#i haven't been able to write even little one shots orz

[noctfury]

Which psychonauts fic author do I have to sell my soul to in order to get an au where Raz's powers are magic based instead of psychic based

[rimetin]

I've never had a comment like this, and I won't say I would hate it or anything, but... As input from someone who only very recently got into doing multiparts at all (chapters or series) the impact of feedback throughout the process has been incredible?

Like i get people who only wanna read completed works, i used to be that way myself. (Very glad i stopped that because the first time i experienced receiving a scheduled fic update for weeks ghat i could look forward to was nothing short of religious, but that's a separate issue really.) And i respect it, both as a writer and reader - my only take re: my own fics is that I can't promise you'll ever see the ending, i may not know it myself, but the journey itself and the writing done so far has value too. It's there if you wanna partake and maybe you'll be that experience richer, but its no sweat.

I never would have started posting my first multipart (or the subsequent ones really) without the reader feedback. That one was supposed to be a one-shot i speculated i might have more ideas for, and the response i received was so encouraging i picked those ideas up and went from there.

I post one part at a time, finishing what I have before I move on. I haven't tried the other way - aside from having an idea of the direction im going for, but not much concrete text - and I'm not sure I will, either. The reader feeback is so so important to me. What parts do people really like? Is there a thread they're not interested in, or even bothers them? What kind of expectations do they have? Im not obligated to offer payoff for any of those if i didnt intend them, but theyre a goldmine of ideas.

I'll also be able to see if people understand some parts differently, and if i need to clarify myself later on. (This was a big point in one chapter actually - i had a commenter, well, argue with me about a relationship and a character's motivations, so I expanded a little on those in the next chapter. And i think the text is better for it!) Or if my interpretation of something is wildly different from the majority. I feel like my own viewpoint can be very limiting in that way and the imput from readers is valuable in gauging how well im actually conveying the things i want to. (that is... the most neurodivergent thing ive said in a while i feel orz)

But like i said, writing always has value, whether finished polished published manuscript, or just brainstormed half-baked ideas. I can definitely see - and given the correct mood probably feel the same myself - how someone commenting they'll read later could feel like dismissing your hard work.

(Exception for multichapters or just other long-time readers, I've commented before on a new chapter before i read it just to kinda announce that im still there, and left a more detailed comment after. The response to that has been positive and i know i would appreciate it myself if it's someone i see almost always without fail.)

Just. My two cents.

//edit to add; someone said use bookmarks for this, and i def recommend this as well! I often go see a fics bookmarks and find some "to read" or "unfinished" or similar tags, and those definitely spark mostly positive feelings - like wow, someone liked it enough to make a note to return to it! sweet!

I've got a question about the general feelings? etiquette? of commenting on in-progress fics with "so excited to read this when its completed" or something along those lines. Because I personally like them, and thought they were generally well recieved and encouraging, aka I've seen authors replied positively. But then the one time I tried to leave a similar comment, the author basically went "I don't know why you comment if you hadn't read it." So, whats the general feeling?

Oof. This is one of those things that's kind of a crap shoot anon. Some authors will take it as a compliment, others will absolutely hate it. It all comes down to how that author feels about readers who don't read works in progress.

Some authors don't post their works until after they've finished writing them - or at least not until they have enough chapters finished that they have a buffer built up and then they can post on a schedule. Other authors post each chapter as they write it.

In either case (but maybe more so for the latter group), authors rely on getting feedback as they post a work in order to know that the work is being received well by its intended readers. If there's silence (a lack of kudos or comments), the author might decide to stop posting the work. They'll assume no one wants to read it and therefore they shouldn't bother to post it.

For a writer in that mindset, someone saying they won't read it until the work is complete feels... bad. Like that person doesn't want to support you during the hard part (writing and posting) and is only going to show up when the work is done.

An even bigger factor, and one that could be in play no matter how the author goes about writing their story, is that comments are kind of a big deal to most writers. They're few and far between and each one is precious because it's a signal that someone is reading and they care and they're telling you that they're reading and they care. But your message explicitly says that you're not reading (yet) - which some authors may take to mean that you don't care, but which either way means that they saw that wonderful comment notification only for it to be "check back later".

