awesome :)
I could very well end it here and say 'alrighty folks, let's meet again next week for Chapter 2 of Days of Exile!' but you know I wouldn't, right?
So maybe a few sentences more about how I feel after I started launching. Thoughts are not in chronological order.
1. oh my gosh, the story is out! i hope fanfic.net doesn't chop random paragraphs off for nothing (yes, it happens sometimes!)
2. what if my readers are not going back to read Chapter 63????
3. Will all my readers go to the new sequel?
4. Are there any grammatical errors?
5. Don't panic, don't panic. It's Saturday 7th July in Singapore, but not 7th July in USA. The reviews will come in tomorrow... or tomorrow tomorrow.
6. Oh great, mental block. How am I going to continue that chapter? (i was writing a new chapter)
7. Awesome sauce! Reviews for BOTH 'Days of Exile' and 'I Want to be a Turk' :DD
8. The author of which this story was first incepted finally spotted my story!
9. 7 reviews for Chapter 1? Wow.
10. But of course, the review numbers will go down... but ahh, life goes on nevertheless XD
11. (recorded as of today): Wow, this reader knew what I'm trying to achieve in this chapter :P
As it turns out, I didn't need to worry at all. 10 reviews! For a measly chapter! I am so flattered and grateful that most of you graced the launch with a lovely review. I'm glad most of you picked out my intentions of the chapter. Indeed, the first person narrative is so that I can somewhat recap the events of "I Want To Be A Turk!"
Also, there are some reviews that I'll address in the next chapter. I really am grateful for the perceptive reviews!
I was going to write about a movie i watched, but I figured I wanna write about this instead :P
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Monday, July 2, 2012
Thoughts about Fifty Shades of Grey
Disclaimer: Quoted words are not said by me, but by a particular youtube user. I am merely stating my thoughts based on her video. (Note: quotes made by the video are in double apostrophes.)
Disclaimer: I am not in any way, defaming nor slandering the book, neither do I have the right to judge and critique the book since I have not read it. I also apologise if I offend any readers because of my opinions.
Fifty Shades of Grey.
No. I have not read the book. That is why it is not classified under the label 'afterthoughts: book' where i usually share simple comments of any book that i've just read.
I write as a reply to a short 10 minutes of researching what would be the hottest new fiction out there, 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. Thereafter is the trilogy and all but let's not go there. Anyway, of course there is always a story behind every post (it IS a writing blog after all :P). So I'm going to start with my story now.
Months ago, while browsing in a bookstore, I saw a featured book named 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and I thought that it might be a good read. However, I didn't buy it. Partly cos I was broke and I wasn't receiving salary yet, and also because the synopsis said nothing about magicky stuff. You know how I love magic-based stories.
So I didn't get it and I kinda forgot about it till I was looking through Youtube just now when one of the people that I've subscribed to liked a video. It basically begins with a girl talking about the book and what caught my attention was her description in the video: Please let me know who published the book so I may slap them with a salmon.
Hahaha! that's attention grabbing material for ya! So of course I clicked it to see what she was going to talk about. She begins by describing the book as "a romance novel that introduces the concept of sadomasochism".
At this point my eyebrows rose and I felt instant relief that I didn't get it. Honestly, erotica is not one of those things that I would read and any idea of BDSM would kind of freak me out (despite my brave claims that I'm not scared). It would've been an absolute waste of money to buy it.
Then the youtube user read us an excerpt of the book which "is quite explicit and very poorly written". As she read, I must say that I was... shocked. Well, not shocked like 'is that how erotica is like?'. Of course I've read some before, if not I wouldn't be here making a comparison, would I? Anyway, yes the content is quite... graphic, to say the least. I was very uncomfortable listening to it. But anyway to spare me from the explanation... she finished reading and then here are her comments at the end.
"This book is so poorly written it's a wonder that it even got published. I've seen fanfiction that's better written than this dredge. This is (name) signing off, to remind you to stop publishing mediocre literature."
So... yeah. I know that it is famous and really the hottest thing or something. I bet there are many people out there (those who pop by my blog once in a while) who says this book is really awesome and great and all... but no. I won't give this book a read. Mainly because of the erotic content. I know that the bigger, deeper plot revolves around the male lover being bound by the demons of his past, but really... I can't get around to reading it. So yes, through some Wiki-ing, I kind of figure out that the main themes surrounding this story would be explicit romance, self-salvation and probably female submission. Well, I suppose they are pretty good themes to work on but... nahh really... nah. XD
Anyway, the REAL reason why I'm blogging this is because of two things:
1. It was inspired by Twilight.
2. The story originated from a Twilight FANFICTION.
Hold your horses, people. Point number 1 first. Twilight and all its hoo-ha? I can blog about this another time but for now... when you kinda make a story inspired by Twilight, you should know that your story can't get any deeper than this. (I am SO sorry, Twilight fans). I mean, Twilight is a decent read but in terms of writing and story? We all know that we've read better.
Point number 2. Yes. Fifty Shades of Grey was originally a twilight fanfic. A FANFIC!!! It was removed from the website (not fanfiction.net i think) and then the author moved it to a proper website and continued publishing, but this time changing the names of Edward and Bella to Ana and Christian.
Let's stop right here. When I first found out that it was a fanfiction, did you know how excited I was??? I was like 'Oh my gosh, a fanfic has been published for real!' and the feeling was really indescribable... to know that our ideas and stories can really be published one day. I can kinda stop here and say that that means that my dream of writing stories ain't too far-fetched.
But then... the fear strikes. What if the world, the real world outside fanfiction.net, cannot accept the possibility of how writers' standards might fall? Example. Previously we've got great singers like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Queen etc. Then as the generation changes, the singer quality kinda dipped. Then, Youtube was created, bringing along millions of aspiring singers and that's why we have controversial music videos like 'Friday' and 'Hot Problems'.
