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It's our pleasure to announce
the 2016 Johnny's
Fan Fiction Concrit Meme
Inspired by all the fabulous concrit back at onceuponameme
What is a Concrit?Concrit stands for "constructive criticism," aka honest, objective, non-demeaning suggestions given with the intention to help a writer improve their stories. Good concrit identifies a specific ( Read more... )
First of all, thank you for taking the time to write such a long and detailed comment! I really appreciate it!
Now to your points... Obviously I'm not a native speaker. I'm Greek! The truth is that I don't have a beta-reader. I used to be one myself and I know that the time required for beta-ing is much. The main problem is that my time for writing is already limited - I'm finishing my PhD thesis atm - so I believe I won't be able to post anything in case of having to wait the beta-reader as well - especially when my chapters are 5 - 6.000 words each! ><" I know there are some mistakes here and there. I re-read my stories two and even three times before posting them but the eye can't always catch everything. I've recognized stupid mistakes myself - after I have posted a fic - but then again I get lazy and leave the post as it is... ^^"
About the ones you mentioned. For forbid you have absolutely right; I actually laughed when I saw it! But for gotten I had to look it up because honestly I got confused. I had English classes for like 8 years and never came across gotten. So, I found out that gotten is the American form while got is the British one. I've learned British English my whole life and never realized that Americans have a different past participle for get! xD As for flirt, in both Greek and French - I study in Paris, so I use the language in everyday life - the noun is flirt and not flirtation so I didn't even think about it when I used it there! xP
Thank you so much for taking the time to point them out and even rewrite the whole phrases! I got a good idea where I tend to make mistakes and I will try my best to avoid them from now on! ^^
Now 'honey, darling, dear'. Well, you might have a point there. I do love to use them - probably a bit too much - but only in my comedies. I just imagine the characters using them in a certain ironic, challenging way, if you want! xD But I will take a closer look... it might have been an exaggeration at some specific parts! ^^
Oh! I'm really happy that you think I'm good at bringing out the sexual tension! I find it amusing especially when the characters are in a 'love/hate' situation! I don't remember the fic in such detail tbh - it's one of my older ones - but I always had it in my mind as an R-rated-with-NC-17-hints one, so there lies the fact that I might have focused a bit too much on butt fetish/f**k dreaming! xD
As you say, there's always room for improvement. I humbly believe that I've improved a tiny bit since 'I'm not your boss, honey!' and I'm doing my best to improve even more in the future! That's why I asked for opinions here! ^^
I will keep it up! Don't worry! :)
Once again thanks for your reply!
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