Favorite Compliment and Favorite Dig

[AMoveableBeast]

What is your favorite compliment you've ever received as a writer on this site? What is the best(worst) insult you've ever gotten?

Compliment: A reader recently compared my writing to David Foster Wallace, which was, simultaneously, the most generous and kind thing anyone has ever said about my ability, and the cruelest insult DFW has surely ever suffered. He has always been an idol of mine, and to even be mentioned in the same sentence--without prompting, no less--made me a bit giddy.

Dig: A few months ago, I received an email that said exactly this: "I recently read your Literotica submission in the non-consent category. I want to thank you. Many writers strive to affect the world in a positive way. You've actually done it. Now, thanks to you, women who suffer from unwanted pregnancy will no longer be forced to endure the horrors of painful medical procedures to terminate their condition. We can just read them passages from your story and the fetuses, desperate to avoid being born into a world that contains such awful writing, will abort themselves. You're a goddamned hero."

I laughed so hard at that email. It made my fucking day. I want to print it out and frame the bastard.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

What is your favorite compliment you've ever received as a writer on this site? What is the best(worse) insult you've ever gotten?

Compliment: A reader recently compared my writing to David Foster Wallace, which was, simultaneously, the most generous and kind thing anyone has ever said about my ability, and the cruelest insult DFW has surely ever suffered. He has always been an idol of mine, and to even be mentioned in the same sentence--without prompting, no less--made me a bit giddy.

Dig: A few months ago, I received an email that said exactly this: "I recently read your Literotica submission in the non-consent category. I want to thank you. Many writers strive to affect the world in a positive way. You've actually done it. Now, thanks to you, women who suffer from unwanted pregnancy will no longer be forced to endure the horrors of painful medical procedures to terminate their condition. We can just read them passages from your story and the fetuses, desperate to avoid being born into a world that contains such awful writing, will abort themselves. You're a goddamned hero."

I laughed so hard at that email. It made my fucking day. I want to print it out and frame the bastard.

What is a David Foster Wallace?

 

[AMoveableBeast]

What is a David Foster Wallace?

He was a pretty clever fellow who wrote about lobsters and tennis.

 

[SikFuk]

Both from the same story, an Earth Day satire in the LW cat.

This is like Mel Brooks doing extremely risque comedy. Combination Joan Rivers' left and right punches in rapid fire. Should be a movie - kinda Logan's Run XXX version meets Evelyn Waugh. This is as well-written and ironic as anything Playboy ever published at its height.

OK to "express your political point of view?"

IGNORANT COMMIE HIPPIE WNNABE PUNK. I can express mine too.

Another reader said Carl Hiasson would have been proud, which sort of made my day.

 

[MichaelinChina]

What is your favorite compliment you've ever received as a writer on this site? What is the best(worse) insult you've ever gotten?

Compliment: A reader recently compared my writing to David Foster Wallace, which was, simultaneously, the most generous and kind thing anyone has ever said about my ability, and the cruelest insult DFW has surely ever suffered. He has always been an idol of mine, and to even be mentioned in the same sentence--without prompting, no less--made me a bit giddy.

Dig: A few months ago, I received an email that said exactly this: "I recently read your Literotica submission in the non-consent category. I want to thank you. Many writers strive to affect the world in a positive way. You've actually done it. Now, thanks to you, women who suffer from unwanted pregnancy will no longer be forced to endure the horrors of painful medical procedures to terminate their condition. We can just read them passages from your story and the fetuses, desperate to avoid being born into a world that contains such awful writing, will abort themselves. You're a goddamned hero."

I laughed so hard at that email. It made my fucking day. I want to print it out and frame the bastard.

that's the funniest thing I have read all day! thanks. I hope you DO frame it!

 

[walkerlong]

I was once told that my writing is "not too bad," which meant a lot to me because I think they really meant it.

 

[soflabbwlvr]

My "Deep Undercover" series spawned some of the kindest comments I've ever received here. This one was probably the most effusive:

Fantastic story!!!

This is wonderful ! So, soooo hot, but more than that, it's a great story. The new John Sandford novel is sitting on my night stand, completely neglected because I'm wrapped up in your story. Excellent writing! Great twist at the end...can't wait for the next installment !!! More, please.

