Re-Growth complaints · 5:41pm May 27th, 2016
After a mostly negative reaction to the 10th chapter of Re:Changeling, I've made alterations to the chapter. The first major change is that I added an outline of what plans Chrysalis was considering before Twilight revealed her intelligence. I also added a few hints that it was desperation that made Chrysalis so accepting of this fact. I've also made it a little more clear that Chrysalis can maintain long ranged communication with Twilight's new guardian.
Another thing, the name Antennae is not up for debate. I happen to like what it represents and the way it sounds (unlike antenna, which sounds lame). I've added a paragraph that clearly implies that antennae are a symbol of intelligence and observational skills for changelings. Finally, I've altered the end of the chapter so that Twilight choosing to go with Chitin was something between a conscious decision and an accident.
I made the mistake of wanting as much ambiguity as possible in chapter 10; in fact, I remember going into the chapter wanting to try a more somber style as Twilight's response to the previous chapter. The end result ticked off a lot of readers.
Rewriting a chapter, even minimally, isn't something that comes easily to me. Hopefully I don't have to do this again anytime soon.
Sounds like you went through your first 'wrath-o'-the-readers'.
Personally didn't see anything wrong withthe chapter but hey any update to RE:Changeling makes me happy as it means I get to read more of the story.
Hope you don't need to do any rewrites either and can focus more of creative process and development. Good luck sir
All you did was add an "e" on the end of Antenna. Sounds the same. You're still naming her after a body part. That's like naming a unicorn "Horn" because of their magical potential. Bottom line, Antennae is a stupid name.
I'm really not understanding your line of thinking here. You believe antenna is lame, but Antennae is cool? You literally just added an 'e' at the end.
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Antenna ends with a short a sound. Antennae ends with a long a sound and is the plural version.
While I am not fond of the name chosen and am sad that she may not be informing others that she is/was Twilight, this is your story to tell, so please write it as you choose, even if readers may not agree with everything. I still look forward to each update, so thanks for making an interesting story!
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Listen to those really close..... Actually you don't have to listen close at all because of how bloody similar they are. Sorry to pop your bubble but adding an -e on the end does not make it in the slightest bit special.
I complained about the "Avatar's Archive" before about what a horrid idea it was, and what do you know, you finally got it and removed the concept. The same goes with this name - "Antennae" sucks as a name.
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I mean, we have OCs (particularly changelings) who are named after this kind of stuff all the time in fanfic. Hell, even Chrysalis is kind of in that line, with the sense that a Chrysalis is secreted from an insect's body and encases it.
People complaining about the name is dumb. I don't love it either but who cares? It's just a name and the author's prerogative. The only real issue I had with the chapter, is that throughout the whole story there was so much attention and detail talking to, about, and describing the OCs, and building up anticipation for the big reveal to Chrysalis that Twilight could communicate and was aware, but when it finally came to that moment it was rushed through very fast and felt very dissapointing.
Not really liking the defeatist mood Twilight is in. Shining Armor behaviour is quite OOC.
But not that it really matters seeing as this is now dead...
Looks like this "complains" have dyscorage Him for further work. That saddens Me. I was waiting for more no mather if is good or bad for some PPL. For Me only bad story is story that have been forgotten / abandoned before some appropriate closing no matter if story leave opcion to continue or not.