Obviously not every author is going to feel this way about things, but I hope that by explaining why some might you can understand it a bit better? Some suggestions for other comments that might be more universally appreciated:

this is just the kind of fic I love!

this one's going in the bookmarks!

this is such a great premise!

All of which you might mean, but they leave out the part where you won't be reading the fic itself for weeks and/or months.

I will caution, however, that if you leave a comment like this when they post chapter one and you don't come back again within a couple of chapters, a certain percentage of authors (and it's not a small percentage) will assume that you loved chapter one and hated chapter two and that's why you didn't come back to comment again.

[siyeon]

i'm not sure why, but there are a few members of Pristin I haven't really been able to match the name to the face yet.. I don't even think they look alike but I'm struggling. Could you maybe help me out by telling me what you think are recognizable traits (don't have to be physical!) for Yuha (Kyungwon), Yehana (Yewon), and Roa (Minkyung)? Thank you if you can help!

hello, my dear anon ~ thank you for being so patient in waiting for my reply ;^; i’m finally getting some down time. so, first off, i confused kyungwon, minkyung, and yewon at first, too. so i understand your confusions… i think! to be honest, i just kept looking at their fantakens and their practice videos. but, let me see if i can help you at all…!

found under the read more ~

i’m going to focus on recognizable physical traits, but in short, yewon is one of the main vocals (she does the harmonizing ad-lib with sungyeon in their adore u cover!) and kyungwon and minkyung are lead vocals! (the rest of pristin can be considered sub-vocals in my opinion, but anyone else is free to add their own opinion on that…! i just believe everyone is a vocal in pristin LOL)

also i really tried with this… OTL i hope i helped a little…. my answer which is really long is under the photo……. orz…… tt

this is also! my opinion! everyone is entitled to their own! just as a disclaimer: every member of pristin is special to me and i love them all and WE GOT DEBUT NEWS! MARCH 21ST 2017! i hope i can help you! if you have any other questions, please don’t hesitate to message me again! and if you want to come off anon so i can make it private, please feel free to do that!

also, there are hyperlinks for all of the videos!

photo source (to hopefully make any comparisons i make of their faces a little more discernible!)

kyungwon/yuha:

[Practice Video] 경원(PLEDIS Girlz) – Who Are You

[Practice Video] 경원(PLEDIS Girlz) - Bye Bye My Blue

tall, tan, queen of rocking short hair. kyungwon is tan and also. long legs. in my opinion kyungwon gives off rapper vibes! i know that sounds weird, but she just has a swagger to her? while i think yewon has the most open and inviting face of the three, kyungwon has an equally open and expressive face among the three! while i mention she has a swagger about her, her face is both elegant and open. i hope that makes sense LOL

to me, kyungwon’s voice is middle-toned (?) and smooth and comforting and is a comforting weight. when i listen to her voice, i think of being at home with my family and listening to a familiar song. (do i sound crazy to you LOL…. i don’t know how to describe her voice other than that.) 

tl;dr: tan; shoulder-length straight hair; tall; looks like she could go SMTM on you at any moment.

yewon/yehana:

[Practice Video] 예원(PLEDIS Girlz) – Chandelier

[Practice Video] 예원(PLEDIS Girlz) - When We Were Young

this is going to sound ridiculous, but when this girl smiles it’s literally like the sun is shining. everyone says that. it’s not an exaggeration. she’s also small. she just… looks small and young and like she needs to be protected? a tiny daughter - who can belt a song like no one’s business. tends to have her hair in a ponytail and wavy. queen of ponytails. queen of wavy hair. smiles so big and has cheeks you want to pinch. i think when trying to distinguish yewon from minkyung and kyungwon, your best best is height! also has cute, round apples of her cheeks. i adore yewon in short LOL. also, comparatively to kyungwon, she has a rounder face. (she and sungyeon together are the pictures of youth lol). also a… small detail… but yewon has like! a high bridge of her nose! 

