Comments on: Writing Through Hatred http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred Sat, 02 Mar 2013 16:10:37 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: reesessweetie http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-1783 reesessweetie Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:24:10 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-1783 wow...i didn't have a clue that this was going on. it's so sad that just because people are hiding behind their computer that they feel it's okay to be so vicious and cruel to another human being. it's very disheartening... i can't believe that we almost lost such a great writer in our fandom because of all the hate others are spewing. i'm just so glad that you decided to stick with us and with your stories. you have no idea how grateful i am wow…i didn’t have a clue that this was going on. it’s so sad that just because people are hiding behind their computer that they feel it’s okay to be so vicious and cruel to another human being. it’s very disheartening…

i can’t believe that we almost lost such a great writer in our fandom because of all the hate others are spewing. i’m just so glad that you decided to stick with us and with your stories. you have no idea how grateful i am

]]> By: Cosette Cullen http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-1469 Cosette Cullen Fri, 10 Dec 2010 23:16:03 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-1469 I am stunned! I had no idea there was so much hate and slander surrounding AA5. I am truly sorry for how you've been treated and can only imagine your hurt. I read AA5 last year and it still remains one of my favorite fanfics. Honestly, at the very beginning, I was a little wary . . . unsure how the age/consent thing would be handled. But I continued on, and I'm so glad I did. Also, kudos on your ability to write a companion story from EPOV without being redundant and boring. That's not an easy feat. I rec your story often, and I hope you never stop writing. I am stunned! I had no idea there was so much hate and slander surrounding AA5. I am truly sorry for how you’ve been treated and can only imagine your hurt. I read AA5 last year and it still remains one of my favorite fanfics. Honestly, at the very beginning, I was a little wary . . . unsure how the age/consent thing would be handled. But I continued on, and I’m so glad I did. Also, kudos on your ability to write a companion story from EPOV without being redundant and boring. That’s not an easy feat. I rec your story often, and I hope you never stop writing.

]]> By: Twific Crackmum http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-1386 Twific Crackmum Sun, 28 Nov 2010 10:58:25 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-1386 @Melody, I couldn't have said it any better myself - so I wont. That is EXACTLY the way I feel. I too had some discomfort around the storyline of AAF (being the mother of an 18 year old son) but the excellent writing and character development in this story won me over very quickly. I have spent the last 3 days reading everything on this site and the quality of writing is outstanding. Please keep writing because I, for one, will keep reading. I'm sure that I'm not alone. @Melody, I couldn’t have said it any better myself – so I wont. That is EXACTLY the way I feel. I too had some discomfort around the storyline of AAF (being the mother of an 18 year old son) but the excellent writing and character development in this story won me over very quickly. I have spent the last 3 days reading everything on this site and the quality of writing is outstanding. Please keep writing because I, for one, will keep reading. I’m sure that I’m not alone.

]]> By: Roxie2602 http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-976 Roxie2602 Sat, 28 Aug 2010 04:54:22 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-976 I just finished reading your AA5 story and some of the extras for the first time. I just stumble upon this enty of yours and although I very rarely comment (I know, I should do it more often to show my appreciation), I felt compelled to leave a small note to tell you how I though your story was wonderfully written and I love every part of it, even the, let call it unconventiannale premise. I guess, by those haters standards, that makes me also a sick pervet! I'm glad you were able to find the strenght to get pass those undeserved hate comments and give me and others the opportunity to read your wonderful story. Thank you. And best wishes to you. I just finished reading your AA5 story and some of the extras for the first time. I just stumble upon this enty of yours and although I very rarely comment (I know, I should do it more often to show my appreciation), I felt compelled to leave a small note to tell you how I though your story was wonderfully written and I love every part of it, even the, let call it unconventiannale premise. I guess, by those haters standards, that makes me also a sick pervet! I’m glad you were able to find the strenght to get pass those undeserved hate comments and give me and others the opportunity to read your wonderful story. Thank you. And best wishes to you.

