Sgt Shock

Hello SS.

It bothers me too. Description's nice and all but if the storyline's unimportant, it really is just words on a page and that's not all that a story is, contrary to popular belief. Emotions, actions, life, theme, there are so many intangible things that have nothing to do with words but the vivid tone and imagination of the reader. If all that you see when reading is words on a page and you feel nothing, that's not really reading a story. Besides, the visualization takes more than description.

(Need to read Memoirs of a Geisha, haven't found a copy.)

I read that and to be perfectly honest, almost broke my screen. I'm leery of unfinished stories with short chapters unless they tell me it's short story set. however, I will still give it a chance if the plot and the story quality are relatively high. I've seen some long stories, An Aunt's Love for example, where there's over sixty chapters and some insane word count, but the quality is mediocre. I don't hate it, but there's nothing drawing me to truly care about the characters, such as in the shorter but still good storie Gabriel. (Both are Harry Potter stories that I vaguely remember reading, mostly because the second is being rewritten. Very worth the read no matter your opinion on the original series.)

I agree about reading a dense book. I recommend the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George RR Martin. Long, dense, plot-twisted, and a complex read. He's also got the kill-em-all love. I'm dead serious, he joked once that the last book would be over a thousand pages of death and winter over graves. Regardless, we've lost count of the death toll by now and he's finished five of the seven.

Plot twists are tricky I shall not deny. However, to like them does not say of your ability to use them. Kyuu doesn't think like a writer and acknowledge the idea of timing. It's one of the reasons people outline their stories. An issue with hers is she makes the wrong things the plot twists and reveals. Her reveals, as you say, change nothing in the end.

She was very broad with her answers in general to be honest but I wasn't particularly surprised. It might just be too hard to identify. And yes SS I did catch that.

For whenever we feel like... next!

What is your definition of a dark fic? What is your idea of a humorous fic? Which is easier to write?
Hahah... ooh boy. This was kind of annoying. There are so many types of dark fics out there... and death doesn't always make it dark, after a lot of them it gets annoyingly depressing, which then loses the chill if you, ya know, bring them back? Ah Disney Death... Sinister atmosphere... what defines that? Anyway, darker stories have suspense, terror, some carefully placed main character death and a fair amount of mindless destruction. At least that's what I've seen.
Her idea of a humorous fic was...mm, to be honest, not all that funny. I didn't see the point of it really. IT sounded more like a weird crack-fic idea or something, if that... yeah.... Humor's supposed to be funny, even if it's dead baby humor. (Must... stop... referencing... TVTropes... not... working...) I know people *cough Me cough* like laughing at other people's pain but that was kind of pointless.

I'm not surprised dark fics are easier. People get entertainment out of those (Not haha entertainment, are riveted to their seats kind) and it's a popular genre.

There werent that many

Insane.

I'm not even close to a perfectionist XD

Don't I usually see it. Glad I could help.

I enjoyed it but there were some grammar errors. I think a randOm news flash about the situation would be an interesting addition

Yep.:)

Cool :D

Email please. ^_^

No you haven't. Send it. XD

Thanks. Good luck on yours, which I'll read. :D

Its cool I liked it.

Actually I got that. XD I'm good with that sort of thing. Thanks. I like metaphors. XD

I figured that. That's how I go through social situations, it's why my descriptions are usually pretty terrible. I tend to focus on the emotional parts.

But how are the characters personality-wise? I'm being reallypanicky because I was very hesitant to start this story for a while.

I thought that would be the case. I'll clear that up.But the characters themselves?

Ah thanks. I'm glad you pointed it out and even happier you liked it. Was it obvious the protagonist was a boy? I had someone get confused earlier.

Was it piecing things together as in the pacing was hard to follow or the scene was confusing? It's meant to confuse and freak out but I'm covering my bases.

Going now, be back on Monday.

Yay! XD Working now...