User blog:JERealize/JER's Third Wikiversary

Hi all, so I'm a few days late but the month's still young. I have been on for three years! Yay!

...uh... yay?

...uh...

I'm not really feeling it...

Dying Moments
Well... it's been three years. Three years of relative nothingness. I came on because I knew someone from the THG Wiki who introduced me to Total Drama, and that started a chain of events that got me to watch all the episodes (of the time) and write my own fanfic stories here. But there's one problem with that. I don't know how to write.

From the first episode of Total Drama America, I thought I was finally sharing my ideas. It was my first story with (mostly) original characters and an original setting (somewhat), and the first few chapters were completed in a matter of months. But then, the stories became slow going. I had to push myself hard from Episode 4 onwards, and Episodes 6 and 9 were especially dreadful, but I managed to make it to Episode 10's doorstep. And Rhonda kept assuring me that I was doing alright, and so I didn't lose focus even with the hiatuses.

But then 2015 came, and so did summer. I re-entered a story I wanted to submit in a contest last year into a contest this year, and my first chapter of that story received a 5/10, compared to other stories in the contest who received significantly higher scores from people who received ess writing experience. Because of suddenly feeling lost and unsure, I was discouraged from finishing that story. When I did receive an honest review of Total Drama America, it was terrible. Even with a massive re-edit of Episodes 6 and 9, the story turned out to be nonsense. I didn't want that. I wanted to share good stories, but if I didn't know how to write... then what was I supposed to do?

With the realization that I would never be a good writer, at this point I decide to put up a referendum. Here's how it will work. I'll ask a few questions about each of my stories, and you are to give genuine answers to each of them. If I get a significant enough negative answer, I will cancel and delete the corresponding story on the wiki. (Well technically I can't delete pages, but I can request deletion.) If there are no significantly negative answers, or if you feel the story should still not be deleted, I will ask another few questions relating to improving the story, and if any have negative results, then deletions will be made. Okay then?

Also, no wimping out. This referendum will close at the end of the month, so that gives you plenty of time to answer. If I don't get 5 answers or more on any of the questions involved, then I will automatically delete all targeted stories. Okay. Let's begin.


 * Question 0A:
 * (This will not affect the score at all)
 * Have you ever read Total Drama America, and if so, do you have an opinion on it?
 * Question 0B:
 * (This will not affect the score at all)
 * Have you ever read Let's Not Talk About This, and if so, do you have an opinion on it?
 * Question 1: (Now begins the serious rounds)
 * In Total Drama America, was the characterization and dialogue adequate or not and how so or not?
 * Question 2:
 * In Total Drama America, were the plots and flow of the story adequate or not and how so or not?
 * Question 3:
 * In Total Drama America, is the story descriptive enough and easy to visualize and how so or not?
 * Question 4:
 * In Total Drama America, were the stories enjoyable or not and how so or not?
 * Question 5:
 * In Let's Not Talk About This, was the characterization and dialogue adequate or not and how so or not?
 * Question 6:
 * In Let's Not Talk About This, were the plots and flow of the story adequate or not and how so or not?
 * Question 7:
 * In Let's Not Talk About This, is the story descriptive enough and easy to visualize and how so or not?
 * Question 8:
 * In Let's Not Talk About This, were the stories enjoyable or not and how so or not?
 * Question 9:
 * Do you really want me to continue either story or both, and if so, which?
 * Question 10:
 * If I do decide to continue, can I get some guidance on how to write? (And some proper guidance like audio communication or filesharing; no "suggestions" or anything as vague as that.)

Okay. Fire away. I hope to get your answers and make a verdict by the end of the month. Or else I'll have to follow the advice of a man I heard 10 years back:

"...You shouldn't even try because you're doomed to failure from the start."

Never have those words spoken so true before now.

I was so blind. I never wanted change in the first place. I wanted mindless violence. (Talk | Blogs | Contributions) 06:31, July 20, 2015 (UTC)