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AthenAltena posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]athenaltena)
Date: 2008-05-17 18:31
Subject: (no subject)
Security: Public
Mood:annoyed annoyed

Dear fanbrat,

I wasn't pleased to get you "pretty please continue this OMG otherwise I'm going to have a hissy fit and pass out". In case you haven't noticed, I probably won't be updating the story I left hanging for one specific reason. Mainly, that I last updated it a year ago, which is a very long time for me and in internet time. You also failed to see the "Discontinued" note I put in the summary to prevent this type of thing. So no, I'm not going to update it. :P

You fail at reading comprehension.

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sarah_k_o_m posting in Your Fic Makes Baby Jesus Emo.
User: [info]deleterius (posted by [info]sarah_k_o_m)
Date: 2008-05-17 22:54
Subject: The You-Sue is baaaack! Dammit.
Security: Public

Story Or Series Title: Link is broken. Call back later.
Fandom: The boy who wishes he could run far away from Sues.
Culprit Author's Name: Blamethejuiciness.

Full Name (plus titles if any):Madison Watson.
Full Species(es): Self Insert You-Sue.
Hair Colour (include adjectives): Pretty brown hair with side swept bangs.
Eye Colour (include adjectives): Bright vibrant blue, "color of a robin's egg" with a "smoldering look of desire [were] etched into them"
Unusual Markings/Colourations:Adorable freckles. Freckles I can get, but adorable ones? She also has flawless skin that shiiines!
Special Possessions (if any):Harry's wotsits. The wotsits of a fella that looks like that awful Zac Efron chap. The canon characters in a closest somewhere. No trauma though.
Annoying Origin:Quizilla; if Fanfiction.net is the Pit of Voles, is Quizilla the Pit of Shrews? O_o
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: Pretends to be one. Apparently is best friends with Ron, Hermione and Harry.
Annoying Special Abilities:The inability to spell. She also thinks that grammar is grandpa's wife.
Other Annoying Traits: Still existing after getting a solid whack of the Avada Kedavra stick.
Please include a small sample of the worst of this story:

Pain to the world, the bitch is alive! The fic goes on and on! )

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Dolly Veritty Haze posting in Friends Icons
User: [info]friends_icons (posted by [info]dolly_ddy)
Date: 2008-05-17 23:52
Subject: Courtney Cox & Jenn Aniston FanArts
Security: Public

Hi!
I have made some icons, maybe you want to take a look ;)

Fan Arts:

-[1-12] Courtney Cox Icons
-[13-20] How I Met Your Mother Icons (Mostly Barney & Robin)
-[21-22] Nicole Kidman Icon & Banner
-[23-24] Nicole Kidman Icon & Banner
-[25-26] Hugh Laurie - Lisa Edelstein Icon & Banner
-[27-28] Olivia Wilde Icon & Banner

-[29-31] Jennifer Aniston Icon, Banner & Wall
-[32-35] Jennifer Aniston Icons, Banner & Wall
-[36-37] Helena Bonham-Carter Banner & Wall
-[38-40] Sweeney Todd Banners (Mostly Mrs.Lovett)


Teaser
12

+ Enjoy
+ Coment
+ They are not bases
+Credit

more HERE at 

[info]ot3art


 

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Ansela Jonla posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]ansela_jonla)
Date: 2008-05-17 20:47
Subject: (no subject)
Security: Public
Mood:bitchy bitchy

Dear Bleach fanthing

I like Komamura Sajin. He's a great character, and very underused in fanfiction. So I was very pleased to see that you had posted a Komamura-centric story. I decided to give it a chance, despite the spelling mistakes in your summary.

I really shouldn't have bothered )

(TL;DR version) Your spelling and grammar sucks. You have very little grasp on canon. You need to learn the names of the characters (at the very least) before writing any more. And your OC is a possible Marty Stu. Good-bye.