The standard of music is dipping because it has become so easy to be a singer. What if the same things happens in the writing world? What if people starts protesting against people who used to be fanfiction writers? Fanfic readers are generally the younger people who are much nicer but we can't be naive and expect the adult world to be just as forgiving.
Well, maybe I'll start off with childrens' books or something XDDD
Then, there's also the fact that Fifty Shades of Grey is kinda the first book that I know that was a fanfiction... and this is the reaction from the public. Thrashy as the book may sound, it is a pioneer breakthrough of fanfiction writers being able to publish their dream book. So what will the future literature be like?
So... as the era changes into one where the world of being a writer is easily accessible, I pray that we don't see the standard dropping like what we see in the music industry now...
Imagine the day when yaoi becomes mainstream literature.
Disclaimer: I am not in any way, defaming nor slandering the book, neither do I have the right to judge and critique the book since I have not read it. I also apologise if I offend any readers because of my opinions.
Fifty Shades of Grey.
No. I have not read the book. That is why it is not classified under the label 'afterthoughts: book' where i usually share simple comments of any book that i've just read.
I write as a reply to a short 10 minutes of researching what would be the hottest new fiction out there, 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. Thereafter is the trilogy and all but let's not go there. Anyway, of course there is always a story behind every post (it IS a writing blog after all :P). So I'm going to start with my story now.
Months ago, while browsing in a bookstore, I saw a featured book named 'Fifty Shades of Grey' and I thought that it might be a good read. However, I didn't buy it. Partly cos I was broke and I wasn't receiving salary yet, and also because the synopsis said nothing about magicky stuff. You know how I love magic-based stories.
So I didn't get it and I kinda forgot about it till I was looking through Youtube just now when one of the people that I've subscribed to liked a video. It basically begins with a girl talking about the book and what caught my attention was her description in the video: Please let me know who published the book so I may slap them with a salmon.
Hahaha! that's attention grabbing material for ya! So of course I clicked it to see what she was going to talk about. She begins by describing the book as "a romance novel that introduces the concept of sadomasochism".
At this point my eyebrows rose and I felt instant relief that I didn't get it. Honestly, erotica is not one of those things that I would read and any idea of BDSM would kind of freak me out (despite my brave claims that I'm not scared). It would've been an absolute waste of money to buy it.
Then the youtube user read us an excerpt of the book which "is quite explicit and very poorly written". As she read, I must say that I was... shocked. Well, not shocked like 'is that how erotica is like?'. Of course I've read some before, if not I wouldn't be here making a comparison, would I? Anyway, yes the content is quite... graphic, to say the least. I was very uncomfortable listening to it. But anyway to spare me from the explanation... she finished reading and then here are her comments at the end.
"This book is so poorly written it's a wonder that it even got published. I've seen fanfiction that's better written than this dredge. This is (name) signing off, to remind you to stop publishing mediocre literature."
So... yeah. I know that it is famous and really the hottest thing or something. I bet there are many people out there (those who pop by my blog once in a while) who says this book is really awesome and great and all... but no. I won't give this book a read. Mainly because of the erotic content. I know that the bigger, deeper plot revolves around the male lover being bound by the demons of his past, but really... I can't get around to reading it. So yes, through some Wiki-ing, I kind of figure out that the main themes surrounding this story would be explicit romance, self-salvation and probably female submission. Well, I suppose they are pretty good themes to work on but... nahh really... nah. XD
Anyway, the REAL reason why I'm blogging this is because of two things:
1. It was inspired by Twilight.
2. The story originated from a Twilight FANFICTION.
Hold your horses, people. Point number 1 first. Twilight and all its hoo-ha? I can blog about this another time but for now... when you kinda make a story inspired by Twilight, you should know that your story can't get any deeper than this. (I am SO sorry, Twilight fans). I mean, Twilight is a decent read but in terms of writing and story? We all know that we've read better.
Point number 2. Yes. Fifty Shades of Grey was originally a twilight fanfic. A FANFIC!!! It was removed from the website (not fanfiction.net i think) and then the author moved it to a proper website and continued publishing, but this time changing the names of Edward and Bella to Ana and Christian.
Let's stop right here. When I first found out that it was a fanfiction, did you know how excited I was??? I was like 'Oh my gosh, a fanfic has been published for real!' and the feeling was really indescribable... to know that our ideas and stories can really be published one day. I can kinda stop here and say that that means that my dream of writing stories ain't too far-fetched.
But then... the fear strikes. What if the world, the real world outside fanfiction.net, cannot accept the possibility of how writers' standards might fall? Example. Previously we've got great singers like Michael Jackson, Madonna, Queen etc. Then as the generation changes, the singer quality kinda dipped. Then, Youtube was created, bringing along millions of aspiring singers and that's why we have controversial music videos like 'Friday' and 'Hot Problems'.
The standard of music is dipping because it has become so easy to be a singer. What if the same things happens in the writing world? What if people starts protesting against people who used to be fanfiction writers? Fanfic readers are generally the younger people who are much nicer but we can't be naive and expect the adult world to be just as forgiving.
Well, maybe I'll start off with childrens' books or something XDDD
Then, there's also the fact that Fifty Shades of Grey is kinda the first book that I know that was a fanfiction... and this is the reaction from the public. Thrashy as the book may sound, it is a pioneer breakthrough of fanfiction writers being able to publish their dream book. So what will the future literature be like?
So... as the era changes into one where the world of being a writer is easily accessible, I pray that we don't see the standard dropping like what we see in the music industry now...
Imagine the day when yaoi becomes mainstream literature.
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