tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post2242144038754269155..comments2024-03-04T02:09:30.979-06:00Comments on One Man's Pony Ramblings: 6-Star Reviews Part 126: Daring Do and the Shiny CrystalUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-13881440491473859952013-01-18T18:23:36.927-06:002013-01-18T18:23:36.927-06:00Glad you were glad for the review, Roll! If it...Glad you were glad for the review, Roll! If it's any consolation, I wouldn't have pegged you for a non-native speaker based on the story; although there were some problems, there was nothing really systemic, nor any of the common verb errors I'm used to seeing from those who pick up English as a second language.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-1401246125066109392013-01-18T18:19:08.264-06:002013-01-18T18:19:08.264-06:00I was thinking linguistic gags more of the "f...I was thinking linguistic gags more of the "fun with umlauts" variety, actually. But if you come across a story such as the imaginary one you've quoted, please let me know.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581572699330155065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-64747371672412167872013-01-15T12:54:53.930-06:002013-01-15T12:54:53.930-06:00@ Scott
idk. I agree with the general sentiment,...@ Scott <br /><br />idk. I agree with the general sentiment, that doing your best to avoid mistakes is really the important thing, and that a work having imperfections is not necessarily a sign of disrespect or carelessness on the author's part. And I don't want this to sound dismissive, but sometimes people are just really <i>bad</i> at proofreading and can't help it (and editors can help, but editors can miss things too). It doesn't mean that they don't respect their readership enough to put in a proper effort. If there are a <i>lot</i> of slipups, though, that might be a sign that you need a more careful proofreader. lol.<br /><br />On the other hand, I don't see anything wrong with striving for perfection or even holding yourself to the highest possible standard. Perfectionism is only unhealthy when it fails to account for subjectivity, when it keeps you from moving on, or when it interferes with the ability to admit that you've made a mistake. That is, there's a difference between, "I made this as good as I possibly could, but there were still mistakes, so I fixed them and learned from them" and between "I made this as good as I possibly could, but there were still mistakes and ohgod what is wrong with me?".Sessaliskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825618257183827711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-65823963820874963712013-01-15T11:59:46.838-06:002013-01-15T11:59:46.838-06:00You're a loony.You're a loony.InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-37499979700760994482013-01-14T23:26:13.521-06:002013-01-14T23:26:13.521-06:00I'm a sessalisk! :DI'm a sessalisk! :DSessaliskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825618257183827711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-19473076679106579482013-01-14T18:04:49.932-06:002013-01-14T18:04:49.932-06:00Tongue in cheek I can get and appreciate. :) That&...Tongue in cheek I can get and appreciate. :) That's what I was hoping was going on.Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-18828660362660772352013-01-14T12:24:23.654-06:002013-01-14T12:24:23.654-06:00My Little Alicorn. Can't wait to see what you ...My Little Alicorn. Can't wait to see what you make of that and its sequel.DannyJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13273313206696087395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-66822072944883453472013-01-14T09:18:27.948-06:002013-01-14T09:18:27.948-06:00"Things start to fall apart with the introduc..."Things start to fall apart with the introduction of a pair of singing villains, however."<br /><br />Oh, god. I'm glad I didn't read this because that would have given me a fit. Why do people make their villains sing? There's nothing humorous or terrifying about villian songs, they're just stupid. And what is it with writers trying to put songs in their stories as their characters were in a broadway musical? This is the wrong media for that.<br /><br />Bugs the Curmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995195569022345933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-37222034049218544302013-01-14T07:58:31.053-06:002013-01-14T07:58:31.053-06:00Maybe I worded my opinion poorly. Grammar errors h...Maybe I worded my opinion poorly. Grammar errors happen; I like to think that I'm above average at grammar in my mother tongue, but even then I make mistakes, and I know it's not the end of the world.<br /><br />However, when you reach the point when your readers/critics are pointing out that your errors are regular, and distracting them from the actual writing, I think you're doing it wrong. By default, whenever you're publishing something, you're also declaring that you take responsibility for the ten or fifteen minutes of the life of your potential readers it takes them to read the story. If you think my works are stupid, cheesy, boring, unoriginal, forced or badly executed, then I'm truly sorry, but I honestly tried my best; however, grammar is independent of talent, and I could've easily avoided it if I just asked an additional proofreader to check it.<br /><br />I'm by no means a perfectionist, but it's so easy to avoid complain-drawing bad grammar that I think everyone, including myself, owes it to their readers.Lucky Rollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950193017586233245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-85744546339867970412013-01-14T07:16:02.747-06:002013-01-14T07:16:02.747-06:00Just something I wanted to pick up on:
There are ...Just something I wanted to pick up on:<br /><br />There are plenty of things that can imply disrespect for an author's readership, but there's an important line between implication and fact. I don't think it's fair to label an either yourself or another author as disrespecting his readers when the same author is using a proofreader/editor at all.<br /><br />You clearly have a developed (meaning as mental as the rest of us) sense of humour, so I can't know how tongue-in-cheek your statement is, but I find the general trend of perfectionism to be a disturbing one. It's not disrespectful to make mistakes, only to not care about them (and even that isn't necessarily disrespectful if you're completely honest about it).InquisitorMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10209346997929773686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-11619713494463908222013-01-14T06:37:58.013-06:002013-01-14T06:37:58.013-06:00Sir, you obviously don't understand subliminal...Sir, you obviously don't understand subliminal messages and the true meaning of art! I spent more than three minutes in Microsoft Paint creating this masterpiece of a cover image! Your blatant disregard for my aesthetic self-expression shall not go unanswered!<br /><br />(In all seriousness though, it's kinda supposed to be tongue-in-cheek. I mean, I think mine is actually more sensible and low-key than most existing comic book covers.)Lucky Rollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950193017586233245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-60410130708033562322013-01-14T06:36:28.933-06:002013-01-14T06:36:28.933-06:00"Whip and Wing" and "The Sisters Do..."Whip and Wing" and "The Sisters Doo" are both very good fics, and better than the two 6-star Daring Do ones.Sogenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-88167782513460580622013-01-14T06:28:17.583-06:002013-01-14T06:28:17.583-06:00Hmm. I don't know who this "Unlucky Roll&...Hmm. I don't know who this "Unlucky Roll" is, but he sure sounds like one sexy devil!<br /><br />Jokes aside, thank you very much for your review. I was aware that this kind of humor can become tedious quickly, so I tried to keep the story short, but it looks like my efforts still left room for improvement after all.<br /><br />However, what I'm really embarrassed of is not this, but the "regular punctuation problems [...] and occasional slip-ups with tense." I think grammar errors are generally the mark of a sloppy writer who doesn't respect his readers. I guess in the future I'll have more than one proofreader (all the more since my English is flimsy at best).<br /><br />Again, thank you for your time!Lucky Rollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11950193017586233245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-16129138431509107092013-01-14T05:18:12.192-06:002013-01-14T05:18:12.192-06:00I avoided Daring Do fics for quite some time, as I...I avoided Daring Do fics for quite some time, as I wasn't particularly fond of the episode that spawned her. I think I've added some to my to-read on fimfiction since then, but still haven't read any not writeoff related because backlog.<br /><br />One thing I'll say though: this story has the worst cover image ever.Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-24543239755273265812013-01-14T05:16:59.682-06:002013-01-14T05:16:59.682-06:00...Are you a wizard?...Are you a wizard?Present Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-83963657068028671132013-01-14T00:42:12.886-06:002013-01-14T00:42:12.886-06:00I actually rather liked this one, despite it being...I actually rather liked this one, despite it being one overly-long joke. I guess I just have a higher tolerance to randomness than you do.<br /><br />And at long last, "My Little Alicorn" is next. I don't know whether to be giddy or sobbing. May the clubbing session go smoothly and I not get washed too much with the story's blood...InsertAuthorHerehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563861820054827515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8184562969471581744.post-32366383806109616112013-01-14T00:18:14.007-06:002013-01-14T00:18:14.007-06:00Wait.
Linguistic gags?
As in, gags about the st...Wait.<br /><br />Linguistic gags? <br /><br />As in, gags about the study of language? <br /><br />Or did you mean gags <i>involving</i> language?<br /><br />Wordplay is okay, but if there are legit gags about stuff like morphology or syntax... <br /><br />I would not be able to contain my nerdgasm.<br /><br />Lines like, "The pressure mounted behind her tongue, the sounds forcing herself through her throat as she turned short, low gutturals into long, consistently high-pitched alveolars, crushing the beauty of the words under her tongue, every pretence to euphony shamelessly discarded as the syllables twisted around them like bad similes around concepts." really just make fanfiction worth reading, imo.Sessaliskhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16825618257183827711noreply@blogger.com