]]> By: Shannon Glenn aka HadleyHemingway online http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-961 Shannon Glenn aka HadleyHemingway online Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:25:54 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-961 I just saw the reference to your website as I was reading through some of your old stuff and found this entry - I am having trouble finding the words to express my horror at what you have experienced and my shock at the amount of entitled judgment that these people have to even comment on you personally at all. I am so sorry - I believe your work to be amongst the best of Twi-fanfiction and have found the various ideas that you've developed for each of your stories to be fresh, creative, interesting, and often reflective of real life angst. I am a psychologist (when I'm not being a full-time mother of 2) and think that you've done an amazing job in handling delicate psychological issues with sensitivity and finesse (INCLUDING Art after 5!!). I don't want to carry on and bring up all the pain that you have dealt with over your writing (actually I just was going to beg for more of the one-shot of Bella and her ex, Senator Cullen) but I do want to offer you my full support and my firm belief in your capabilities. As much as I love the Twilight world (I even love the fanfic more than the actual books) I am constantly blown away by the pathology of its "fans" in both the fanfic and the real world. Forget the crazies, my dear, guard your heart as you need, and carry on with your exquisite writing gift. All the best to you. Shannon Glenn I just saw the reference to your website as I was reading through some of your old stuff and found this entry – I am having trouble finding the words to express my horror at what you have experienced and my shock at the amount of entitled judgment that these people have to even comment on you personally at all. I am so sorry – I believe your work to be amongst the best of Twi-fanfiction and have found the various ideas that you’ve developed for each of your stories to be fresh, creative, interesting, and often reflective of real life angst. I am a psychologist (when I’m not being a full-time mother of 2) and think that you’ve done an amazing job in handling delicate psychological issues with sensitivity and finesse (INCLUDING Art after 5!!). I don’t want to carry on and bring up all the pain that you have dealt with over your writing (actually I just was going to beg for more of the one-shot of Bella and her ex, Senator Cullen) but I do want to offer you my full support and my firm belief in your capabilities. As much as I love the Twilight world (I even love the fanfic more than the actual books) I am constantly blown away by the pathology of its “fans” in both the fanfic and the real world. Forget the crazies, my dear, guard your heart as you need, and carry on with your exquisite writing gift.
All the best to you.
Shannon Glenn

]]> By: Colleen http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-952 Colleen Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:04:29 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-952 I see Gloria and I think you're my sister (her name is Gloria). Then I remember she'd call me Chickie, and she doesn't know this website exists. I'm easily confused. I see Gloria and I think you’re my sister (her name is Gloria). Then I remember she’d call me Chickie, and she doesn’t know this website exists. I’m easily confused.

]]> By: Gloria http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-944 Gloria Tue, 24 Aug 2010 22:41:32 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-944 Hi there Colleen well i just read this and i know i'm a bit slow getting onto your new website which btw i think is just fantastic!! as for this aritcle you just wrote well i guess in the light of the perpetrator you are now a young woman with a fetish for a perverted vampire?!!!! People are just fucking ridiculous sometimes aren't they?!! they just don't see things in the light of what they really are and the aquaintances they have that are influenced by a load of shit are just as low in their assessments!! Anyways i am so glad you are far more mature and of greater integrity than all the judgemental jerks that have irked you and continue to display your wonderful skill and talent in writing and thank God for that one person that helped you through that!! She brings to my mind that saying.."to the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world" i think that's how it goes. I commend you and all your efforts in bringing wonderful stories for our enjoyment! Hi there Colleen well i just read this and i know i’m a bit slow getting onto your new website which btw i think is just fantastic!! as for this aritcle you just wrote well i guess in the light of the perpetrator you are now a young woman with a fetish for a perverted vampire?!!!! People are just fucking ridiculous sometimes aren’t they?!! they just don’t see things in the light of what they really are and the aquaintances they have that are influenced by a load of shit are just as low in their assessments!! Anyways i am so glad you are far more mature and of greater integrity than all the judgemental jerks that have irked you and continue to display your wonderful skill and talent in writing and thank God for that one person that helped you through that!! She brings to my mind that saying..”to the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world” i think that’s how it goes. I commend you and all your efforts in bringing wonderful stories for our enjoyment!

]]> By: Villanova http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-912 Villanova Tue, 17 Aug 2010 11:15:07 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-912 Please don't give up writing you have an amazing talent, I love all your stories I don't always review but enjoy every single installment. I understand that it is easy for me to say ignore the haters, if I were in your shoes I would be upset too, please bear in mind that for every hater you have hundred of admirers thank you for doing it for the rest of us. Please don’t give up writing you have an amazing talent, I love all your stories I don’t always review but enjoy every single installment. I understand that it is easy for me to say ignore the haters, if I were in your shoes I would be upset too, please bear in mind that for every hater you have hundred of admirers thank you for doing it for the rest of us.

