We Think We Know You [Ran-Dumb Book]

💭 Listened to the Livestream [06 Feb 2018]

I listened to Easy Ways to Improve Your Fanfic Now live stream without watching it on YouTube. Like I downloaded it in mp3 format.

Gotta say...one of the most interesting hours in my life. This is what I got merely from listening:

Calm, female voice: d_s_t_e
Loud yet smart voice (I think her mic was too close?): Sheare
British-accent voice: DI_Gremlin
Deepest voice: SGmijumaru
Voice expertly talking about graphics & meteors: ImberLapis
The voice that was introduced second: glitterandasphalt
Yet Another Voice: Dictator-Chan

(Is that everyone?)

•Some quotes (can you guess who said what?):

"I have Bulbapedia on speed dial whenever I'm introducing a Pokémon."

"I'm sure I'm on terrorist watch from the content I look up on Google search."

"It's not like it's hard to find a cover shop out there."

"Okay eyes may be windows to the soul but not to everything."

"I have a speech prepared."

"Yes! Beldum blink! I know this personally from Pokémon amino."

"My go-to is Baskerville."

"That's just shameless self-promotion."

"I wanna thank all those who supported that profile pic. It took a chunk out of my life."

"Don't use the words orbs when you mean eyes!"

"I'm impressed by the Microsoft Paint skills. I'm jealous."

"Just...stating your rights doesn't prevent you from being sued."

"It's interesting how people developed this trend of stating copyright laws."

"I can literally not see the author name."

"This has a capital 'p' and an acute accent on the 'e'."

"Facade. Façade. Whatever."

"I don't wanna be known as Gremlin's drawing."

"Cut out unnecessary scenes. It will save peoples' lives."

"I'm always fishing. Call me the fisherman."

"Especially if you won a ton of awards like that and...blah blah blah blah blah."

"It isn't cheating unless you're caught."

"Oh my god my eye-gasms."

"I bet there's gonna be some smartass out there that's gonna go like vision spheres."

All of the members brought up good points to improve not only fanfics, but writing & novelization in general. Maybe some were a bit more "Poké-centric"...but they all can be manipulated slightly for more general use in my opinion.

I wish I was invited to talk (even though I was working that day). Despite my apparent idiotic persona, I have a few pro tips and peeve quips as well -&-

Personally, the worst is merely grammar and spelling. The point of it is for standardization. That way multiple ideas can be conveyed in similar ways that doesn't confuse anyone or require extensive research. That's why words mean what they mean (it's called semantics by us professionals) so that one person says it means one thing and another says it means another things (and then there's multiple definitions for the same word...augh it gets complex. Then it's all about contextuality).

Anyway...maybe next time I'll be invited (or not! Gotta be a part of GRA staff 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. The staff that doesn't need any positions filled) for the stream. If anyone really wants to hear my uh-pin-ions on anything regarding Pokémon, writing, or whatever in-between.

Welp that's all! See you around I guess? 😂

-GT

P.S. Kat, if you need help on chapter titles, I cheat and use song lyrics (from abstract songs)!