Subject: [fanfic] Eight Days A Week
From: "'D'Artagnan' Frank Ho" <dkshadow@u.washington.edu>
Date: 12/5/1995, 2:13 AM
To: Fan-Fiction Mail List
CC: RPM@UH.EDU


Read all three parts that are sitting here in my HD.  What can I say, 
simply awesome, I couldn't put it down.  I read all three parts, even 
thought I have to study for a final.

Only a few short comments off of the top of my head:

I'd try to keep the cameos down a bit, and try to keep them related to the
story.  The Flash and Godai cameos were great, but some of the others 
like the "Friends" one was kinda out of it.

Angst!!!  Part 3 definitely needed more angst.  The token angst scenes 
were really good, but I think needed to carry on longer.

Resolution, you gotta have resolution.  I'd be real disappointed if you 
just let everything hang at the end.  If nothing else, I think 
Isamu-Nabiki and Ranma-Akane should end up together.  Isamu and Nabiki 
are off to a good start, but I'd love to see more Akane and Ranma 
interaction.  Resolving the other characters is not a big deal, as you 
haven't used them much and there hasn't been much development of their 
characterizations in your fanfic.

While I understand you not wanting to do anything that Takahashi wouldn't 
do, I think you should at least resolve the elements that you've stuck 
into the storyline with your fanfic.  IE, Isaum/Nabiki and Ranma/Akane 
actually being getting along.

My $0.0000001,

Frank


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