Well. . .


Recently I have been misquoted or misunderstood in my criticism of a
story from this list. As my words were taken, I rather bluntly pointed
out an error in addition to my displeasure for a certain device, or lack
thereof, used in the story mechanics. The author then proced to apologise
to me for writing a story that upset me.

Their story did no such thing. I am hoping that only a few authors would
jump to this conclusion from a criticism, if any at all. In fact, by
asking for C&C as they put it. . .they are very well asking for notes and
remarks on what needs to be changed, in other's view point. Someone would
have to be truly destitute of a good way to allocate their time to remark
on a story they didn't like. In most cases, if they did not like it, they
would simply remain silent if they could not contribute, not go out of
their way to be malicious.

But the question this drew forth from me involves the value of a story. I
myself must break down a story in several ways to appreciate it fully,
much like I do as a musician. But I believe that stories are subject to a
bit of Gestaltism; that is that a story becomes greater than the sum of
its parts.

The best neutraliser of this idea is the story teller. But lacking a
story teller for verbal use, we must become readers and subject a story
to a much more broad sense of interpretation.

I ask you, What stories had become greater than the sum of its parts in
your eyes? What parts did it have in the first place, and why was it
poignant to you?
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