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I ship the FeelingShip. :D
End of discussion.
No, I don't care if you like OldRival or Red/Yellow.
FeelingShip still pwns my world. >:D

And btw, Blue is the guy.

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Pairings: I don't really like Romance fics (in FF.net) much. I read FanFiction to explore the unknown. If I wanted romance, I'd just go to FictionPress, where so many stories lay.

Sometimes though, I just read the story. Regardless of the pairing. I don't really read slash, unless its mild. Scratch that, I don't read slash at all. If said pairing was in a story, I'd probably just skip the parts their indicated. Still, its quite a bummer when a great story is right in front of me and I can't muster up the guts to read it because of its pairing (and the rating; but shhh).

Oh and I'd reccommend browsing through my favourites! I'm careful to put only really great stories (they have good grammar!) in them. Well ... their great for me. So browse through them! (Not the Naruto ones though -- some of them aren't really up to par)

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Rant: You can usually tell how good a story is by its author's name. If its in text-type (dArkaNgeL, xXxTwiLighTxxwuv ... You get the drift, right?), then you can expect choppy sentences and paragraphs that don't quite 'mesh'. Also, if it the summary contains the phrase 'I suck at summery's', it just ain't worth it. I mean ... You're trying to encourage people to read your story. If your summary isn't good, how can we be sure that your story is?

Also, putting 'The story's a lot better than it sounds' is a big pet-peeve for me. If the story is a lot better than it sounds, then you should be able to make a proper summary for it. What's so hard about writing summaries? It's not nearly as hard as writing a whole chapter, right? If you're making an effort to write a story, do us all a favor and at least try to create a proper summary.

There's also the matter of titles. "Crimson Tears" may sound nice to your ears, but it isn't the same for other people. There's at least a hundred or so stories out there with the same bloody title in this site. If your choosing a title, remember: the shorter, the better. "When the world decided to turn upside down" may sound cool for you, but trust me, it ain't a cool title to remember. For one, its too long. Second, you can practically tell what the story is about in one glance and third: Its common. You're trying to make your story stand out, people. Be more creative.

Lets move to a different topic. Let's start with the simple matter of OC's: 'Jade' is overused. Especially if 'Jade' is in Slytherin. The pun may seem funny, but its actually annoying. Also, no matter how kick-ass the name 'Cassiopeia' is, forget it. The thing is a mouthful and you're just making it harder for us readers. Do you have any idea how annoying it would be to read paragraphs (or sentences) starting with that name? No? Well now you know.

Stories that have OC's that is the Dark Lord's daughter, or being a part of the Golden Trio is absolute bullshit. You're not creating a character when you do that. It's self-bloody-insertion. The idea might sound interesting, but that's probably because your imagining yourself in that position. Do us readers a favor and don't bother writing that story. Voldemort's probably too busy planning about mudbloods' death to even think about fornicating with Bellatrix. Likewise, Bellatrix is probably too busy Crucio-ing someone to even seduce the Dark Lord.

My friend has a FictionPress account. I'm using it as my Homepage and would be glad (grateful) if you check her works out. There mostly romance though, but I think you can stomach her Drabbles. They're not ... all that 'fluffy' but they are ... cute enough.