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frostweaver said:
You want "Into the Mud." Punctuations within the quotation marks, please. Same thing applies to the brackets.
Thank you, almighty Frostweaver.

Well I never mentioned that this story is lacking conflict/resolution, as that'll be marking the plot which a reviewer should never do. There is a conflict which is Poochyena against the human world, and not every story needs a resolution (but if you must define one, then Ninetales's rescue can be the resolution, i suppose.) The problem is that it's just lacking overall support of your main theme, and strengthening the fanfic through more coherent support in various parts of the story.
Thanks for that clarification. The reviewer I mentioned before said conflict/resolution, but I think that what you just said is what he meant.

As for the "mud," well mud is not something we address the state of mind with. Rain is the usual element to address a depressed mind. Though it's always nice to try to be creative in our metaphorical language, but then the culture of English always have some invisible set of rules in terms of how far originality can go. Sometimes you read something, and grammatically it is correct, yet deep within the sentence just sounds "wrong." These kind of things are usually improper usage of a word in context, which is probably the case with "mud" here. I kind of understand what you're saying, regarding why you decide to use "mud" to symbolize Poochyena's state of mind. But, how do we get mud? Mixing water with soil... which comes from the rain... so I'll guess that's how you got "mud" but then rain is just the better choice even though it's a lot more common and unoriginal...

Certainly there must be other metaphors we can use to describe a depressed mind filled with angst... Personally, i'll aim for "filthy air" rather than mud... personally, I think that it's quite an easy symbol to work around with, and it should work in place of mud rather nicely... so that'll be my suggestion.
Okay, that makes more sense, too. Perhaps the rewrite can have a rewritten title, as well... *will get to that rewrite as soon as redemption-themed fic is done, and is caught up on writing "Drop"*

I'm glad that you liked the review, even though I didn't say much and Flatulus just told me awhile ago that I wasn't close to being specific enough in my reviews ^^;
Well, you're a busy person. It's understandable.
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Well, now that I have your attention, could you tell me where I can find a copy of this "Pokemon MASTER?"
 
Actually, the period would go inside the quotations in America, but not in England... according to one website, at least.
 
Really? Punctuation goes INSIDE things like parenthesis and brackets for proper American English? Then I've been doing punctuation wrong my entire life. I thought that was the only thing I had nailed down (obviously not anymore) ... I suppose it is true that England doesn't put periods inside parenthesis and brackets since I learned most of my punctuation from Harry Potter. o0

That also explains why some writers put their periods outside quotations marks ... Of course it was dialouge when I pointed it out though.
 
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Actually, the period would go inside the quotations in America, but not in England... according to one website, at least.
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Oh crap...I beta for this one guy who lives in England and I changed all of the periods to inside the quotes because that's what I had learned. I'm sure he probably was wondering why on earth I did that, while at the same time I wondered why he had all the quotes/periods "wrong." XP

~Chibi~
 
No wonder English readers have such a problem with American writers. :/ From now on I'll have to take that into consideration when beta reading/reviewing.
 
Well besides for a few key words like "gael" and "jail," I think that English readers and American readers can understand each other... cause really, although the punctuation is in the "wrong side" of the bracket/quotation marks, I believe that we can still understand what the other is trying to say ^^;
 
Cool, I'm finally up on the waiting list~ *loves Frosty's reviews* XD
 
Of course, the punctuation for dialogue always goes inside the quotation marks... I believe the rule in England is that if you start the sentence inside quotation marks/parenthesis, you put the punctuation inside, too. So:

England/America:
"I heard you wrote fanfiction," somebody asks.

England:
I think my best fic is "Sunset Beach".
America:
I think my best fic is "Sunset Beach."

England:
It's probably my best work (especially considering when I wrote it).
America:
It's probably my best work (especially considering when I wrote it.)

England/America:
You might want to read it. (If you don't like depressing stories, though, you probably shouldn't.)

Ph33r the punctuation-ness (free shameless plugging for my fic isn't bad, either ;)). I think the English way makes more sense, personally, so that's how I do it.
 
Yeah, I've always done it the English way (cause I'm from England XD), and to me, it makes more sense than the US way. Anyways, to all those reading: REVIEW MY NEW FIC!!! It's called The Unown Ones, and should still be on the first page... so go on. Read please ^_^
 
I have a question. How do you make a poll for your thread if you already posted in it?
 