to me, yewon’s voice is strong and deep. i think of her as the underwater currents that start the movement of waves. it keeps things afloat and yet can stand strong on its own.

tl;dr: small and very young-looking; wavy hair typically in a ponytail; always smiling; literal sun; if you have urges to protect them it’s probably yewon.

minkyung/roa:

[Practice Video] 민경(PLEDIS Girlz) - 부디

[Practice Video] 민경(PLEDIS Girlz) - Lost stars

T A L L… super tall. all legs. so much legs. minkyung, visually, has a very pretty, slim face and a very pretty nose. i call her features fox-like? i don’t know if people will take offense to that, but i really just think minkyung has like… mm, thin features? her appearance is really mature and she looks like she should be my older sister. her eyes are thinner and more almond-shaped, but in a very pretty and elegant way. her face is also slim? her limbs are long (not like nayoung’s, but like i said - she’s… mm long?), and she’s quite pale? i feel like the more you look at minkyung, the more her individuality in visuals becomes apparent if that makes sense LOL

when i listen to minkyung’s voice, it’s sweet and soft and light. i think of spring and waking up to the sunshine. i also think of fairy floss…

tl;dr: long hair; elegant features; slim, long-looking face; TALL; i want her to be my older sister even though she’s younger?

group videos:

[Practice Video] PLEDIS Girlz - WE

Kyungwon: Tan short-sleeved shirt; Jean skirt; White shoes; Short, light-brown hair.

Yewon: White long-sleeved shirt + light blue (?) spaghetti-strap shirt on top; Dark blue jean shorts; Shoulder-ish length brown hair; White shoes.

Minkyung: Blue and white striped shirt; Jean shorts; Long brown hair with bangs.

[PLEDIS’ DEBUT PROJECT] PLEDIS Girlz(플레디스 걸즈) - 아낀다 (Adore U)

Kyungwon: White long-sleeved shirt with a small dark design on the front; Torn jeans; White shoes. Shoulder-length and brown hair.

Yewon: White long-sleeved, cut-off sweater; Jean shorts; White shoes; Hair in a pony-tail with bangs.

Minkyung: White long-sleeved, cut-off shirt; Jeans; Black suspenders; White shoes; Long hair.

[PLEDIS’ DEBUT PROJECT] PLEDIS Girlz(플레디스 걸즈) - Catch Me If You Can

Kyungwon: Black and white half-and half shirt; Black shorts; White knee support; Short black socks with white stripes; Black hat; Shoulder-length hair.

Yewon: Black and white striped t-shirt; Black shorts; Black knee-high socks with white stripes; Hair in a ponytail.

Minkyung: The member that Siyeon interviews in the recording room! In the choreography she is wearing: Black t-shirt with white text; Black socks; Black knee support; Long hair.

[PLEDIS’ DEBUT PROJECT] PRISTIN(프리스틴) - 첫 사랑니(Rum Pum Pum Pum)

Group shot pre-choreo: Siyeon, Kyla, Yewon, Kyungwon, Nayoung, Minkyung, Sungyeon, Eunwoo, Jieqiong, Yebin.

Kyungwon: Blue long-sleeved shirt; Black plaid skirt; Hair in a ponytail.

Yewon: White t-shirt; Green plaid skirt; Gray socks; Hair down and wavy.

Minkyung: Gray polo t-shirt; Green plaid skirt; Long hair down.

[PLEDIS’ DEBUT PROJECT] PRISTIN(프리스틴) - 너��너무너무(Very Very Very)

Kyungwon: Yellow t-shirt; Jean shorts; White knee-high socks with purple stripes; Hair down and shoulder length.

Yewon: Yellow hoodie; Jean shorts; White knee-high socks with blue stripes; Hair up in a pony-tail.

Minkyung: Light blue cut-off hoodie; Jean shorts; Short yellow socks; Hair in a pony tail.

i hope i helped a little, anon ~ please let me know if I did ;^; also i can write a post about what the members’ voices make me think if you need help discerning what i wrote LOL but i hope i helped a little ~ let’s all anticipate pristin’s debut together!