> You've earned a certain amount of trust with the regular posters to break the status quo because you've proven you can give them exactly what they want to read.
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Which as every writer knowns, is sometimes different from what people think they want to read.
> I have no such advantage (I probably didn't earn it either, since any of the changes I've tried to make were summarily rejected). You worked within your expectations, and couldn't possibly predict that Scott wanted to distance himself and all his characters from the PV for professional reasons.
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I knew he wanted to remove Roland and Annabelle because he told us. He tried to rename them and keep the characters inside PV continuity but as discussed that doesn't really work for me.
> That said, my memory tells me that Justin Tyme was a somewhat minor character in the larger story. If it were me in this case, I don't like simply renaming characters and leaving people confused by mirrors of some other character people remember. Instead, the shortcut I would probably take is to eliminate him from this story, and then figure out how to repair his former place in the next one.
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That's much the case with what I did, albeit with an imperfect compromise.
> In this case though I don't think there's reason to panic. If Justin Time has to be removed? I honestly barely remember him even being there, so it must have been the equivelent of a guest appearance. I don't think it will impact the story all that much.
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He did occupy a good half of the last story, and might have oplayed a recurring role in future chapters.
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- Saving the Future – Part 16: One Moment In Time - version 2 · The Hooded Hood addresses one of his longest-running subplots · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 09:15:12 am EDT
- The write was good and the rewrite was even better. (no text) · champagne · Mon Jun 16, 2008 at 06:35:59 pm EDT
- Very intriguing rewrites... · Nats · Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 11:55:17 pm EDT
- Some clever and intriguing adjustments... · Visionary · Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 10:36:33 pm EDT
- Comments version 2 · Anime Jason · Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 04:39:22 pm EDT
- And this just makes even more complications. · Rhiannon · Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 12:19:13 pm EDT
- Nicely edited (no text) · killer shrike · Fri Jun 13, 2008 at 09:43:55 am EDT
- On this. · HH · Tue Jun 10, 2008 at 07:02:46 am EDT
- My thoughts · Scott · Tue Jun 10, 2008 at 08:56:22 pm EDT
- Re: My thoughts · Manga Shoggoth · Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 04:27:19 am EDT
- Now, I'm quite fond of you. If you'd like to exchange your soul for certain success, let me know. (no text) · The Dainty Satan · Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 01:36:36 am EDT
- Hey, I like you plenty. Of course, if you wanted to bribe me with some baked goods, I suppose I could like you more... · Visionary · Thu Jun 12, 2008 at 12:08:22 am EDT
- Nobody hates you man · Hatman · Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 11:17:20 pm EDT
- Has it really been that long? · L! · Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 09:25:30 pm EDT
- Why would we hate you for doing what you should be doing? · Nats · Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 04:43:32 pm EDT
- I don't dislike you, and I don't think anyone else here does, either. Things happen. :) (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 01:48:09 pm EDT
- One question: · killer shrike · Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 07:17:38 am EDT
- Re: My thoughts · Anime Jason · Wed Jun 11, 2008 at 12:33:39 am EDT
- Right then. Carry on. Sorry to be an oik or bounder or whatever. Just didn't want your well-written story to go to waste. (no text) · Nats · Tue Jun 10, 2008 at 12:07:54 pm EDT
- I remember... · Anime Jason · Tue Jun 10, 2008 at 09:51:12 am EDT
- I want the story back! (and the next one) · Anime Jason bring common sense...hopefully · Tue Jun 10, 2008 at 01:33:50 am EDT
- If I say "Roni Y. Avis", does that mean people will stop asking me to finish "Happiness"? (no text) · Visionary's just happy he doesn't have to bribe other people to use his characters. · Tue Jun 10, 2008 at 12:36:56 am EDT
- Response to the resent events. · L! · Mon Jun 09, 2008 at 10:50:55 pm EDT
- I'll second Nats' nomination of "Nick O'Time." This story is too good to remove. (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! · Mon Jun 09, 2008 at 06:43:43 pm EDT
- Bah. · Nats · Mon Jun 09, 2008 at 05:07:27 pm EDT
- This is ridiculous (no text) · killer shrike realizes he is the worst person to say this, given his past antics, but still..... · Mon Jun 09, 2008 at 05:01:42 pm EDT
- Reserved Characters · Manga Shoggoth · Mon Jun 09, 2008 at 04:03:16 pm EDT
- Aw dang. · Scott · Sun Jun 08, 2008 at 01:21:42 am EDT
- So, this is all just an elaborate scheme to get [spoiler] laid? (no text) · CrazySugarFreakBoy! nonetheless enjoyed seeing both his characters and songs he recognized from his favorite decade · Sat Jun 07, 2008 at 12:31:08 am EDT
- Thank God for this. Now that poor subplot can stop the running. Or at least slow down to a jog, or perhaps a power walk. (no text) · Nats · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 11:08:59 pm EDT
- . (no text) · . · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 07:21:20 pm EDT
- Hmmm... and yet she doesn't seem the motherly type. · Visionary · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 07:08:15 pm EDT
- Interesting. Most Interesting. · L! · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 02:11:25 pm EDT
- Still? · HH · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 02:19:20 pm EDT
- I think the title is a song too. [Spoilers] · Anime Jason · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 12:25:42 pm EDT
- Interesting (no text) · Rhiannon · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 11:21:31 am EDT
- Quite a surprising diversion (no text) · killer shrike · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 11:06:09 am EDT
- Oh... Crap. · Manga Shoggoth · Fri Jun 06, 2008 at 10:26:08 am EDT
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