when they say things like...oh, your title is bad, or...you shouldn't write description like this...

you know...reviews...no, i don't/never/haven't ask for any review...mainly bcuz my grammar is bad n i'm not at the point of wanting to learn/improve it anymore.../don't follow this attitude kids/...well, at least not in aff...i've learnt grammar with the 'great' grammar lecturer in grammar class n i still end up sleeping in class or scribbling/learning other language from person seated next to me or talk random stuff or just spacing out or concentrate but just unable to understand what the hell was happening...n as expected my results were horrible anyway/well, whatdya expect/...what makes you think i'd want to learn it here? lol.

but that's not the point.

correcting grammar with reviews, i think it's good. well, if the reviewer is really qualified/legit. i can show my paper qualification of what i'm supposedly able to do, but even that doesn't mean i really have the ability(people will be surprised...)...which is why i don't judge from superficial thing like your paper qualification, (it can be hella deceiving...yes, i'm skeptic, sue me) but more like, the result/product of work itself.

but really...

who are you to say people's title is bad or they shoud write only certain format of description?

Even (most of)my teachers never done that. i'd never do that myself.

Doing something out of the norm/box...is creativity. limiting it is ugly. at least, that's for me. (for some reason, i'm rhyming so much lately...ain't i? xD)

i sometimes check reviewshops...bcuz i do have the desire to get somebody to give unbiased/constructive opinion of my stuffs(since i know i can't hope anything from most of my readers hah)...and usually what held me back is that i don't want to see the criticism on my grammar...bcuz i know it's bad...damnit...i just want to know about my plot/characters/setting/anything related to the story other than grammar mechanical parts. and most reviewshops don't have that. well, some reviewshop even talk about they will judge you on grammar/spelling blabla without even using the correct/error-free spelling/sentences on that explanation itself. hmm, very, convincing.

and people always say that if you don't have much view/subs/comments...it's cuz your story is just not good enough...simple as that. but what about stories with much view/subs/comments that still aren't that any better? hmm...anyway...another thing is that, there are people accusing authors who stop writing bcuz they only want popularity n not happy when nobody comment. my dear, wanting comments doesn't necessarily indicate wanting popularity to think so lowly of the authors who want them. please think a little deeper before judging. n stop assuming all authors' have same motivation for something n are as low as the dirt in your toenails just bcuz that's what you'd think in their shoe. you're not them, they're not you. besides, what do i always say about generalizing?[give me the correct answer for this n i'll give you five karmapoint.lol-only for first person though if any] ;)

anyway, there, sidetracked again...

ok, back to the topic...one title may look lame to you, but does it make it lame? uhh, no. who are you anyway? sure...they ask for the reviews, so they should accept the reviewer words as fact.....uhm, really? no, i mean, of course you can give your opinion about the title...but there are ways of constructing your opinion without making it sound like the writers had done grave crime, and that your opinion is the ultimate truth. some of these reviewers just made me 'what? i find the title interesting, nothing wrong with it...' in fact, some of the 'better suggestions' don't even appeal at all to me, who is...a reader as well...maybe i should just become a reviewer myself...hah, but nah...i don't have the ability...unless you like scatterbrained review that doesn't "help you improve" but just give my take on your story based on what it made me felt/think... then go on...if five people ask for me to review their story...i might open my own reviewplace...haha...i just don't like ripping people off so much when i can just focus on positive things...the funny thing is...many reviews i've seen tend to be so harsh on the comments, but still give extremely high marks for the harshly-commented segment...that really raises my eyebrows in questioning.

and same like title, telling people what they should or shouldn't have on description/foreword bcuz it projects certain image that is not acceptable for the standard description that should be...is just.......idk....lame? it's again....limiting...and goodness....so much limitations....i'd feel trapped inside a small box...sometimes they tell, what should be in description n how you shouldn't construct it...but for me, hey, the description gives the idea to reader(or rather, me) not just about the story...but the writer/writing style. if everyone are supposed to follow that little rules of description...then everything would just look the same...idk..maybe that appeal to many people(as those referred reviews would say) but to me, it takes away the soul of the writer...it's just mechanically perfect. nothing beyond. just trying to grasp n impress readers in generic way. hmm, idk.

