That is a very interesting observation. I have not found that for the few fans of my work yet. Mostly because I think my fans get that everything is SO purposefully interconnected and planned out years ahead, even a minor tweak would unravel the entire thread.
I think most of my fans are under the (true) impression there is no constructive criticism they could give me that wouldn't change ten other things majorly.
I was super impressed about a note you gave me about the First Edition of "Enter Tork". You found Gilda dismissing Bernadette's very true concerns over Meek giving the Idol of Light to Vic Puff and blowing them off because she wants to go home and take a shower stupid and annoying.
I love the moment because that's what I'm trying to get across. I'm trying to get across Gilda often takes the fact that the Universe clearly likes her and puts its thumb on the scale for her for granted, and is sloppy and careless when she doesn't need to be. And the most obnoxious thing about it happening in that issue is she is right! The Universe doesn't punish her for it and in fact rewards her laziness.
One of the major struggles I show for Gilda is that she contains a level of unhealthy hubris that could eventually lead to a bad end for somebody, not the least of which is herself.
Is that moment badly written and not plausible? Yes. Definitely. Would it make Gilda's ultimate arc about her uncertainty over Universal Design better if I plugged the obvious hole and came up with a better resolution? No. Not at all.
Sometimes the bad things that have to occur in The Un-Iverse aren't merely a bunch of beloved characters randomly getting killed off. It's sometimes having the reader suffer through piss-poor writing because I value characters more than plot. The Un-Iverse is not solely designed to be enjoyed. Sometimes it must be endured.
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Date: 2025-04-15 04:59 pm (UTC)I think most of my fans are under the (true) impression there is no constructive criticism they could give me that wouldn't change ten other things majorly.
I was super impressed about a note you gave me about the First Edition of "Enter Tork". You found Gilda dismissing Bernadette's very true concerns over Meek giving the Idol of Light to Vic Puff and blowing them off because she wants to go home and take a shower stupid and annoying.
I love the moment because that's what I'm trying to get across. I'm trying to get across Gilda often takes the fact that the Universe clearly likes her and puts its thumb on the scale for her for granted, and is sloppy and careless when she doesn't need to be. And the most obnoxious thing about it happening in that issue is she is right! The Universe doesn't punish her for it and in fact rewards her laziness.
One of the major struggles I show for Gilda is that she contains a level of unhealthy hubris that could eventually lead to a bad end for somebody, not the least of which is herself.
Is that moment badly written and not plausible? Yes. Definitely. Would it make Gilda's ultimate arc about her uncertainty over Universal Design better if I plugged the obvious hole and came up with a better resolution? No. Not at all.
Sometimes the bad things that have to occur in The Un-Iverse aren't merely a bunch of beloved characters randomly getting killed off. It's sometimes having the reader suffer through piss-poor writing because I value characters more than plot. The Un-Iverse is not solely designed to be enjoyed. Sometimes it must be endured.