P.S. Does anyone have any links to any decent Komamura fics? I don't care if they're yaoi, het or gen, as long as they're decent. The poor guy/wolfman/furry gets surprisingly little love.

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fragilepicture posting in Friends Icons
User: [info]friends_icons (posted by [info]fragilepicture)
Date: 2008-05-17 22:28
Subject: (no subject)
Security: Public

[001 - 009] friends (tow they all turn 30)
[010 - 027] grey's anatomy (season four)
[028 - 064] lost (mostly season four)
[065 - 067] private practice
[068 - 071] thomas godoj

+ 1 wallpaper (skate)

preview preview preview


HERE at [info]juicy_berries

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Luriko-Ysabeth posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]luriko_ysabeth)
Date: 2008-05-17 14:17
Subject: I do not think "favorite" means what you think it means.
Security: Public

Dear certain writers in various fandoms:

So you have a favorite character, or a favorite pairing. Often these are among my favorites. Especially the complicated characters who will do the right thing... eventually... usually while protesting to the world and themselves that they are merely doing something for selfish reasons -- and often only after doing a host of wrong things, too. Or the pairings that on first glance appear to have nothing to suggest them but proximity, but whose elements are such that they'd be really good for each other if only something were to get them started down that direction.

Therefore, naturally I am eager to read fic about them. Particularly fic written by people such as yourselves who are good at writing, getting me emotionally engaged and describing scenes and actions well. Especially fic about the complicated people. Especially when later canon seems to be taking the character down a different direction as a result of many little things adding up; a thoughtful interpretation of character that also gives a plausible reason for one or more of these is often just what I wanted.

But. )

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NAHTMMM posting in Your Fic Makes Baby Jesus Emo.
User: [info]deleterius (posted by [info]nahtmmm)
Date: 2008-05-17 10:39
Subject: "Day 241: Mali stunningly purty. V. daft chapter. Still not King."
Security: Public
Location:here
Mood:waking up waking up
Music:Pink Slip

Okay, the lj-cut tags seem to be staying put this time.

Story Or Series Title: The Bonds of Friendship
Rated: M for Mature
Fandom: Lord of “Not seeing the forest for the trees”
Culprit Author's Name: ForeverImaginative

Full Name (plus titles if any): Malinare (“Golden Sunlight”), daughter of Manáre
Full Species(es): Elf (Sidhia angstia, perhaps, based on The Sue in the Field)
Hair Color (include adjectives): golden. “The top half of her hair was pulled back by small twists and held together by a leather tie”
Eye Color (include adjectives): Don’t seem to be described yet. (Legolas’s eyes, on the other hand . . .)
Unusual Markings/Colorations: Don’t think so, no. She blushes easily.
Special Possessions (if any): Her clothing, I guess. A nice, lush bedroom and bath.

Annoying Origin: Rivendell.
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: Daughter of one of Elrond’s “trusted” councilors; she and her dad are playing exchange student or goodwill hostage or something between Rivendell and MirkGreenwood. Wuv object of Legolas.
Annoying Special Abilities: Good with the bow, though it’s not really annoying yet.
Other Annoying Traits: Being betrothed to Legolas’s Previously Unknown Brother under threat of harm to Legolas while being in love (or in-love-but-not-aware-of-being-in-love) with Legolas. The P.U.B. is introduced and (presumably) confirmed as Irredeemably 99.6% Evil in the second chapter, and any authority figures who could possibly hold him in check are going to wipe their hands of the situation and ship out shortly.

This chapter is simply . . . stunning. )

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Princess Yui of foot-in-mouth posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]yui_hime)
Date: 2008-05-17 14:01
Subject: LEARN TO ENGLISH PLZKTHNXBYE
Security: Public
Mood:bitchy bitchy

You. With the crappy godmoddy Marvel crossovers. I know three facts: that you live in the USA, that English is your first language, and that you've graduated high school.

