Reviews for Passions Mad-Hamlet mad-hamlet@usa.net 2008-01-24 id # 7141 Greetings, So, let me see if I have this right. You've done: The title. Plot. Characterization. Even the climatic end and conclusion. But not any of the boring stuff like sitting down and typing until your fingers bleed. In other words you've done all the fun parts but want someone else to do the dross. Yeah I'll get right on that. I remain, as always, Mad-Hamlet Mad-Hamlet mad-hamlet@usa.net 2008-01-24 id # 7143 Greetings, J Williams emailed me: Hey Mad Hamlet. Thanks ever so for the snarky review. I love your work do. But we can't all be as gifted as you. I've always been great with ideas. But I SUCK at making a story that is both readable and enjoyable. My "Stories" are Wordy flavorless Monologues and scene settings that have zero soul. (Trust me, I have a drawer full of polite "You shouldn't quit your day job" letters to prove it). So yes I come up with a ton of plots. And I hope that someone can do something creative with. Cuz as you know it takes a whole lot more than a vague idea to tell a riveting story. I'm sorry if me wanting to see my idea turned into something bugged you. I guess I can count you as a "Not interested" huh? J But thanks for your comments anyway. And I really am a fan. Peace, James I remain, as always, Mad-Hamlet Mad-Hamlet mad-hamlet@usa.net 2008-01-24 id # 7144 Greetings, And then I replied to James' email thusly: Greetings, You'll have to forgive me, literally, or I'll hold a chainsaw coated with anthrax to your throat until we see eye to eye on this, but if you have the ability to have the idea you have the ability to write the story. Ideas are hard to do, I know. Take what you've gotten so far and add a little bit more. Ask yourself questions: Where did Buffy run? How did V.Joyce twist the metaphorical knife in Buffy's guts to hurt her as she would now delight in doing? Cookies with the chips being the teeth of her first meal? Meeting Buffy in her living room with Hank's corpse wrapped around in a parody of parental bonding? 'See Buffy? We're back together at last! Give Mommy a kiss and we can be one big happy family.' Where's Angelus in all this? Right there? Listening in? How's Spike? Turned on by this sullying of family? In doubt because of the history of his own mother? Or just yanked off because it's not in line with his thinking of 'Hit it till it twitches then hit it till it stops and then hit it anyway because, Hell, you can never be too sure'. Dru? Giles? Willow? Xander? Oz? Cordy? You answered your own questions. Now do it again. And then again. And again. An Ideasmith, such as yourself, is a capable, or at least potentially capable, writer. So, now, instead of taking this one idea and lobbing it in my direction to bounce it off my head, lob is straight up and konk yourself in the noggin a few times. As for your being a fan: That's great and yes, I perhaps do have some natural talent which you may, or may not lack completely or have in different criteria (ie. IdeaSmith) but that doesn't mean you can't. All I'm hearing is a very oddly distorted version of 'Won't.' And I'm not snarky, I'm right. There's a difference. I think I'll add this exchange to the review. No one is too old to learn. I remain, as always, Mad-Hamlet And I am right. I remain, as always, Mad-Hamlet