So now that we've all had time to look it over. · 10:37pm Apr 30th, 2014
So apparently 'Rustic Charm' was a success, given the extremely (and highly unexpected) positive feedback and a position in the feature box for three days. (Again thank you for that, I love/hate all of you for the achievement) Now I'm wondering what all of you really think about it. Because neither myself or OneWinged thought that this was going to be successful. Now that we know it was we also understand that a certian event has gained inevitability. And that's another Clop fic. Now before you get excited I need to hit 300 followers before I even start the next one up and with that being said I'd really like to know what all of you thought of 'Rustic Charm' for real. Its strengths, weaknesses, style of writing, story structure, anything that you can think of. Because between the two of us we're very inexperienced when it comes to this genre of writing and it is always my goal to produce quality fictions no matter the subject matter. So please, feel free to tell me everything right and wrong with 'Rustic Charm' I welcome any and all feedback.
In unrelated news today was my last true day as a United States Marine. Five long and proud years of service has turned me into what I am today and I hope it will help me in what I'll become. I'll have to focus on art for a while, but now that I've got free time I'm sure I'll be able to pump out more chapters to stories you already love and maybe even write a few new ones to catch your eyes. That's all I've really gotta say for now (iPhone blog post is best blog post) so feel free to comment on anything discussed or if you have a personal question leave it in the comments as well, I'll do my best to answer your questions.
Flanagan Out.
Thank you for serving the Country.
Ah, that wonderful free time between separation and picking back up work. It was a wonderful month for me, I gotta say.
Glad to hear you got good feedback, especially with it being a clopfic, means you and your collaborator did something (or multiple somethings) correctly.
Also, bout to go and reread The Princess and I, I think. Time to see how far your writing has improved over the months.
What made Rustic Charm great was the refreshing choice of pairing Fleur and Braeburn. Definitely one that works given what the show's revealed about them to us, while still providing super hot sexytime.
Really, if you're going to do another clopfic, I'd suggest doing another unusual pairing.
~The lizardman recommends Daring Do x Prince Blueblood, stranded together on a deserted island
Ooh, the marine corps? Sweet, my father is a former marine himself. Semper Fi!
At any rate, about the story:
It was a really cool choice to use a pairing that seems unlikely at first glance, and then have the story explain how that pairing would logically happen. I think it's a really nifty way to write a fic. The pairing is a question, and the fic is the answer.
I also like the amount of setup that the story had. In the comments of the story, you said this:
Let me tell you, that is exactly the right attitude to have. Mindless clop can be kinda fun, but 99 times out of 100, it's very shallow. Setting up the... "main event" with plenty of story adds weight, legitimacy, and meaning to what eventually happens. One of my favorite examples of that is Sour Candy, by Darf. Yes, it's a clopfic. One of the cloppiest I've read, but it has excellent setup.
The writing flowed very well, so no problems there. I think maybe there were a few spelling and/or grammar mistakes, but there must have only been 2 or 3, because I can't remember them offhand.
Off the top of my head... there was really nothing that inspired me to play "bad cop" with this fic. That's not to say that it's perfect, it's just that there weren't any glaring flaws that jumped out and distracted me from the story.
You were good son, real good. Maybe even the best.
Thank you for your service so that the rest of us may live on in peace. Good luck on your art career. Your story had a very smooth flow to it with excellent details. It also added the right amounts of humor to what started as a bit of a sad story with Braeburns situation and all. I look forward to ALL of your future stories and keep up the good work!