Comments | velvet_mace: This is for my readers on AFF.Net

velvet_mace

This is for my readers on AFF.Net

Nov 19, 2009 08:18

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anonymous November 20 2009, 00:11:46 UTC

That was wonderful! I'm glad that you brought in the legend of vampires drawing humans from shelter. It was cleverly done, too. It really passed as George's PTSD until he walked down that alley ( ... )

velvet_mace November 20 2009, 00:35:11 UTC

I've thought about trying my own hand at drawing. I'm not that good an artist, but it would give a gist of at least how I visualize the characters. But then of course, if I did that it would kind of make there be a canon look for the characters, and that might spoil other peoples images. I don't know. I'll think about it ( ... )

anonymous November 21 2009, 03:14:10 UTC

Do think about it! It would be so fun. I don't know that it would spoil an image for me. Whatever I liked in the picture, I'd see most immediately and clearly, the rest would recede. So even with a fixed image I have my room to play ( ... )

velvet_mace November 21 2009, 03:34:54 UTC

Gregory wouldn't be in be as rich and powerful as he is if he wasn't able to focus down and be cunning when it suits him. It doesn't do to underestimate him. He may superficially seem to be a spoiled playboy, but underestimate him at your peril. He happens to also a man of very big appetites which he enjoys indulging.

Thing about vampires which might not really becoming through here because I'm so firmly rooted in George's POV, is that they really don't take George's moral and emotional objections seriously... at all. Because they all know they can flip those given enough time and make him happy to go along with whatever. Abram didn't because his focus was on Wally and he didn't have enough time. Jeffrey didn't because George slipped away before he had a chance to. Darlene of course couldn't ( ... )

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madlodger_007 November 20 2009, 02:27:47 UTC

Just added you to my friends list. I am reading your wonderful fic on AFF and would like to have that option on LJ. Undesirable is one of the best vamp stories I've read in some time.

velvet_mace November 23 2009, 02:23:35 UTC

Wow! Thank you!

here you are! kiix November 22 2009, 16:02:51 UTC

well I think that sucks to the AFFs mods told you to cool it on the responses. I thought it was more of a community that is supposed to help you improve your skills. I usually leave a little comment at the beginning of my chapters but I haven't heard any comments about that. To be honest, the forum really doesn't work that great. So, glad you're here. This is more a comment of the state of affairs than your writing.

However, I do find it a strength of character on George's part to keep fighting. So far the options he has been given haven't been the greatest but at once has he really looked at the third option - death. If he is causing so many problems, suicide might be the only option he could *ahem* live with. I don't think George will be heading down that road but, does dragging Wally along for the dark ride really the best thing for his friend/lover?

Looking forward to more adventure when you have the inclination.

Kiix

Re: here you are! velvet_mace November 22 2009, 17:21:22 UTC

They didn't tell you the same thing. I try to put the comments at the end so people can just skip em if they wanted. Maybe I let them get a bit long though. It would have been nice if the forums worked, but really they don't. they are trying to do two mutually exclusive things at once: They want to be exclusive (only allowing people with accounts to post or read there) and at the same time inclusive (having the forums be used to carry on conversations with other readers rather than just other writers). They kinda have to pick one or the other or it just doesn't work as a model. Thankfully, I'm well established on LJ. It's just that LJ isn't a great place to showcase original fic. Outside of my f-list I don't get any traffic ( ... )

Re: here you are! kiix November 22 2009, 19:17:06 UTC

Well self publishing is a slow and painful process. However it has been a vast learning curve for me. In my former life, I was a communications officer so I did layouts and junk like that so I wasn't so daunted with it but my editing skills...well they were rather non-existent ( ... )

Re: here you are! velvet_mace November 22 2009, 22:10:18 UTC

I'm not nearly as fast as you are. Partially because I go into funks and think, bah, rather than just writing through it. Partially because my time really isn't my own. It's hard to write when you are interrupted every 5 minutes... well it's hard for me ( ... )

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