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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. Http:/ www.freewebs.com/wanderingcritic/. The Wandering is Critic someone with a short temper, sharp tongue, and minimal tolerance for bad writing, who, in some kind of literary self-flagellation, reads a lot of fan fiction. Since Sturgeon's Law is fully applicable (and probably squared) in the world of fanfic, there's plenty to comment about. Posts by Wandering Critic:. I get mail…. The Cat Who Wrote Fanfic. 8220;The story is missing,” Tom expostulated.
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An OC Poll | Wandering Criticism
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. Laquo; I get mail…. 16 August 2009 by Wandering Critic. No, not a poll about Orange County; one about Original Characters in fan fiction. Last year’s poll on flaming produced some interesting results, so I’m running a new poll. Equally unscientific, this about original characters. Love ’em? Make your opinion known. As before, there will be a post discussing the results of the poll once it closes. This is just an announcement, so comments are closed. I get mail….
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The Glossary | Wandering Criticism
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. This blog is not written for the ignorant. Dictionary words are not here; that’s what Google’s. V to write something primarily for yourself because you get off on (in the figurative or literal sense) that particular story, theme, character, etc. (neo). Adj having disproportionately hurt feelings and being over-emotional, often because of not getting what one wants or expects. N the original book, TV show, movie, etc. Adj true of the original material. N A vitriolic ...
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I get mail… | Wandering Criticism
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. Laquo; The Cat Who Wrote Fanfic. I get mail…. 13 August 2009 by Wandering Critic. As surprising as it may seem, much of the email I get in connection with my fanfic reviews, and especially with this blog, is very positive. Once in a while there are exceptions. Oddly enough, the majority of. Fanfiction.net is a site that everyone can join and share things that they’d like to share and such comments might upset some writers. So, I suggest if you don̵...Life being ...
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Lord of the Wrongs | Wandering Criticism
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. Laquo; The Ecology of the Clueless Fanbrat. Lord of the Wrongs. 24 September 2008 by Wandering Critic. The worst kind of ignorance ain’t what ya don’t know, it’s what ya know that ain’t so. As mentioned in my previous post, The Ecology of the Clueless Fanbrat. Observing Clueless Fanbrats in the wild is easy and entertaining. A local guide directed me to a fic produced by a superb specimen of the Greater Clueless Fanbrat,. The fic in question is trying hard to be a.
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The Cat Who Wrote Fanfic | Wandering Criticism
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. Laquo; “The story is missing,” Tom expostulated. I get mail…. The Cat Who Wrote Fanfic. 18 June 2009 by Wandering Critic. I have to admit to my secret weakness here. It’s like one of those 12-step meetings: Hello, I’m the Wandering Critic, and I read “. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers. 8212; was flat-out terrible. What struck me the most as I trudged through that book was that it read, more than anything, like “. 8221; fanfic. Bad fanfic. The Cat Who Had 60 Whiskers.
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Critical Rules | Wandering Criticism
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. The Critic feels a bit odd to be running a blog instead of commenting on other people’s blogs. This is going to mean things like spam removal, moderation, and, of course, thinking of things to say. And, regrettably, rules. Other people reading this blog besides the owner. You’re writing for them, too. That’s really the basic rule of this blog: say something worth reading, don’t just scream or swear. The usual rules about not spamming (and it’s up to the Wander...
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. 19 September 2008 by Wandering Critic. How are fanbrats intransitive? Posted in Fan Writers. The Defenders of the Bad. 16 September 2008 by Wandering Critic. My hate mail is always interesting. I recently posted a rather strong critique. Of a disastrously bad story called Dragon Rider Rei. 8216;s second attempt at writing an Eragon/Sailor Moon crossover (the first of which I also reviewed. Continue Reading ». Posted in Fan Writers. Examples of Flaming Insults. Writi...
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Examples of Flaming Insults | Wandering Criticism
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. Laquo; What the Search Engine Dragged In. The Defenders of the Bad. Examples of Flaming Insults. 14 September 2008 by Wandering Critic. As I discovered in my my poll on flames. For the benefit of those who have never seen one, here is a real flame:. For the purpose of comparison (and lulz), here is the poll answer that one particularly thin-skinned person in my poll picked as a flame:. Today’s world of fanfic is full of people like Amyleefan14. In short, the average...
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“The story is missing,” Tom expostulated. | Wandering Criticism
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Criticism, Fanfic, Writing, and Rants. Laquo; Wandering Art. The Cat Who Wrote Fanfic. 8220;The story is missing,” Tom expostulated. 16 June 2009 by Wandering Critic. Yesterday I found a little treasure of fanfic — a story that seemed to be the literary successor to the famous Eye of Argon. 8212; posted over on FFN. Today, it’s gone. I’m a sad Critic. Like The Eye of Argon, this was a case of a wild thesaurus. A thesaurus entry contains. Suspecting that the person who wrote that story, like most bad fanf...