I was thinking about having it dressed in the kind of garb that a Chrisitian monk would wear. Would anyone take offense with that?
I think if you said it was just a robe, that sort of thing's appeared so often in fantasy that it's easy to pass off as nothing much. I mean, a ton of sorcerers and wizards tend to don something similar, so you can probably still get away with the monk look.
I never really understood how a Mewtwo could disguise itself as a human; not only do they not have thumbs, they also have these huge tails. Also, ever seen anyone with naturally purplish-pink skin? Not me!
This is true, but it depends on how he's covered up. Hooded cloak arranged carefully and a face mask, maybe he might get away with it. Hoodie and long pants, yeah, I see what you mean.
Have you ever been frustrated at receiving purely positive reviews that don't offer any advice?
I really don't think much about it either way. Yeah, it's lacking, but as someone who started on FFNet, I got used to it. *shrug*
However, I can't stand it when:
1. A reviewer gives me only a grammatical review but nothing else. While this is helpful, oftentimes, it's just pointing out the error, rather than explaining why it's an error (Which I find to be a little weak because, really, how is anyone supposed to learn how to avoid their mistakes if they don't know
why it's a mistake?), or outright failing to offer a review on other things as well -- like, you know, the storyline. Grammar, while it
is an important part of the writing process, is only
part of it. Whenever I get only a grammatical review, I tend to think that the reviewer
is a critical person but couldn't be arsed to actually pay much attention to the story. You know, as if the story itself couldn't grab their attention enough for them to make a comment that at
least stated, "As for your storyline, it's okay, but I think you can improve X, Y, and Z."
2. A reviewer states that they didn't like the story but don't state why. I've had a reviewer once that said my storyline outright sucked, but they never explained which elements they thought didn't work. When asked, they told me that they can't skyrocket me to success. Uh, what? All I wanted to know was whether or not there was an element in the story that you thought could be improved and what suggestions you would make to improve it.
In other words, I don't care so much about the "omg plz rite more" reviews because those really don't say too much to me. I
do care about the "omg this sucks, but I'm not going to elaborate"/"omg i'm just gonna nitpick teh grammar" reviews because those
almost say something but just fall short of saying it.