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Engarde!!!! The Reading Duel challenge
mare:
--- Quote from: Sapphire on July 21, 2011, 03:58:52 PM ---I'm glad you like it so far. The relationship between Alex and his parents was important to me. I wanted him to be close to both of them so I"m glad that comes across well. AS for as her relationship with them, hopefully that will be more understood later on and not seem so "creepy." In chapter 5 she explains to him why she didn't want them to tell him. She was ashamed of hereslf. But she will explain that more in the future as well. Thank you for your comments.
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No problem! I'm looking forward to see why their bond (Krystle and Alex's parents) is so strong despite her and Alex not being a couple for so long. I know she explained in chapter 5, I just didn't think it was a good enough explaination considering it had nothing to do with Alex really and more just her own issue.
That's a good thing because I felt passionate about it so whether it was meant for us to like or not like her, she brought out a feeling in me. If she was one dimensional, I wouldn't care one way or the other.
Looking forward to see how it all unfolds. :)
RokofAges75:
I've read up through Chapter 10 of "My Answer Is You" now, and I liked this set of chapters because they were revealing; I got a lot of information I'd been wanting and answers to my questions. I'm more into the story and feel like I have a better understanding of the characters and their relationship now. Both Brian and Josie are flawed, which I like. Brian, at times, is a womanizing douche, and Josie is kind of a drama queen who seems to run away rather than deal with problems head-on, but it wouldn't be much of a story if they were both perfect and happily in love LOL. Now I have new questions about which direction the story will go. Will Josie rekindle her relationship with Brian, or will she start a new one with Nick, the sole voice of reason? I like that you're keeping me guessing, Rachel! I'll read more tomorrow.
Purpura Lipstick:
This was NOT my story but I finished it and thought I'd fill out the survey for it as well.
1) Name of the story you read and the author and what you feel the genre is. Your answer might be different then the authors.
Stockholm Syndrome – Julilly
Definitely AU with some Action, her categories are good.
2) Would you have ever read this story if it wasn't a challenge?
I didn't know about the story until the challenge, so probably not.
3) What was your favorite scene?
I like the scene where you find out why Brian and Nick have the relationship they have, the backstory for them.
4) Who was your favorite character and why?
Actually, Brian. I liked how you could see that he was really a jerk but there was that undertone of friendship towards Nick. That he felt he needed to be there and help him (well help him in the jerky ways he calls help)
5) Overall tell us one reason why you think someone else should/or shouldn't read this story.
I think everyone should read this story whether this is their genre of choice or not. The characters are good, and it's a “page turner”.
6) Did it convert you to the genre it is? Would you be willing to read another story just like it?
I would definitely read another Julily's story now that I've read this one.
7) Give one piece of concrit that might help the author for future reference. This can be positive too, concrit doesn't always mean negative.
I think AU is your forte just based off this story. You did a great job with the character development so we knew who they were in this story.
8) This should be the question the author asked in their survey. Everyone's will be different.
Does it suck? Well yah, of course it does ;) Was I able to properly picture the boys in their roles. I had no issues with Howie or AJ, I pictured them right away. Nick being such a pushover took me a chapter or two to get used to and then I could picture him easily. Brian, honestly, took me a little longer but I enjoyed the change for him. Instead of being the southern, God fearing boy he is he's a little twisted evil doer. I liked it.
9) Would you recommend this story and author to another person? Why or why not
I would recommend it to anyone asking my opinion of a story to read, whether they read AU or not. I couldn't stop reading it. The plot was well played out and the characters were described well.
10) Out of 10 stars what would you give this story?
10
julilly:
Wow! Thanks Lore!! *blushes* I'm really glad you enjoyed it! :)
Mellz Bellz:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 21, 2011, 01:00:18 PM ---Thanks! Looking back, I'm not sure how we did either LOL. Most of us didn't know each other very well; the whole idea was conceived here on this forum, and Rose took whoever signed up for it. Luckily, almost all of the eleven turned out to be good writers, and that's probably the only reason it flows as well as it does in the first episode or two, because we were still getting to know each other and figure out the tone of the story.
The way we've always written it is, we get together in a big group chat to plan out each episode; Rose organizes our ideas into an outline, which she posts online for everyone to see; the outline is divided into specific scenes or parts, and everyone claims a part to write. We usually wait our turn and write the episode in order, which helps to keep the flow and not leave big gaps. It works out pretty well; the only problem we have is if someone takes forever to write their part, it holds the rest of us up, and that's why we only update once in a blue moon. But it's a lot of fun, and I don't think it's a story one person - not me, anyway LOL - could have pulled off on her own. It takes all of us putting our heads together to make it work. Thanks for asking! :)
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I vaguely remember you guys coming up with the idea here, but I remember not really getting involved because it just didn't seem like my thing. I know you started with 11 but just out of curiosity how many writers are currently working on 00Carter?
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