maybe it's bcuz i like to see people who breaks the limit, who look cool not bcuz they project themselves to look cool, but by being themselves...bcuz it shows when you do sth to impress or when you do it just cuz that's just what you are...n you'll be surprised that even people who doesn't try to be cool can be even cooler? bcuz they're not restricted to the rules-of-looking-cool....this is just a symbolism of limit...but i fail at making symbolism that makes sense anyway so...forget it if you find it ridiculous....i was a phail literature student. i came from science stream n never like it one bit n got into literature in tertiary education...maybe bcuz i don't study that much n just dive straight into it...i'm not so rigidly grounded on certain rules...some lecturers see my different interpretations as interesting/out of the box...some see it as lack of understanding of the real meaning/stupid...but they can think what they want, it doesn't make me stupid, it doesn't make me smart, it doesn't do anything...it doesn't make their opinions fact, even though they're the experts...even they can have clashing opinion on a mere irrelevant student...what does it show? without legit evidence/proven theory/science and all that s...their opinions are merely opinions...even if they're the country's ruler or most genius person on earth. of course, i don't apply it for religion mind you. i just don't. i have enough faith in it. even if it may look messed up in my fics...err. and although i'm still so far from considering myself a religious person.

don't even get me started on graphic determines how good a story is...sure, it makes it prettier...but does it add anything? eh...not to me...c'mon...have mercy on people who can't do graphic/cough/ and is traumatized to ask from graphic shops after being abandoned without notice a few times already /coughs/....lol/

originality is an aspect i can get behind though that also depends on how much the reviewer have actually been reading around without limitations or else, they might not be aware outside of the ones they're aware of...sometimes, i find reviews talking bout how original this story is...when i've seen the plot at least a few times already...of course, i'm not asking for them to be perfect...just...maybe if they tread it more carefully, it wouldn't raise eyebrows....or maybe that's just me...

another usual segment i can accept is Reader's enjoyment or something...whatever you call it...just, i think, make it 'reviewer's enjoyment instead...bcuz you might not enjoy it...but other people may have love it to death. oh wait...i get it...it's reader's enjoyment(without plural, so maybe the reviewer is referring to self) but still...why not name it 'my enjoyment'? lol.

 

whooo...what am i doing? reviewing reviews...haha....no really, reviewers please don't get mad at me...this is in no way a personal attack to anyone...just the general opinion i form after reading/browsing reviewshops for the past 2+ years in here...and who am i? just a lame pathetic being...not worth to get anyone angry since my opinions are not fact n can be totally irrelevant to other people, they're just my feelings n are merely supposed to be relevant for myself...i do understand that once a writer opt for a review...of course they're entitled to reviewers opinion....i just think reviews could be structured better to uhh, project better image in my head? oh forget it...not like i dare to ask for one anyway...i'm not looking for praises or free-criticism, sometimes i'm really curious...i want to know how good/bad my fics are in details, not from biased/fan of related idol pov......but just convincing structures n wordings n rubrics that doesn't focus on things i dislike i guess/cough i'm looking at you grammar cough/...lol. maybe when i find my ideal, i'll finally try it. that reviewshop will definitely be hella awesome to convince the skepticest(lol) person to apply...

and shops that feature certain artistes or certain artistes tags usually shove me away too...bcuz it gives the image that they prefer this artiste, and if you go for someone not in the league...they might not 'enjoy' it very much...i know...it's not like they can feature 578345894564069580 idols in one poster/layout....but it doesn't make me feel secure enough nevertheless...especially for someone who doesn't write exo. haa

 

lol. i annoyed/scared you did i? ahh, what to do...i just happen to have that talent...

i just want to say...yeah, reviews are good but don't let it change your own shape n colours. i'm a little saddened when certain writers are so affected by reviews they totally change something that's already imperfectly perfect for me, of course...things like grammar/language is something you can't help but change...maybe even flow...but something about reviewer opinion on your plot or character or description or title or idk...sometimes it ended make the story totally change into something else that's not even what it was in the first place, n meant to impress, but somehow...lacks that little something...that could change everything (here comes the rhyme again lol). individuality is important to me, (not forced generic perfection) it's what sets you apart...doesn't mean you have to try hard to be different...sometimes, trying too hard to be different only make you more generic. just be yourself. /who am i to give any advice anyway...eh, just take it or leave it...no forcing here and certainly, no facts/

hey, one (wo)man's meat is another (wo)man's poison, one (wo)man's trash is another (wo)man's treasure...'ya get what i'm sayin'?...

 

i've been trying to reduce my rambling about all random stuffs...bcuz sometimes it just brings unwanted attention...n create unneeded tension...n incite unwelcomed arguments/fights...but really...i just like taking it off my system sometimes...even though i don't like how it ruins my image everytime /flips hair-okay they're not even flipabble oh well/

hey...i'm not sleeping or doing anything productive or writing n spent the past hours on this? -___-

sorry if you find my opinions disagreeable...try not to attack me or attempting to brainwash me that i'm wrong...hey, different people, different opinions...that's it, you ain't gonna change mine. 

well...that's all for today...lol.

/slapped/

/here comes the judging eyes/

/paranoid/