]]> By: Wendy http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-877 Wendy Tue, 03 Aug 2010 22:45:50 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-877 Hey there, I missed you and decided to check out Counterpoint again and because I have always loved the stories you tell, I decided to come here and see what else goes on in that brain of yours. Can't say I'm not thoroughly disappointed at the backlash you were privy too. But I will say that had those individuals taken a second to look deeper into the stories you wrote, they would have realized that there were a number layers within your stories that had so much more to say than the relationship you were portraying. I think you already know that had Bella been 36 and Edward 29 there would have been no question. I know you've had numerous supporters speak up for you here on this page but I wanted to lend you my support as well, as a fan and as an open-minded, educated individual with the desire to read more into the stories I spend my days reading. Thank goodness your still writing. What would we do with out you. -searchingforstories Hey there, I missed you and decided to check out Counterpoint again and because I have always loved the stories you tell, I decided to come here and see what else goes on in that brain of yours. Can’t say I’m not thoroughly disappointed at the backlash you were privy too. But I will say that had those individuals taken a second to look deeper into the stories you wrote, they would have realized that there were a number layers within your stories that had so much more to say than the relationship you were portraying. I think you already know that had Bella been 36 and Edward 29 there would have been no question. I know you’ve had numerous supporters speak up for you here on this page but I wanted to lend you my support as well, as a fan and as an open-minded, educated individual with the desire to read more into the stories I spend my days reading. Thank goodness your still writing. What would we do with out you. -searchingforstories

]]> By: Ashley http://sleepyvalentina.com/writing-through-hatred/comment-page-1#comment-825 Ashley Tue, 13 Jul 2010 03:07:00 +0000 http://sleepyvalentina.com/?p=1815#comment-825 It baffles me that people could possibly condemn your story when Twilight is based upon a 108 year old vampire courting a 17 year old girl. And even beyond that she ends up essentially beat up after having sex with him and he gnaws open her uterus to extract their baby that is slowly killing her. How can people who read and love these books judge your story? The hypocrisy involved in that infuriates me. When I don’t like a story, I don’t review it. If something offends me, I stop reading. But people seem to think that just because they’re hiding behind their computer screens, they are under no obligation to have some human decency. There is absolutely no excuse for attacking an author for posting a story that each individual has to make the conscious choice to read. I am very sorry that you have had to face such horrible treatment. And I would just like to thank you for continuing to post your stories. Writing fanfiction is often thankless. Writing takes a great deal of time, especially good writing like yours, and you certainly aren’t receiving any compensation for it. And when you aren’t getting flamed you have to deal with people demanding updates. I’ve never understood that sense of entitlement that people have about these stories. You are obviously under no obligation to take the time out of your life to write and certainly not to post, but you do and you deserve to be thanked for that, not attacked. So thank you again. And especially thank you for continuing to write and post with all of the negativity you have faced for doing so. It baffles me that people could possibly condemn your story when Twilight is based upon a 108 year old vampire courting a 17 year old girl. And even beyond that she ends up essentially beat up after having sex with him and he gnaws open her uterus to extract their baby that is slowly killing her. How can people who read and love these books judge your story? The hypocrisy involved in that infuriates me. When I don’t like a story, I don’t review it. If something offends me, I stop reading. But people seem to think that just because they’re hiding behind their computer screens, they are under no obligation to have some human decency. There is absolutely no excuse for attacking an author for posting a story that each individual has to make the conscious choice to read. I am very sorry that you have had to face such horrible treatment. And I would just like to thank you for continuing to post your stories. Writing fanfiction is often thankless. Writing takes a great deal of time, especially good writing like yours, and you certainly aren’t receiving any compensation for it. And when you aren’t getting flamed you have to deal with people demanding updates. I’ve never understood that sense of entitlement that people have about these stories. You are obviously under no obligation to take the time out of your life to write and certainly not to post, but you do and you deserve to be thanked for that, not attacked. So thank you again. And especially thank you for continuing to write and post with all of the negativity you have faced for doing so.

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