vampires, and in Supernatural, staking a vampire only pisses it off.

Vermillion Cliffs, Paria River
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave,_Arizona

Вейв (Wave)  находящийся на границе Аризоны и Юты, является местом поклонения пейзажных фотографов со всего мира. Это один из самых интересных природных ландшафтов, который как мне кажется ближе к Марсу чем Земле...

( Cut to save flists from pictures )

tl;dr author makes up silly rule that has no canonical basis, and makes an impressively built woman disguise herself perfectly as a man.

( Cut for possible rape triggers, and most definitely for 'OH MY GOD THE STUPID, IT BURNS' trigger )

Current Mood: blah

I count myself lucky to be the author of a fanfic with many reviews. I am also proud that pretty much all of them are positive. I understand that I am not owed these reviews, and I am always happy when I get an alert that I have received a new review.

That said, could you reviewers write a little more than "Loved it! Write more!"

It's not that I desperately need long flowing reviews to satisfy my ego. It's that detailed reviews, especially constructive criticism, help me become a better writer. They illustrate what I'm doing right, and where I need improvement. From your perspective, more detailed reviews results in a better story!

So if there's a fanfic that you really like (especially a WIP), you might want to take the time to write up a detailed review. Explain what you liked best, and what you think the author could do better at. If the author seems to have contradicted canon by mistake, point it out (politely). If you have any excellent ideas for where the author could go next, suggest them.