Originally posted by: NocturnalBeing
Okay. Now this matter has really gone to far. I tried to keep silent about it and avoid a battle ground, but I believe that was my biggest mistake.
I understand the fact that you don't like the way the characters play out in the fiction, and seriously, I don't think that is something to apologize. I have read my pieces, where I don't like the kind of story, but others love it, so I refrain from commenting. And that is not to keep a golden picture of myself, but because as a writer I know what goes into writing.
Also, as thegameison, who is a very dear friend, pointed out, criticism is welcomed to the point it is constructive, and helps me understand your grouse. I cannot for the life of me fathom, why you think changing the characteristics of a character makes me a lesser writer. I could have stomached if you said you did not like my story (which you clearly don't) , or that my writing is confusing, but the fact you are trying to limit my freedom space, is something I dun understand.
I have personally come across so many fictions where the characters only have the name and their personality differs like sun and stars. What irks me is the fact you are trying to say that just because I changed the way Swayam is, you think I am doing injustice to all of the characters. Also, it is my call who gets what screen space in my fiction, and really, you cannot comment on it.
I dunno if you write or not, and it is not really necessary to know how to write to comment on a fiction, but I really hope you empathize with the amount of efforts that goes in. I told you before, I will take criticism in it's true and healthy spirit, but what has amounted here is clear bashing of my writing and my characters. And really, by publicly not writing the stuff that you PMed me, does not make it less.
If you look forward to mush and romance between the two, I say, please read some other fiction. Also, please read up the introduction of my fiction, which I have not touched, and it clearly says, "I wanted to do my own justice to him and his character, and build up a new image of him. I hope I succeed in it." him as in Swayam.
I have always, and always refrained myself from writing mush, and there have been some times I have wrote it, but never liked so much so. So please, if you look out for that, I would have to politely let you go from here. This is my writing style and my way of imagining the characters, and I shall not change it.
Let's hope this is the end of this.
N.