Uhh, if I can manage to read the 'piece of utter horseshit' I'll share my theories. ::g:: Unfortunately I think it's just the way of fandom: overdone emotional crap rakes in the reviews.
Please don't read it*g*. It's embarrassing and it's not like I'm going to rewrite it or anything. I'm well aware of its myriad faults. But if you were ever moved to crit any of my recent stuff, I'd be more than happy to hear it.
As for the Kiss series, the first story (and yeah, I know it has problems) was written a few months after I started writing. I had a lot of crappy writing habits to overcome and it took me a long time to work my way through them. The second story is basically a vignette caused by too many U2 songs. The third one I'm actually fairly pleased with. There are spots I'd change if I was interested in rewriting it, but overall, as a first novel I think it works. There's some hokey plot devices and a few dodgy story developments, but I'm still pretty fond of the old monster. It was fun to write.
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Please don't read it*g*. It's embarrassing and it's not like I'm going to rewrite it or anything. I'm well aware of its myriad faults. But if you were ever moved to crit any of my recent stuff, I'd be more than happy to hear it.
As for the Kiss series, the first story (and yeah, I know it has problems) was written a few months after I started writing. I had a lot of crappy writing habits to overcome and it took me a long time to work my way through them. The second story is basically a vignette caused by too many U2 songs. The third one I'm actually fairly pleased with. There are spots I'd change if I was interested in rewriting it, but overall, as a first novel I think it works. There's some hokey plot devices and a few dodgy story developments, but I'm still pretty fond of the old monster. It was fun to write.