White Pages (when stray cats trip you, don't expect a soft landing!): Prologue
Title: White Pages (when stray cats trip you, don't expect a soft landing!)
Genre: Crack, Comedy, Low Fantasy, Romance
Summary: On the thirteenth day, Changmin leaves his house. For escape or for inspiration, it all depends which-or who- he finds first.
Author's Notes:
I'm not sure if younger readers are aware of what the White Pages are (or were ( Read more... )
Genre: Crack, Comedy, Low Fantasy, Romance
Summary: On the thirteenth day, Changmin leaves his house. For escape or for inspiration, it all depends which-or who- he finds first.
Author's Notes:
I'm not sure if younger readers are aware of what the White Pages are (or were ( Read more... )
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Actually I've read it at the AO3 site but I don't really like commenting there so I'm here...
The part about white pages made me nostalgic, it's strange how those thick books just disappeared because people now have their cell phones...
Changmin's rant about editors was so amusing! And all those hardships he has to encounter when there's the pressure to start a new book without proper inspiration made me quite sympathetic for him.
I just don't understand how Yunho knew who he was, when he called him in his completely inebriated state.
And also how Yunho could appear at his doorstep when Changmin already fell asleep when Yunho picked up his phone so they didn't even talk...
I can't think of anything else but that someone - maybe the editor - wanted them to meet for some strange reason so Yunho already had Changmin's business card - if he has one at all, because he's such an introverted person - so he knew both the phone number both the address...
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My only issue is the use of "antisocial" to mean "not social". I realize it is common vernacular for "not social" but in terms of psychology it is not pleasant to be associated with that term. Especially since not social people are not necessarily psychologically antisocial.
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About the word "antisocial", I understand it has a completely different meaning in psychology versus in common parlance, but both meanings are actually accepted dictionary definitions. Personally I've never known anyone who finds the term unpleasant or insulting (on the contrary some friends proudly refer to themselves as such, although none of them fall under the psychological definition), but you have a point, and I should have been more sensitive in writing this. :'( My apologies, and thank you so much for voicing out your concern. I've changed it accordingly. :)
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I've actually encountered negative reactions from people who know what antisocial means in common parlance (great word...it should be used more in conversation) but not in terms of psychological analysis. So they hear it used to describe serial killers on true crime shows and assume that it means exactly the same thing. And then I get very negative feedback about being antisocial. All that being said, you didn't have to change it. I was not offended. Just slightly bothered because of personal experiences with the word. It's not like it is a trigger and you didn't warn about it.
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this piece went on a hiatus for half a year (along with the author and her lj), but has recently picked up pace, so i was looking back at the comments for support. i didn't realize there was another comment until i logged in today. please forgive me for my grave oversight! i remain to be in need of a beta, but i'll understand if you're no longer available. please accept my deepest apologies at least. this is really a regrettable mistake on my part. ╥﹏╥
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