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A Must Read

Mon Nov 9, 2009, 12:47 PM
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  • Listening to: Oh The Boss Is Coming - The Arkells
Hey guys,

I just read this amazing book and it taught me a lot of things about life. If you're interested in a good book, read "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch. It's amazing.

Check it out. :)

- Pussyfoot

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  • Current Residence: Wherever my feet lead me.
  • Interests: Writing, singing, music, art, people, love.
  • Favourite movie: Love Actually, Benny and Joon, East of Eden...to name a few...
  • Favourite band or musician: Queen, Great Big Sea, Kings of Leon, etc. A bit of everything...
  • Favourite genre of music: Rock....I have a special place in my heart for 80s rock...
  • Favourite artist: Van Gogh's "The Starry Night"
  • Favourite poet or writer: "5 People You Meet In Heaven" - M. Albom
  • Skin of choice: Something warm and consuming.
  • Favourite game: Old school Mario Kart.
  • Favourite cartoon character: Pussyfoot (Looney Tunes), Flower (Bambi)
  • Personal Quote: "Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." - Confucious
  • Tools of the Trade: Passion...you can never really do anything without passion.

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:iconcookiiieee:
Here I am, regularly checking for a Bookstore update, and at one point I read Crazy Things Chpt 1, and I was like great! A new story! And I kept checking up on that too, wondering when chapter 2 would go up, and waiting ... and waiting ...

I just discovered it was an old chapter and nearly 30 chapters have gone up since LOL!! So I spent allllll afternoon reading it, and oh man it was wonderful xD I cried with it, and I laughed with it, and I felt their pain man <3 It was wonderful. I know you don't like bad criticism, but I'm mainly saying this to improve the writing (that I just saw you're going to re-write soon?) but there was just some parts where I thought it lost realism, like, I don't believe two people in real life would truly react that way. It was still fantastic though, for a story written in your teens (it says 2005 man o_o) it was beautiful ^_^
:iconpussyfoot:
Yes, I know many people are waiting for a Bookstore update, but I'm not one to throw up crap just for the sake of giving you guys something to read, and I don't think you guys would appreciate it either. So be patient with me, I'm hoping for some Bookstore-related inspiration soon.

I'm glad you checked out Crazy Things. It is my first story ever, and trust me, I am QUITE aware that it's very amateur. It needs a lot of work before I even think of trying to have it published. Hence the re-write. Haha, and here's something that might blow your mind a bit more, I actually started writing that story when I was, like, 12, so it's been a long work-in-progress. 2005 is only when I posted it up here.

As for your comment about "bad criticism", I think you misunderstood what I say in all of my author's notes, which is "please leave negativity at the door". What I am referring to are the comments people leave about how they don't like my work, or it's porn, or smut, or that it's just plain crap.

Your criticism was in no way offensive to me, and I actually appreciate comments like that because it's in an effort to improve my writing, something I may have missed and whatnot.

So, thank you for your comment! :)

P.S Sorry this was such a long reply...I tend to be long-winded.

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~* :butterflytwo: Pussyfoot :heart: *~

~*Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. (Confucious)*~

~*I write for the same reason I breathe -- because if I didn't, I would die. (Isaac Asimov)*~
:iconcookiiieee:
Lol No worries, as you can clearly see, I like long answers too xD

Ah no, I was not criticizing in the least for no updates in the Bookstore! I write too, every once in a while, other things in the way :P I'm not blaming. Plus, the story is just so much better, and you can be that much happier when it's inspiration that wrote it, and not forced will :P

It's not that poorly written actually. It's missing a few more adjectives, in the least, it was the sense of the plot that I sometimes lost. As in, the realism got so lost to me I giggled more than I cried. Specifically around the mid-chapters, if you know what I mean without me spoiling it for everyone xD The process for the decision they took was ... far fetched? As in, once it's settled, it was happy go lucky for a little while, and forgiven to easy. What do I know really xD I'm just saying, if you wish to make it longer :P

^_^ *shall check on this later*
:iconpussyfoot:
Ah, yes. I know exactly what you are talking about. And I feel the exact same way. My second draft will probably be a little more indepth, and a little more detailed, and thus, a bit longer. I'd been thinking that it needed to be longer anyway, and there were some parts of the story that could have been added or altered to be a bit more realistic.

Any other advice? I'm totally up for it, whether it's about this story or the Bookstore, etc.

Look forward to hearing from ya!

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~* :butterflytwo: Pussyfoot :heart: *~

~*Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. (Confucious)*~

~*I write for the same reason I breathe -- because if I didn't, I would die. (Isaac Asimov)*~
:iconcookiiieee:
I also would've enjoyed some more Matt, really. Their relationship, for a little bit, whether he was really that protective brother when he found out about Jesse, or was it a spontaneous burst of brotherly love that is so surprising it's overwhelming? The first chapter caught me a bit off too. As in, too quick into the story without the back story. Of course, every first chapter needs that hitch to catch readers on the spot, but not enough of the characters was known before hand to understand how they transformed. Like, to a regular reader, Jesse might've always loved Alexa in his own way, in a way she didn't recognize. Just so the transformation into the Jesse she loved in the end is more ... defined, might be a good word for it?

I do like your plot though, and your amazing use of foreshadow. It is my favorite technique in writing, ever xD In the first few chapters you mentioned something really briefly and quickly, and I knew immedietly from then where it was going to end xD I just LOVE to pick up on foreshadow, and all your chapters have it, I adore that you use it so well :D

You're epilogue or last chapter was also quite excellent. There is literally nothing about that chapter I'd even consider changing, or asking you to fix or could probably get better. It was a most beautiful ending in a very beautiful style. And I actually quite liked the transition from the chapter before, that some might take as unfinished, while I took it as the perfect time to cut it off. I thought it was marvelous too


seriously, I love to rant xD *blows kisses your way* Thanks for putting up with me, lol!
:iconillusion142:
i love the bookstore series... looking forward to more of it... :)
:iconpussyfoot:
Thank you! Glad you like it! I hope to have more up soon! :)

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~* :butterflytwo: Pussyfoot :heart: *~

~*Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. (Confucious)*~

~*I write for the same reason I breathe -- because if I didn't, I would die. (Isaac Asimov)*~
:iconlmgphotography:
Thanks for the Twilight fav!
:iconpussyfoot:
Well thank you for doing it! It was great! I loved the whole Twilight series. Are you an Edward fan? I could never decide....I do love Edward...but I definitely have a soft spot for Jacob. <3

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~* :butterflytwo: Pussyfoot :heart: *~

~*Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. (Confucious)*~

~*I write for the same reason I breathe -- because if I didn't, I would die. (Isaac Asimov)*~

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