Hi! I joined FF.net because I noticed that hardly anyone posts concrit anymore- most people have lost patience and flame or just say "Great! I want more!” I thought I would spend a bit of my time helping people who want to improve. I'm not going to post any fics myself, as I don't have the time to make a good story, and sometimes I may not be able to come on here for ages. I don't want to have to remember to update fics. Because I give concrit, not flames (unless your story is so bad I can't help it), then my reviews aren't meant to be insulting. If you're offended, and PM me, and if when I check all I did was give you concrit don't expect a reply. I have only heard about this site for a couple of days, but by going through the forums I have heard a lot of people complaining about concrit being taken the wrong way. I will be mainly be in the anime/manga category. I started watching anime two months ago, when I started learning Japanese. My teacher suggested I try to hear some native speakers use the language and anime seemed an easy way to listen to the language everyday. I haven't have time yet to watch very many animes- but so far I have seen some of Naruto, Bleach, FMA and Fruits Basket. Lots of people seem to like PoT so I might try that soon too. However, due to the fact I am spending time studying Japanese, Romaji abuse really annoys me. Ok, so I'm not very good at Japanese yet (I've only been learning for two months remember) but just because you know "kawaii" and "baka" you cannot speak Japanese. Romaji isn't even proper Japanese at all! These are some of the mistakes I hate seeing in stories: 1. Romaji Abuse! 2. Mary Sues or self-inserts. Yes, we all like to imagine we're perfect- but don't post it on the Internet. Here is a good Mary Sue litmus test- but remember this isn't perfect! http://www.springhole.net/quizzes/marysue.htm 3. Bad Grammar. So many people don't know the difference between you're and your. "Your" is used to show possession- as in "your dog". “You're” is used as an abbreviation of you are. 4. Bad spelling. If you don't have a spell checker on your computer, use www.spellcheck.net Anyway, that's all I feel really comfortable posting on the Internet. Oh, and I am English, so I may spell things a bit different to some people. Quotes I was having such a good day until I woke up. The only thing standing between total happiness and me is reality. Money can't buy you happiness, but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery Borrow money from pessimists - they don't expect it back I didn't lose my mind- I sold it on Ebay. Smile, and the world will smile with you. Laugh and they'll all think you’re on drugs To the world you are just one person. To one person you may be the world. Love is giving someone the power to break your heart but trusting them not to. Every sixty seconds you spend sad or angry is a moment of happiness you will never get back. Don't care about people who talk behind your back- it just means you are two steps ahead. A bell’s not a bell till you ring it, A song’s not a song till you sing it, Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay, Love isn’t love till you give it away. I'll always be beside you, Until the very end, Wiping all your tears away, Being your best friend, I'll smile when you smile, I'll feel the pain you do, And if you cry a single tear, I promise I'll cry it too. |