Keelywolfe? Sucks?! HA!

[icarus]

Alright, that does it. Keelywolfe, who is a wonderful author, has been blasted by someone, somewhere, who thinks she 'sucks.' No, not flamed. Artfully blasted, ripped apart, disembowled and left out for potion ingredients.

I believe it's because she's now reached 'Major FanFic Writer' status in a multitude of fandoms. All 'Major FanFic Writers' have to be blasted at one point or another, simply because the masses grow weary of praise heaped upon praise. I confess, I feel green-eyed towards epicycle and would love to blast her stories as retreads of every cliche in fandom, if a word of it were true, and if I weren't panting, frustrated, for the next chapter of 'Draco Veritas.' Bring on Rita Skeeter and the Qwik-Quotes Quill. Yes, I hate Draco/Harry. Yes, I despise cliffhangers posted at every god damned chapter. So what.

Likewise, someone less honest has gone after Keelywolfe. With a - dare I say it? - vengeance.

But judge for yourself (patience, she's a major Lord of the Rings writer):

Sweet Purity of Apples Merry/Pippin
This is a masterpiece of subtlety.

Indecencies of Youth Merry/Pippin
A surprisingly adult and naughty story, emotionally real.

The Art of Fucking Harry/Ron
This story got me into Harry Potter Slash. Favorite line: I wanted it to be special. God. If it got any more special it would probably kill me.

Bandage Aragorn/Legolas
Hot and male. This'll teach those who feminize their male characters a thing or two.

Cast your vote. Sucks? Or doesn't. I'm waiting to hear from you.

Comments

wringing hands about this response ...

[tinderblast.livejournal.com]

has been blasted by someone, somewhere, who thinks she 'sucks.' No, not flamed. Artfully blasted, ripped apart, disembowled and left out for potion ingredients.

I'm not getting this --- are you being sarcastic about the use of the word sucks, or was it a demolition job? In which case, maybe we should read that, too.

At any rate, I'm not really the right person to respond, as I can't read fandoms if I either don't know or don't like the source material, and I despise LOTR (which is a trouble in the HP fandom, as everyone else seems to love it and constantly references it :().
Anyway, I read the only story in that batch that I could and found the Ron in that story to be really unconvincing, and the whole situation to be a little unbelievable. Not to be harsh, but that was my instant impression. She doesn't suck, though.

I've read her work in another fandom, though, and she was really popular and respected there. I haven't been there for a while, but if iirc I liked her work in that fandom.

Re: wringing hands about this response ...

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I would've linked to it if I knew where it was, but I don't. No sarcasm, it was a demolition job.

Just give 'Sweet Purity of Apples' a chance. Really. There's a reason why I listed her LOTR fiction first. I love the 'Art of Fucking' though, because it portrays Harry/Ron as 1)non-schmoopy, sickly-sweet and... 2)as much friends as they are in a sexual relationship. It's light-hearted, and basically takes the friendship and extends it. Which is hard to find. I also think it's sweetly hilarious. But not everyone agrees. Obviously.

Don't wring your hands. People like what they like.

~Icarus

Re: wringing hands about this response ...

[tinderblast.livejournal.com]

It's just that I sort of haven't figured out whether or not it's bad form to criticise someone's work on-line where they might read it, and if I'm comfortable doing this and not in a more private context. It's something that i've been thinking about.

And I've tried to read other stories from other fandoms but, it just doesn't work. I don't get the references, and the material bores me. Plus, you have no idea how much I hate LOTR. The only ok thing I've seen related to it was that hilarious Snape/creature slash story by Vulgarweed that someone rec'd here a while back.

Re: wringing hands about this response ...

[icarusancalion.livejournal.com]

LOL! Then I will never make you read my Frodo/Sam slash. Though I look back on it and think... sheesh. Does one have a lifetime limit to the number of commas can use? If so, then I've used it up.

I think critiques buried in comment section is borderline, but on the front page is uncool and inconsiderate.

~Icarus