On the other end of the spectrum, "Deep Undercover: The Fluffer" resulted in the most vitriol (LW, what did I expect?) This one is typical:

i've read some

i've read some bad ones but five pages of this crap your one of the worst but anybody who would sign their name to this can't be to bright so nothing i could say to you that someone hasn't already said and a sicko like you is already dead and just doesn't know it.

Nothing compares to that quote AMoveableBeast posted, however.

 

[AMoveableBeast]

Nothing compares to that quote AMoveableBeast posted, however.

If you're going to have detractors, it's far better to have witty ones, I think.

Still, calling you dead inside was a bit harsh, huh? I've met several sickos, and they seemed just as animate as anyone else. More so, even.

 

[sheablue]

If you're going to have detractors, it's far better to have witty ones, I think.

I wish my detractors were as witty as yours. Or at least as well written. I had the same person read all of my stories and tell me how much they sucked. I'm pretty sure she was a 22 year old college student. At least that's what she said. She said this about one of my stories:

"It's too bad that boring similes are inflicted on nice readers: Your used of verbs is so...ordinary. Invest in a thesaurus and use it. Your battle descriptions were better than your sex scenes--honestly, I don't know if you are capable of writing erotica."

I beg to differ. She was not a nice reader.

This is from the same story:

"I loved this! Not just for the hot sex (*grin*) but for the light expository touch, too. I'm a great believer in the idea that what is left out of a story is often just as important as what goes in. You gave us just enough to make the story work, and no more. As a result, I was left wanting to know more about the characters and their world. Nicely done. Good reveal, too. I saw that it was coming, but not what it was. We should have more asymmetrical superheroines! Brava."


I've had really nice comments on some of my stories that I like even better than this, but I appreciated this comment on a story that has never done well with the readers.

 

[patientlee]

My favorite:

Patientlee has a knack for adding calliopes, roach coach boxes, anti-aircraft guns, backhoes, or whatever to her Ford story vehicles. That's real talent. And its always assembled competently.

My least favorite:

Worse than awful. #2. I'm prolly gonna lose a friend over this, but I don't care. It's that bad.

Different stories. Same person commenting.

 

[Aynmair]

What is your favorite compliment you've ever received as a writer on this site? What is the best(worse) insult you've ever gotten?

Best (may sound familiar to AMB): "You are a wordsmith, forging breathtaking scenes in full color, complete with deep hues, scorching hot colors, and thick, dark outlines. I don't know that I was aroused that much by the characters, though, they were intriguing, but your writing ability alone turned me on. It's gorgeous, truly."

(Thank you, thank you - of course it made my day!

Worst, on same story (author may be recognizable): "Chalky perfessers prolly talk as much as these people but I cant imagine real people blabbering so much. Real people think more than they bloviate. The tale's emotive tone is boring, reminds me of chattering starlets on 3rd rate local cable shows gushing over homeless dolphins. And your effort is larded with irrelevant description. Marsha Brady prolly had sex like this....or Alice...yes!, definitely Alice."

What can I say, other than you can't please all folks? (Note: I took the story down.)

I do look forward to getting a comment half as witty as the one in AMB's OP.

 

[lovecraft68]

Tough call there's been a lot of good ones and some seriously funny bad ones

I think I'll go with this one because it proved I hit exactly what I wanted to in the story which was to set the incest category on its head.

by Anonymous02/03/14
Disturbing?

Yes, it was disturbing. It was more disturbing than erotic, but I have to give a 5 to writing that can disturb me that much! After all, Kafka did the same thing to me!

As for the favorite dig? I am going to go with this one from yesterday because it is from a fellow author and long time hater and their malice and bitterness makes me laugh. I love when haters hate.

by sweet_lusciousdesire05/07/14
trollcraft68

You won with this? seriously? fuck...You must be sucking the boss. Do you know how to write a frickin sentence? Yeah...you must be sucking cock or this story would have been kicked back a zillion times just because of the multitude of errors.

Corny too!
What are you a 102?

Now first off is anyone knows what a "102" is please share.

Second I want to point out that the person who left that remark spent a month filling the boards with threads about how badly they are trolled. Ironic, don't you think?

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Tough call there's been a lot of good ones and some seriously funny bad ones

I think I'll go with this one because it proved I hit exactly what I wanted to in the story which was to set the incest category on its head.

by Anonymous02/03/14
Disturbing?