Warning: Yui cusses when angry. )

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seekingnevada posting in Your Fic Makes Baby Jesus Emo.
User: [info]deleterius (posted by [info]seekingnevada)
Date: 2008-05-17 20:07
Subject: In which Arwen angsts, then goes NINJA!
Security: Public
Mood:bouncy bouncy

Buoght to my attention by Calen Greenleaf, this little thing is of the 'what the hell?' nature. Anyway, usual sporkers - Jack, Edmund, Ariana, Siarl, Victoria and Hack. They can also be known as Facetiousness, Snark, Punctuation, Common Sense, Canon, and Dirty Jokes respectively. I am, of course, in bold.

Disclaimer: Harry Potter is not mine. This piece of fanfiction is, thankfully, not mine. The sporkers are. Latin names for any Sues come from The Sue In the Field

Story Or Series Title:
Aragorn's Affair
Fandom:
Possibly Lord of the Rings
Culprit Author's Name: Marga5994

Full Name (plus titles if any): Arwen, for the main character.
Full Species(es):
Puella angstia sidhia.
Hair Color (include adjectives): Not mentioned.
Eye Color (include adjectives):
Not mentioned.
Unusual Markings/Colorations: Not mentioned.
Special Possessions (if any): Aragorn's diary, jewellery and a sword.

Annoying Origin: God only knows.
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: None that I can see.
Annoying Special Abilities: Abilities? That would require characterisation, my dear.
Other Annoying Traits: Wangsting, mostly.

Now, for a bite-sized piece of sporking to fill in your days - onwards!



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made_by_kali posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]made_by_kali)
Date: 2008-05-17 15:03
Subject: Super Smash Bros Whining, Again.
Security: Public

Me again, whining about the Smash fandom and wandering off into TL:DR territory.

Falcon/Samus Writers,
You know I love you, but can we get a few things straight?
Falcon Cut )

As for the rest of you Smash writers:
Please try to put some effort into explaining why two seemingly random characters are together!
Why are these two people doing the horizontal mambo? )

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silver_drake posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]silver_drake)
Date: 2008-05-17 11:34
Subject: (no subject)
Security: Public

Dear Fanfic Writers,

Please stop putting the following in your summaries:

"I'm not too familiar with the Insert-Character(s)-Here, so all mistakes are mine alone."

That alone will automatically guarantee that I will not read your fic. If your characterizations are off, then why are you even posting the fic? Review the canon, find a beta to look it over, and then post once the characters are IC. I'd like to read your fic! The rest of the summary sounds interesting, and the pairing is one I'd like to see, if it's in character. If not even the author thinks it is, though...Then why should I even bother?

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biliki posting in Friends Icons
User: [info]friends_icons (posted by [info]biliki)
Date: 2008-05-17 18:19
Subject: over 100 friends icons! mostly chandler but others too!
Security: Public

Icons::
{ oo1-o11 } Northanger Abbey 2007
{ o12-o35 } Mansfield Park 2007
{ o36-o38 } Titanic
{ o39-o43 } Step Up 2 the Streets
{ o44-o94 } Lost various
{ o95-114 } Various stock (includes Charlize Theron etc.), pics from </a></b></a>[info]foto_decadent!
{ 115-229 } F.R.I.E.N.D.S




HERE
at [info]biliki_icons

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Flyby Stardancer posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]flybystardancer)
Date: 2008-05-17 02:05
Subject: (no subject)
Security: Public
Mood:annoyed annoyed

Argh, fic author! We need to work on your formatting skills. As it is now, your fic reads:

"Blah blah blah," Character J said, but Character D action. "Blah blah blah Character D is speaking."
"Blah blah blah Character J speaking again."

At the very least, Character D's line should have been in a second paragraph. It took me a moment to realize that it was supposed to be the second character speaking.

