Comments | rj_anderson: All shall love me II: Electric Boogaloo

rj_anderson

All shall love me II: Electric Boogaloo

Mar 22, 2003 13:39

Further to my recent post on the subject, the original lawful_fic review of The Potions Master's Apprentice has been taken down. The author is reworking the review and plans to post a revised version on Wednesday.

I don't expect she will change her mind about disliking the fic, nor do I even think she should; but it looks as though she did think my ( Read more... )

feedback, criticism, d&l, hp, fanfic, mary sues

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lizbee March 22 2003, 16:40:34 UTC

*feels very bad*

ex_ajhalluk585 March 23 2003, 06:24:17 UTC

I thought of a good tag line that I don't mind sharing:

"I write OCs. So Mary-Sue me"

lizbee March 23 2003, 15:49:52 UTC

Sounds like an LJ icon to me...

Re: rj_anderson March 23 2003, 19:17:23 UTC

*chuckles*

lawful_fic March 25 2003, 18:53:09 UTC

The new review is now posted, dear. You will notice that I've expanded on the first review, adding a few new paragraphs and subtracting others. I would just like to repeat that I really do admire your writing, it's just that D&L and I didn't agree. I hope you find the review more thorough and explanatory of my views.

rj_anderson March 26 2003, 05:36:34 UTC

Wouldn't you know, I wrote a response to your review last night and then LiveJournal ate it. However, it's probably a good thing because I can be much more concise in the morning ( ... )

lawful_fic March 26 2003, 11:53:49 UTC

Don't you just hate it when LJ eats your comments ( ... )

rj_anderson March 26 2003, 12:40:45 UTC

When I read the ending, the first thing that came to my mind was that "This can't be the ending," and it wasn't. Therefore, I assumed that you intended to write a sequel, which you did.

Which is reasonable enough, but my concern was that you seemed to be criticizing the fic on the basis that it was written with sequels in mind, when in fact it wasn't. Nonetheless, it's a very minor point. I mentioned it more as an FYI than anything.

I hope my quibbles (this one included) didn't sound snarky or belittling, as they weren't meant to.

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ex_ajhalluk585 March 26 2003, 03:19:25 UTC

Fred and George becoming friends with Maud would be about as likely as Neville and Draco being bunkmates.

I may be being paranoid here, but did this woman just manage to get both you and me in the same sentence?

Re: rj_anderson March 26 2003, 07:54:00 UTC

I don't know if she's read LOP or not -- if not, though, it's a remarkably infelicitous coincidence.

ex_ajhalluk585 March 26 2003, 08:37:51 UTC

Well, I can assure you that I'm not a sufficiently big masochist to actually invite someone who goes on record as saying
"I cringe at the mention of OC" and " I will not lie and say that I like original characters. For the most part, I loathe them-" to read LOP if she hasn't, especially as she's also indicated that, whether or not she's read it, she finds its major premise highly implausible. So we'll just leave that one as a mystery, I think.

PS I loved the idea in the review that someone must be really repulsive if someone else tried to murder them at school. Given how often people have already tried to kill Harry, what a horror that boy must be!

lawful_fic March 26 2003, 11:43:32 UTC

No I have not read your fanfiction and it was not an insult on your story. To be honest, I try to stay away from HP fiction that isn't parody, as some authors are too deeply delved into the genre, and there are too many reflecting opinions... example being R.J. and my view on Snape. Yes, I don't like original characters, but this fic was a recommendation sent to me to review. Actually, the person who sent it expressed the same feelings that I have about Maud Moody and the piece in general. R.J. had nothing to do with the request, just simply approved that I review her fic when I asked permission. That is why when she expressed distaste with the first review, I went back and re-worked it, explaining things that I left vague ( ... )

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