wordinista | Blundering through writer's block, and a rant

Yeah, I know it's been about 3 months since I updated OGAM. I know. Believe me. I frickin' KNOW. I open up Ch 51, and just... stare at it. I'm starting to think there's something wrong in the chapter, and my brain won't let me get on with it until that something is fixed.

Or, it could be that a lot of my muses are catatonic, given my schedule lately. Bleh.

No, there's... there's something not-right. And I just have to fix it. Whatever "it" is.

But, at any rate, I was cleaning out the spam from my "Green Tea" replies (spam shows up under the guise of OGAM reviews), and I found two reviews that just...

*shakes head*

Good lord, how old are these people?

Both reviews were for the chapter with the Miroku/Sango lemon. "Chapter 46: Midnight Watch"

One of them was nice enough, if... pretty misspelled, which is a pet peeve, but... meh.

But the second one just made me shake my head:

this was a good chapter though i had some trouble following with the clothing part.....anyway i like how u write its a good way to get readers. keep up the good work. oh and u should write about kag and inu doing the same thing....ppl seem to like that more.

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WTF?

I don't know where to start. This stabs so many of my pet peeves. I mean, SO MANY.

Punctuation? Anyone? Bueller?

an i can't tell u how much i hate when ppl rite like dis

*stabs with spork*

Okay, the "clothing part" -- I used the proper names (or as close as I could figure, thank you,

evilpuppy) for Miroku's robes and Sango's clothes. You know: yukata, kesa, tabaki.

LOOK IT UP, NITWIT!

...And, I "should" write an Inuyasha/Kagome lemon? Um, no. No, sorry, ain't gonna happen this time 'round. I realize that Japanese laws of consent are different than ours, but I'm NOT going to write a fifteen year old girl having sex. SORRY. Even sixteen. The closest I'd wangle is seventeen, but in OGAM, Kagome isn't seventeen. Miroku and Sango are constrained by different morals/ethics, given the TIME they live in, which is why I took them down that road. And you know what? If I gave a flaming youkai's ass what people "seem to like" more, I WOULDN'T BE WRITING A STORY WITH AN ORIGINAL FREAKING CHARACTER.

I realize I don't get a lot of idiotic reviews, and maybe that's why when I DO get them, I want to throw things.

UGH.

Okay. Better now. Time to straighten up the apartment and wait for the lady from the moving co. to come by and estimate how much it'll cost to move all our crap. (We'll pack stuff up, but there's no way in hell we have the time to MOVE ourselves. And the stairs? Oy.)

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Oh dear. Although I know nothing of your fanfic, I do sympathise. I think it's a dreadful nerve to tell people what they "should" write in matters of creative writing (technical authoring is another matter altogether), and as you say, if someone can't spell, can't punctuate, and can't use capital letters (or possibly is so bone idle they can't be arsed to do any of those things), I don't see why you should be expected to pay them any attention at all. Sporking? I'd flamethrower them (but then, Once Upon A Time In Mexico is the fandom I spend too much time in).

And as for moving - get more than one quote, and see if you can find anyone who is prepared to recommend (or not) any of the companies you think you might want to use! I speak - as you know - from bitter experience!

And as for moving - get more than one quote, and see if you can find anyone who is prepared to recommend (or not) any of the companies you think you might want to use!

Ohhyes. Yours is a cautionary tale if ever I heard one. However, the company we're getting the quote from is one who just recently moved some friends of ours who sold their house quicker than they'd expected to. The experience was ... actually problem-free, so that company is the first we're getting the quote from. And then we'll ask around some more. But, yeah -- we're trying to learn from everyone else's experience, and hopefully it won't be too much of a nightmare. *crosses fingers*

Yes...after the moving company that just plain didn't show up, I highly recommend multiple quotes, etc.

Okay how to leave a reassuring yet not badly grammatical comment. Isn't going to happen, so I will leave sentiment and hope for your normal indulgence.

OGAM is your story dear, written with your wit and humor that is why we adore it. The fact that your real life has more stress than a personalised hurricane at the moment isn't really going to let you fight with anything else it seems. You are getting ready to move, you have classes to study for, and your students don't seem to be the brightest lights this round. I am surprised you have the spare neurons to try and think of what is happening in the next chapter, let alone open it up to look. Your muses will return. You have betas and friend willing to try brain storming to see if they can see the trees for the forest. Also you will get to it maybe not right now but sometime it will come.

Most of your readers know that your life is chaotic. The ones that tend to bug you the most do so I think they hit your pet peeves. ( I myself don't write reviews for you because I know I am a bad bad girl at proper written english) Or they like your story but they want you to do so and so their way. That is rude just because it is your story and they are trying to turn it to their direction. This bugs many authors and is why some refuse to talk to fans at all.

All and all it sound like you need a nice brownie and maybe a later today drink. Here is a nice double chocolate fudge brownie and your choice of ice cold water or milk to drink it down with. To what ever it is that will make you feel better. I hope you or someone else finds it for you.

You're another author I think needs some way to send small electrical shocks to the various nitwits you come in contact with. The most annoying part, in my opinion, is that even though you don't feel any obligation to follow their demands, you end up annoyed with them for even bringing it up. And possibly annoyed with yourself for being annoyed with them because you have a lot of other things you should be spending your emotions on that are more worthy of your attention?

As for the rest of it ... Find some time to relax! It's worth the "wasted" time. I'll keep praying for you.

*takes away spork, hands her a knife.* They think it's cute to write like that. And they're lazy. And they should all be shot in the back of the head with no last requests. Really.

Ah, the common fangirl. Generally characterized by their usage, or lack thereof, of vowels and letters, preferring numbers and excessive esclamation marks over them, as well as the odd question mark. Recent headaches can often be traced back to their disdain for grammar and complete omittance of punctiation (save for the exclamation mark and the odd question mark), and their abuse of caps lock. They can be compared quite easily to mosquitoes, who, instead of sucking blood from mammals, suck quality from fan fiction. Unfortunately, like mosquitoes, their numbers also tend to multiply rapidly, and thus the most vast breed of species in the fan fiction world was created.

...But anyway, sarcasm aside, this reviewer doesn't even deserve your anger Niamh, they are too helpless and too many to ever be helped so it's better not to waste time or thought on them. It's true, their inane comments do make you want to stab out your eyes with a spork, but they really just aren't worth it. Their poor, deficient brain cells have trouble with words containing more three syllables or more - I know, I'm surrounded by them on an almost daily basis. They make my brain hurt.

So when recieving reviews like this:

"ok, awesome story, i just have to ask one thing. DO YOU HAVE TO USE BIG WORDS FOR EVERY CHAPTER TITLE? sry just had to know. i dont like big words when its the weekend. but its a good story, so i guess i'll overlook that"

don't turn to sporks! Besides being shiny and having an amusing name, they look funny and I'd recommend them for eating grapefruit rather than stabbing one's self.

And I swear I'm stopping now.

I was reading my friends page and saw people wishing you a happy birthday. Then I realized that it was your birthday. Then the stupid moment ended.

Happy birthday! Hope you have a great day!

Then the stupid moment ended.

Um, not to say that the moment was stupid. It was the moment I was stupid. Kind of like now... Happy Birthday again! *lights fireworks in celebration*

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