Re: Praise and complaints

["Howard Russell" <howardrussell2000@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Aaron!

--- Aaron Davies wrote:

> Howard Russell wrote:
> > First off, I want to sing the praises of a bit of fiction I've> found.  Rather than a Wiffy fic with elements of the original> series, this one is a faithful reproduction of the tone and style> of "Buffy" with Wiffy elements.  It's funny, witty, and nifty as> all heck.  And no one seems to be reading it--or reviewing it at> any rate.  It's called "Buffy the Vampire Show" by Madcap13.  you> can find it on fanfiction.net in my Wiffy Goodness C2 [> http://www.fanfiction.net/c2/24163/0/1/1/ ].  I direct you to the> C2 hoping you'll stop by and subscribe too!  *hint hint*  Only two > more members needed to beat out the Spuffies, so please join and > help show that Wiffy is the one true 'ship.  You could be the one > to push Wiffy over the top!
> >
> > It had been getting a lot of positive reviews until ff.n pulled > it.  He'd been replying to reviews within the chapters which is now > an ff.n no-no.  So he's reposted it without those replies but no > one is reviewing.  Not even now that he's gotten to new chapters > that aren't reposts.
> >
> > So please read and review.  It's really good and I'd hate for him > to think no one is reading it and have him stop writing.
> Ah, if only he knew how to follow the conventions of English-language narrative fiction. I'm sorry, I refuse to read this pseudo-script stuff--I'll save my time for someone who bothers to learn how to write a proper story.
> --

Honestly, I normally agree with you.  I even wrote to the author saying such.  But, by the second chapter, I was so hooked on the story I was more than willing to endure the script format.  The story rises above its limited presentation and is still better than a lot of the dreck that's out there.

True, script format is limited, but it's a valid writing style.  And it's very popular in fanfic.  If it's done right and everyone is in character--sadly rare to find--further descriptions aren't needed because it *is* fan fic.  You already know the characters as well as the author does.  It's the large number of crap fics where the characterizations were beyond pathetically poor that have given the format its bad rep.  This isn't one of those.

Read the first two chapters and then tell me it isn't worth it.

Your fellow 'shipper,
Howard
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