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NATOguns
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On forum: 10/11/2008
Messages: 66
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Its a very nice story, keep it up! |
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snorkbait
Nexus 6
(Resident)
On forum: 11/21/2008
Messages: 1081
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Ooh, scary 
OK, if you really NEED to know -
i SO enjoy the "practical" touch in your text - the "how to shit in the woods" kind of angle, how many pairs of underwear to pack, what type of socks to wear, etc.
Maybe it's because i think about those aspects a lot myself, i don't know.
But without it, thhese stories just wouldn't be the same 
(Now, the real reasons (seriously) for not saying anything:
1) i did get a very powerful experience from reading and don't want to ruin it with babble
2) i didn't like it and i don't have anything constructive to say to help improving it
3) i've only read the tiniest fraction of the whole fan-fiction section, the most recent one and i fear to be unfair towards all the authors who have posted here before... )
EDIT:
reading the little boy's response above ... it think this needs clarification:
the second part of my post refers to the earlier joking "no feedback unless..."; this is a general musing on the topic "why i don't say anything" - not to do with the story at hand.
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OK. But I'm confused. You like the 'practical touch' but didn't like this story (reason 2)? Is that right, or a typo? 
Care to clarify a bit more on that?
And I get your reasons for not wanting to judge before it's done, etc. Very wise.
Anyway, you're still going in. Later. lol.
Quantum, NATOguns: Thanks. Been getting on with editing and some new writing, but this is just one of about four writing projects on the go - not all STALKER related - so I'm having to hop from one to t'other quite a lot.
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| 19:49:49 15 September 2009 |
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hhiker
off to new worlds
(Resident)
On forum: 10/31/2008
Message edited by:
hhiker
09/15/2009 19:51:06
Messages: 4290
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OK. But I'm confused. You like the 'practical touch' but didn't like this story (reason 2)? Is that right, or a typo?
Care to clarify a bit more on that?
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Nooo....
OK, apologies left and right - i mixed specific and general information into one post.
Now that i read it later, i see how it "sounds" 
So, i'll thry again:
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OK, if you really NEED to know -
i SO enjoy the "practical" touch in your text - the "how to shit in the woods" kind of angle, how many pairs of underwear to pack, what type of socks to wear, etc.
Maybe it's because i think about those aspects a lot myself, i don't know.
But without it, thhese stories just wouldn't be the same
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This part is about your writing.
I do indeed like that stuff
The "3 reasons not to say anything"- i meant that in general- about anyones work anywhere. So, 2nd try here as well:
since you've been joking about why wasn't too willing to speak up and give a comment, and so far i only joked back... i thought i'd list the reasons here - serious this time.
- reason one - the piece read/heard/seen/ played has been a profound personal experience and i do not want to break that spell with something as banal as spoken words
- reason two - there was something about the piece i've read/heard/ saw that didn't feel right ... but i appreciate the effort of the creator and at the same time i do not have any good advice at hand how to improve the piece (if i had, i'd say soething)
- reason three - the piece i've read is posted to a huge depository of like-minded stories which i haven't yet got to reading for various reasons. I fear that by commenting the newer works without knowing the others that i still see advertised by their authors i'm being unfair somehow.
There - how does that sound
Also, i think i just found a fourth reason for not speaking up about someone's work:
4) saying a few words can create such an avalance of confusion, it takes hours of careful phrasing to clear that up later.
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snorkbait
Nexus 6
(Resident)
On forum: 11/21/2008
Messages: 1081
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psynexus: Ta. And yes, in my mind's eye, she's a bombshell, but...well...wait and see.
I was reading Life and Death till the wee hours of the morning, actually. Read 'til my eyes hurt so bad I couldn't stand staring at the screen anymore. Seems like we have a lot of similar ideas - though I see the comms system a bit differently (PDA more like an iPhone, and while they can detect each other, they only 'see' when line of sight is established).
stooe: Thanks. For publishing...it's always an option, provided all the legal BS can be met and there's a market (and I know there is, and quite a large one, at that).
Cheers for the comments, guys. 
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