Yes, it was disturbing. It was more disturbing than erotic, but I have to give a 5 to writing that can disturb me that much! After all, Kafka did the same thing to me!

As for the favorite dig? I am going to go with this one from yesterday because it is from a fellow author and long time hater and their malice and bitterness makes me laugh. I love when haters hate.

by sweet_lusciousdesire05/07/14
trollcraft68

You won with this? seriously? fuck...You must be sucking the boss. Do you know how to write a frickin sentence? Yeah...you must be sucking cock or this story would have been kicked back a zillion times just because of the multitude of errors.

Corny too!
What are you a 102?

Now first off is anyone knows what a "102" is please share.

Second I want to point out that the person who left that remark spent a month filling the boards with threads about how badly they are trolled. Ironic, don't you think?

Do I know him?

 

[AMoveableBeast]

Corny too!
What are you a 102?[/I]

Now first off is anyone knows what a "102" is please share.

Maybe in reference to university? English 101, English 102? That's all I can think.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

The best feedback I ever got was from TIO.

He posted an anonymous tirade, and called me everything but a child of God. Then he lost his mind and added, TIO to the post.

 

[AMoveableBeast]

The best feedback I ever got was from TIO.

He posted an anonymous tirade, and called me everything but a child of God. Then he lost his mind and added, TIO to the post.

Ok. This mad me laugh. Fucking keyboard warrior nonsense at its best, right there.

That's like trying to flinging a bag of flaming dog shit onto a porch, but accidentally using your purse instead of a brown paper bag.

Edit: Also, at least according to this thread, you cast a much larger mustached shadow than I would have expected. It seems relevance is still well within your grasp, Great Old One. I would have thought you half-buried in R'lyeh by now. But your cult, of personality at least, still seems strong.

 

[lovecraft68]

Maybe in reference to university? English 101, English 102? That's all I can think.

I was wondering if they meant to say "are you 10" and just messed it up. After all typing with hooves cannot be easy.

 

[Aynmair]

Ok. This mad me laugh. Fucking keyboard warrior nonsense at its best, right there.

That's like trying to flinging a bag of flaming dog shit onto a porch, but accidentally using your purse instead of a brown paper bag.

Reminds me of a story a few years back, in FLorida I think, when a guy robbing a store at night got caught 'cause he was wearing light-up sneakers.

 

[lovecraft68]

Ok. This mad me laugh. Fucking keyboard warrior nonsense at its best, right there.

That's like trying to flinging a bag of flaming dog shit onto a porch, but accidentally using your purse instead of a brown paper bag.

I've seen it happen a lot especially over in the GB where someone gets so pissed they screw up and post as an alt by mistake and get outed.

 

[soflabbwlvr]

Reminds me of a story a few years back, in FLorida I think, when a guy robbing a store at night got caught 'cause he was wearing light-up sneakers.

I was in the office at high school when a local liquor store called. One of my classmates was trying to buy beer. Problem was, he was wearing his varsity jacket with his name and class year on it.

 

[patientlee]

A kid that I tutored in basic skills was arrested for holding up a convenience store. He dropped his driver's license on the counter. That kid was a tragedy waiting to happen.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Ok. This mad me laugh. Fucking keyboard warrior nonsense at its best, right there.

That's like trying to flinging a bag of flaming dog shit onto a porch, but accidentally using your purse instead of a brown paper bag.

Edit: Also, at least according to this thread, you cast a much larger mustached shadow than I would have expected. It seems relevance is still well within your grasp, Great Old One. I would have thought you half-buried in R'lyeh by now. But your cult, of personality at least, still seems strong.

Go over to the HOW TO BOARD and see what they did to my sterling character!

 

[AMoveableBeast]

If we are talking about foiled robberies, I must include my favorite.

"A man in Florida, who is an aspiring rapper, told police that he robbed a convenience store and shot a clerk in the head with a BB gun in an effort to gain street cred for his hip hop career.

So good luck with your career...Lil' Douchebag." --Seth Meyers--

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1027878&page=2

someone call the cops!

 

[AMoveableBeast]

http://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=1027878&page=2

someone call the cops!

Good stuff. Oh, good stuff. That fake cover...woo! I almost cried a little.