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The Maelstrom (Chapter One) FDK
Mar 2nd, 2011 at 3:40pm
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The Maelstrom
Wow, one hell of a start. Love the new aircraft. Lots of action here, it had me on the edge of my seat!. Smiley
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Reply #1 - Mar 2nd, 2011 at 6:19pm
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One word: powerful.  This is excellent fanfic, Amelia!  Can't wait to read more!  Cool
  

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Reply #2 - Mar 4th, 2011 at 9:37pm
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Yeah, coding the italics is a drag, I use them quite a bit as well. Wink

Thsi is a great story! I'll have more to say after I get home and can really sit down and read. And make the text bigger, the eyes aren't as good as they used to be. Smiley
  

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Reply #3 - Mar 4th, 2011 at 11:12pm
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ROTFLMAO  Smiley
  

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Reply #4 - Mar 7th, 2011 at 11:26pm
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It should be in the Library before too long, Deborah was kind enough to get it done, but there were formatting and other errors in it. please tell me what you think of it. There will be a sequel, I just am not sure when. remember, this is not canon, it is way out of canon. Straker's life changes in this.

Come to think of it, Ford's life changes in this.
  
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Reply #5 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 1:18am
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We're waiting for final approval before taking it live. Huh
  

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Reply #6 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 6:40am
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Such a fun time The Man and his sidekick are having!  No wonder this is novel length with all the ruckus they're causing!  Cheesy  When do we get more?  Wink
  

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Reply #7 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 11:48am
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Reply #8 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 11:59am
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Blue shrew and I looked it over, it looks fine. Of course when it goes up I'll see all the errors. Putting a story out is like sending your kid to school for the first time. You want them to be liked, and have friends. Putting a story out is putting your soul out.
  
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Reply #9 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 12:11pm
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Write Rat wrote on Mar 8th, 2011 at 11:59am:
Putting a story out is putting your soul out.


Which is why even the worst stories should be treated with respect.  Because they come from a person's heart.  (Not that your stuff is in that category!  You know what I mean.)  Smiley 

I'm really enjoying this journey, Amelia, and can't wait to see what happens to our Dear Man next!  Cool
  

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Reply #10 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 2:06pm
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Write Rat wrote on Mar 8th, 2011 at 11:59am:
Blue shrew and I looked it over, it looks fine. Of course when it goes up I'll see all the errors. Putting a story out is like sending your kid to school for the first time. You want them to be liked, and have friends. Putting a story out is putting your soul out.


Don't I know that feeling! Cheesy I've been looking over stuff I wrote last year saying, God, how did I let that get by. But that must mean that I'm improving, that's a good thing, right? :Smiley Smiley
  

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Which is why even the worst stories should be treated with respect.


Right on! Smiley
  

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Reply #12 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 2:31pm
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Matt wrote on Mar 8th, 2011 at 2:06pm:
I've been looking over stuff I wrote last year saying, God, how did I let that get by. But that must mean that I'm improving, that's a good thing, right? :Smiley Smiley


Writers improve as they practice their craft.  It's just the way it is.  Many authors won't even reread their early works, because they're so embarrassed by them.  I don't think they should be so critical of themselves.  It's a growing process, after all.  Are you disgusted with a child because they're young?  That would be silly.  We should be proud of our beginnings.  They led us to where we are today.

I suppose I should define what I meant by 'worst stories.'  I wasn't referring to early works of UFO fanfic writers (with their inevitable deficiencies.)  I was referring to those occasional stories that we read that bear absolutely no resemblance to the show it came from.  *sigh*  I guess I've been thinking about the new movie and how awful it's going to be.  I know Gratzner said he loved the show, but I have to wonder if he ever even watched it!  Anyway, that's what I meant when I made the comment.  Not early works.  Just ones that really don't have anything to do with UFO.
  

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Reply #13 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 2:41pm
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I know Gratzner said he loved the show, but I have to wonder if he ever even watched it!


Maybe we should take up a collection and mail him the DVDs. Cheesy (Along with a couple script ideas.)
  

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Reply #14 - Mar 8th, 2011 at 4:02pm
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I think it's too late for that.  And since we all see the show through our own lives, it's possible that he would still see it the same way.  It's just so depressing.  I would have enjoyed a good remake -- along the order of the recent new Star Trek perhaps (which wasn't the Kirk we knew, but it was hilarious!)  Cheesy  I wouldn't have minded a more sarcastic Straker.  But it's not going to be anything like the original show at all.  Sad
  

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