Also, your paragraph formatting is inconsistent and hard to read. On the 'net there should be a space between every paragraph. Most of your paragraphs are one right under the other, making them hard to separate out and read. And the spaces you do add in are very random in their placement. Please learn how to correctly handle paragraph formatting.

P.S.: Unless you're going for a very stylized story (which it does not appear to be the case), you need way more exposition. Nearly your whole fic is paragraphs that only take up one line on my computer, and the vast majority of them begin with dialogue too.

((Editted to change the icon to something more appropriate.))

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beeftony posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]beeftony)
Date: 2008-05-17 01:21
Subject: Flashbacks and other devices
Security: Public

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inkstain_agency posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]inkstain_agency)
Date: 2008-05-17 16:24
Subject: You would think a smaller fandom meant less crap...
Security: Public
Mood:annoyed annoyed

Dear Legend of Mana fandom.

You're kinda small as far as fandoms go. Usually that's a good thing for me; less crap to browse through and all. But you had to be the exception didn't you?

I get that what I have to say has already been said before but it's amazing that such a small fandom can be so one-track, annoying and self-inserted. Would it kill you to try something maybe a little different?

cut for ranting )

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Maria posting in Your Fic Makes Baby Jesus Emo.
User: [info]deleterius (posted by [info]sandwhich_chan)
Date: 2008-05-17 01:30
Subject: (no subject)
Security: Public
Location:Under your bed
Mood:awake awake
Music:Xfiles! :D

Story Or Series Title: From Left Field
Fandom: Harry Potter and the Alien Eggs from Beyond
Culprit Author's Name: Skeren Dreamera
Full Name (plus titles if any): Harry (Subject)
Full Species(es): We have no idea o.o
Hair Color (include adjectives): None
Eye Color (include adjectives): Green and twitchy
Unusual Markings/Colorations: Alien eggs in his godfathers tummy?
Special Possessions (if any): Eggs and urine
Annoying Origin: UFO number 123
Annoying Connections To Canon Characters: Clone of one
Annoying Special Abilities: Able to drink own urine and eat raw birds
Other Annoying Traits: You don’t want to know… T_T

Read more... )

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kickflaw posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]kick_flaw)
Date: 2008-05-17 01:26
Subject: It's such a small difference...
Security: Public

...but it means SO MUCH.

Rational  =/=  Rationale

Rational:  Adjective. 1) agreeable to reason; reasonable; sensible, 2) having or exercising reason, sound judgment, or good sense, 3) of, pertaining to, or constituting reasoning powers, etc. Note: Rhymes with national. Ration-UL.

Rationale:  Noun. 1)  the fundamental reason or reasons serving to account for something, 2) a statement of reasons, 3) a reasoned exposition of principles. In rare cases, can also refer to a type of vestment  worn by some Catholic clergy. Note: Does not rhyme with national. Ration-AL.

Why must these details ruin perfectly excellent fic?


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Kantama posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]kantama)
Date: 2008-05-17 00:39
Subject: Attention to anyone who writes about vampires:
Security: Public

They aren't all as perfect as Edward Cullen. In fact, none of the most interesting ones are.

And just because Edward is perfect in every way, that does not mean your OC should be as well. Flaws make a person memorable and realistic. Perfection does not.

Just look at Alucard. Watch one episode of Hellsing and tell me you're going to forget about Alucard.

Go on. I dare you.

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Cyndi posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]i_stalk_piccolo)
Date: 2008-05-16 21:31
Subject: Minor TF Animated complaint...
Security: Public

Prowl. Does. Not. Giggle.

I'm sure that's not the image the author is thinking of when they're trying to describe him laughing really quietly. There are way better words to use for a soft laugh.

Chuckle
Chortle
Amused snort
Snicker

Prowl is seen laughing once in "Sound and Fury" when Sari is swinging at the pinata. His laugh is subdued and quiet and VERY far from being a giggle.


Sari giggles.
Prowl does not.