In Australia we seem to have a combination then -_- I think. But we didn't do too much grammar after about grade 4 at school. I got more English grammar in German than in English~
 
Well, I've chanegd my name from Onimusha to Whisper in the Wind and I updated" The Power Within" as Onimusha with my 3rd chap (and probs last).

I'm feeling uninspired etc, anyway, this post is mainly to keep you guys on the up n up that I've changed my name
 
Hey, I'm new here too and my fic is called Worlds Away. I'd appreciate anyone who'd take the time to read it. I think you all will enjoy the plot especially as it progresses in later chapters. Don't be fooled by the first chapter though, the fic gets pretty exciting as the story progresses and maintains a level of action throughout.
 
Just feel like doing something general that should help any writers to get more reviews and comments... really it's a bit of a shame is good writers aren't getting as much reviews as s/he deserves just because they're lacking experience in the proper methods of advertisements.

Basic Rule of Fanfic Advertisements:

1) Catchy, hopefully original title
-in PC, the only thing readers will see about your fanfic without clicking it is the title and the author's name... Title is the only form of advertisement without reading through the ads in the fanfic lounge here

2) Do not say "The story will be better later"
-sadly, this is such a commonly used ads but is actually a no-brainer line... no offense that I'm blunt of course. I use to do that but then I realize "hey wait a second..." XD; If the story *will* be better later, then how come the story can't be at its very best *now?* Either something is wrong with the story, or something is wrong with the advertisement

3) State your achievements!
-If the fanfic has won any kind of an award, do brag about that! People will come to see what's so good about it. Just don't expect that it is a gurantee the fanfic will be popular anywhere else if you've won something in one forum.

4) Ask for Reviewers' help directly
-Instead of just saying "please review my story" in some general areas, do go on the active approach and contact reviewers to review your fanfic with PMs or emails. There's plenty of reviewers in PC. Lily, Icekind and I do reviews, and there's possibly other people that I missed. Just keep an eye out for these reviewers by looking at their sigs or profiles, and actively contact them to give you a review (and don't ever be too shy to ask more than 1 reviewers at a time! In fact, more the better)

5) Review other's work
-establish a reputation in any forum/ffnet by frequently reading others so people will get to know you, and eventually they'll come to read your fanfics as well. The more well known you are, the easier readers pay attention to a fanfic made by you, because they know you.
 
All right everyone, I have gotten some pretty good feedback from a few people in the thread I posted in CQ&F as well as a few through a PM. ^^ So now I'm gonna take a shot at this and we'll see how things turn out. ^_____^

All right, this is the Other Writing Fan Fiction Lounge. ^^ This lounge is quite similar to the one in Pokemon Fan Fiction. Here you can do various Other Writing-related things (But ONLY Other Writing-related things.). These include:

-A place to chat about current fan fictions/poetry in OW.
-Can discuss current chapters and/or up-coming chapters.
-Can ask for advice from members for fan fics/poems.
-Can sit back and relax and chat about favorite fan fics/poetry etc. in OW.

All right, sound good? Good. XD BUT! (Dun dun duuuuuuun...) There are rules that must be applied! O.O

Rules and Stuff

-Please keep all un-Other Writing related topics away from here! XD
So basically, don't come in here and say things like "Ooooh, how was everyone's day? I went outside and...". This isn't the DCC. XD

-No SPAM.
Duh. XD But keep to the topic at hand, and DO NOT post here saying "Ooooh, good idea Kelsey!!11oneone" I know it was a good idea, you don't have to tell me about it. XD Any posts like these seen in the Lounge shall be deleted, so fear my wrath. >=D

-Fweeeee, have fun! ^^
Well guys, this is always my favorite rule. ^___^ This Lounge is for all aspiring authors to come and learn about how to become better writers, but to also hang out and chat about their owns works etc. etc. ^^ So have fun! =D

(NOTE: This Lounge may not become super active for a while, but it shall remain open for all eternity! Muahahahahaa! o.O)

~Kelsey
 
I see great things for this thread.Lets begin.
 
Okay, which fan-fic do you think is best? Meh, I can't think of no topic. Help me. o.0
 
All right, I'll start us off. ^____^ Well, as most of you know, I have a fan fiction titles Kaliagrah's Curse. ^^ It is currently into chapter seven. ^^ I'm working on the next chapter so it shall be posted soon! =D

~Kelsey

EDIT: Well, my favorite fan fic? I have to say I've loved all the ones I've read so far. ^___^ I'm really starting to favor She-Wolf by Wolf_Goddess, it's coming along quite nicely. ^^
 
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