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CRAP.

Feb 25, 2008 22:52

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Okay so CRAP. I just found out tonight that this huge real-life writing deadline I want to try and make is due March 1 and not April 1 as I had originally thought, which means I have about four days to try and write the best 5,000 - 12,000 words of my life so far.

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abbytude February 26 2008, 07:08:35 UTC

Honestly can't think of bad at the moment but some of the good with your take on him? Specifically the the prompt with the singing girl:

I love how you explore the concept of what Robin is as much as who. He isn't just an entertainer. He *is* entertainment. He's the belief and the desire, the motivation for others to entertain.

You touched on his ethereal qualities and that he is sustained by the hopes and dreams of others. The physical ways you described his detereration were fantastic.

The tone and voice you alter to fit the timescape of the tales you tell and yet still manage to keep it quite Robin.

ifwebefriends February 29 2008, 08:54:50 UTC

As I originally said in chat, thank you oodles for the feedback! *sugar-buzz hug*

abbytude February 29 2008, 09:01:26 UTC

You're welcome, now stop freebasing the sugar. :D

pinkhairedauror February 26 2008, 07:54:45 UTC

OOC PROPS! You can do it!!

Mmm what has worked for me? His creativity. He can make it good, whether with poetry, drums... anything. And his lack of unneeded humbleness. He's good at what he does, and he knows it, so the rest are just left to deal with it.

Oh, and the way he rolls with the punches. He's spent weeks pouring out his soul for something that did not happen... well then, so be it.

I also love the way you weave him out of opposites. Old and young, cynical and idealistic, creating chaos and fixing it... and he loves all of it. It would be pushing things too far... only it's Puck, and it's your writing, and you pull it off greatly!

<3

ifwebefriends February 29 2008, 08:54:13 UTC

Aww, thank you for the encouragement and the feedback!

lol too lazy to log in correctly. it r dele, obvs. persuadeyou February 26 2008, 08:09:37 UTC

One of my favourite things about Robin is how you nail the fact that he is not human, he isn't ruled the same way, and he doesn't apologize for it. I fail to actually articulate that very well, words are hard :( anyway.

I also echo abbytude's observation about consistency in characterisation -- Robin can alter to fit what he needs to, but he's still Robin, at the end of the day.

I don't know, I think I'd just say be careful about going too far with capricious and getting all the way to incoherent. I think even the most outrageous of acts (for example) should be something he can internally justify, find logic in, something. Even if the internal explanation for doing something is just to see if he can. You do really well, but it's a fine line to tread and should probably be noted.

Re: lol too lazy to log in correctly. it r dele, obvs. ifwebefriends February 29 2008, 08:53:50 UTC

Mwah! Thank you for the feedback, honeybunch.

sonofgranite February 26 2008, 08:11:02 UTC

What fascinates me about your Robin?

How you make the flighty, self-absorbed, vain, shallow, near manic-depressive sonofabiskit SO FRICKING ENDEARING.

SRSLY. I mean, I have it easy. Of course Ruairi's endearing; he's a cuddly sweetheart. But His Puckishness? *shakes head in amazement*

Robin incites reaction from everyone who comes in contact with him. You may want to hug him, you may want to throttle him (hell, you may even want to do both at the same time), but you will never be 'meh' with him. In the characters he's met, both in your pieces and RP, I think we've seen him inspire all the extremes of human emotion ... except boredom, of course.

Your writing + your Robin = a wonderful ride. I look forward to seeing what you come up with. *settles in for a not so patient wait*

domina_mira February 26 2008, 08:52:44 UTC

You may want to make with the makeouts--i mean what, who said that

abbytude February 26 2008, 09:11:24 UTC

stares

ifwebefriends February 29 2008, 08:53:18 UTC

*smoochie thank yous*

alan_shore February 26 2008, 15:20:41 UTC

Hmm. This'll be reiterating what a lot of other people have said, but I like that he is witty and he is charming and creative--otherwise he'd be (for me) nigh-on intolerable. I also like how in the longer pieces it's clear that he isn't human and the rules he adheres to aren't human rules.

At the same time, since it's so clear that he isn't human, I find it extremely difficult to relate to or empathize with him. (It's entirely possible this is personal preference--deities or supernatural entities, no matter how well written, often leave me cold.) Which is why I probably liked the topic response about the girl best--you gave him someone human to play off of (granted, you did the same in the Thomas post, but that was first person, so a lot of his humanity was pooh-poohed). But I'm still not sure what Robin wants (other than...to flirt with pretty girls and not vanish) or what his motivations are or how living through century after century has changed him. I mean, he's adopted the trappings of modern society and he seems very enamored ( ... )

ifwebefriends February 26 2008, 19:43:16 UTC

God, don't apologize! This is EXACTLY the stuff I want to know. *grabs and clings* Thank you!

For what it's worth, I have devoted thought to those issues already; it just hasn't really had a chance to show up in the prompts yet. The writing submission is just going to force me to address those sooner than I intended to. Hee.

*mwah* Thank you again!