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Vaniel posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]vandonovan)
Date: 2008-05-16 20:35
Subject: I really shouldn't have to say this.
Security: Public
Mood:good good

When you're talking about the planet you need to capitalize the E in "Earth." I know you wouldn't write "mercury" or "saturn" so why do you keep writing "earth"? It looks especially ridiculous when you write something like, "The trip from earth to Mars will take three years."

"The rain fell until the earth was dark" = win.
"From space, the Earth looks like a blue marble" = win.

It's not that hard. Earth is the name of the planet. It deserves capitalization!

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vk_fangirl posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]vk_fangirl)
Date: 2008-05-16 21:32
Subject: Where is all the good slash???
Security: Public
Mood:aggravated aggravated
Music:The Rasmus- In The Shadows

Where are all the good slash fanfics? Where have they gone? I just want one good fic that is fluff and not hard-core yaoi that makes me practically smash my left mouse button from clicking the back arrow so hard because of the sudden, unnexpected lemon. I want the fic to, at most, have them kissing or something instead of one of them pushing the other suddenly onto bed/against wall/some other surface and begining to randomly unbuttoning their shirt or something because that makes so much more sense than just kissing. 

I just want a fluffy, good, correctly T-rated fic that makes you go "awww, how sweet/cute".

Is this too much to ask for? Is it?

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kurotoboe posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]kurotoboe)
Date: 2008-05-16 18:40
Subject: An unrelated twofer~
Security: Public

Une )


Deux )

Edit'd
due to formatting and punctuation failure.

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amorpheous posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]amorpheous)
Date: 2008-05-16 16:43
Subject: I Don't Like Your Angst!
Security: Public
Mood:aggravated aggravated
Music:Forgotten >> The Gathering

This isn't really my problem... Yet... But I like reading the reviews of peoples stories and I came across the reviews from the same person over and over again on this one stoy, that I can't find right now, that said "Why is this angsty?!?!?  *sob* It shouldn't be!!! Your summary was really good and I liked your idea, but it shouldn't be angsty! I don't want to read the angst!"

Yeah, well, didn't you check the genre? Or maybe you didn't read the summary correctly? It said 'character death'. And you don't want to read the angst, then don't read the story! It's your choice to read a story and review and if you don't like the story, then don't read it! My goodness and don't harrass the author with your complaints when it's your fault for choosing to read the story.

I can't find the story or even remeber the title of the story since I came across this quite a while ago and it surfaced again in my mind right now and I decided to rant on it.

I'm hoping this won't happen to me since I right a lot of angsty stuff, but you never know.

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( lion hearted ) posting in Your Fic Makes Baby Jesus Emo.
User: [info]deleterius (posted by [info]dissidia)
Date: 2008-05-16 15:48
Subject: (no subject)
Security: Public
Mood:nerdy nerdy
Music:宇多田ヒカル boulevard of broken dreams

Previous spork. This spork contains some Japanese characters that may not be recognised by your computer. Note: It's lulzier if you can see the Japanese characters. The emoticons, they are funny.

Also, I wanted to explain something, as it was brought to my attention. About my English... it's, um, special. Not the native language, no, but it is relatively dominate, I suppose. Japanese sort of vies for domination with English in my brain. So, I apologise for the messy expressions or wonky words or what have you. /explanation

Somehow, my *tomorrow* turned into a week later... )

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Lani posting in Pitfalls of Fanfiction
User: [info]fanficrants (posted by [info]nederlandergirl)
Date: 2008-05-16 17:50
Subject: There two types of people in the world: those who can write, n thoz hoo k4nt
Security: Public

Have you ever noticed that the kind of people who write "so like yah" in their summaries also tend to be the kind of people who think cats are the female form of dogs and who consider "birthday cake" a legitimate flavour?

Now, now fandom. You can try a little harder than that.
P.S. Ponies are not baby horses. They're a slightly different species.
P.P.S. Please use appropriate punctuation in your stories. 

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