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Wolverfrog Member
Joined: 19 Jun 2009 Posts: 11
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 10:57 pm Post subject: |
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Ah, forget what I said above if it sounded cocky or ignorant; I didn't really intend it to. I'll just leave posting here, maybe read and comment of a few other fics, learn how I could improve from them, and start up a new series in the future.
I don't really want to "kill the babies", because there are some genuine readers who actually like them, who would be put out after reading near thirty parts of Insurrection to have it cancelled.
Sorry for causing trouble, I need to learn to handle criticism better I suppose. |
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eb4642 IRC Channel Operator

Joined: 09 May 2009 Posts: 77 Location: The Dark Tower of NW10
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Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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I'm not sure I agree with completely scrapping the WM award... but then again, I wouldn't, since I invented it
I say certainly cut back on its use - it's by no means compulsory to award it every week - and only award it for things that are very definitely Wang Monster class. Namely, those that are so awful or otherwise bizarre it becomes quite obvious they probably weren't meant to be taken seriously... or it becomes impossible to take it seriously.
I think we all agree that while both of Wolverfrog's pieces weren't too much cop, they weren't terrible, and certainly not WM-award worthy.
So, I propose it's kept for the weirdest of the worst in the future - not necessarily the worst of the worst, simply because the worst of the worst aren't funny or entertaining for the wrong reasons. They commit the worst crime of all: dullness.
Think of it like this: if you have a rubbish car that's so rubbish it has some character to it, that's like MC and the Wang Monster, and thus deserving of the award, because you develop an emotional attachment to it. The worst of the worst is kind of like a Nissan Sunny or Morris Marina.
I'm not saying that Wolverfrog's submissions fall into either category: however, the Wang Monster Award was never designed simply as a guage of the "worst of the week".
That said, Dave mentioned developing some guidelines for the Fic Pick, which seems like a very good idea from here. kr has said he'll work on a draft and we'll get the community to hammer around it.
Edit: Well, Wolverfrog, thanks for being reasonable in the end. One suggestion I would make is that when you start again, you do one-shots and short (i.e. 2 or 3 part series) so the plot isn't such an issue, and neither is it such an issue if you have to kill the baby. _________________ The Elitist Bastard | Writing is the business of professional turd-polishing.
"(don't take this review too seriously) If you doubt this is possible, how is it there are PYGMIES + DWARFS??" |
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SYSTEM The Hammer

Joined: 30 Jul 2004 Posts: 3737 Location: Sierra Hotel.
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Posted: Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:22 am Post subject: |
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Wolverfrog wrote: | Ah, forget what I said above if it sounded cocky or ignorant; I didn't really intend it to. I'll just leave posting here, maybe read and comment of a few other fics, learn how I could improve from them, and start up a new series in the future. |
It's up to you, but community itself is actually a very valuable resource for this.
Quote: | I don't really want to "kill the babies", because there are some genuine readers who actually like them, who would be put out after reading near thirty parts of Insurrection to have it cancelled. |
This is also going to be up to you, and if you have a particular audience that you want to market your work towards and what you have at the moment sells, then by all means keep it for that particular audience.
Nevertheless, what I tell everyone is to remember that if an idea has soured for another audience, pouring more effort into it will rarely save it: nothing is sacred, and the sooner you are able to progress and move onto more things, the sooner you're able to get to an idea that isn't going to hobble you with older ideas or old plans, and the better you'll be for it. If you know that you have a particular audience that wants you to keep doing what you are doing, but know that what that is won't score well over here, then the worst thing you could do would be to attempt a compromise; this rarely goes over well. One project, one audience. When you're done with that, move onto the next or even start a separate one, but never attempt to change your goals for a project once it has been started.
Quote: | Sorry for causing trouble, I need to learn to handle criticism better I suppose. |
Just relax, and don't be so hard on yourself. A good way to go about establishing this kind of mindset is to think of HBOFF as something of a testing area for developing your skills, and that you're going about this by trial-and-error, because that will usually be the case. Now is the time you'll want to try out wacky things and make mistakes, because you never know what you might come up with. _________________ SYSTEM | HBOFF Administrator | "Anytime, Baby!"
I apologize to anyone I have not offended yet. I will get to you shortly. |
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Codyman Member
Joined: 11 Jun 2005 Posts: 15
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Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2015 7:04 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the great review! |
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