Reviewer: QMajor Signed
Date: April 19 2014
Title: None
Awwwh Olivia Q_Q
This is a really well done story. Congrats for making a set of mostly believable and sympathetic but flawed characters. Given the goal here you didn't really need to, but it's cool. All the little things like poor Olivia's failed helpful gesture.
About the only downside to making the characters human is that it might make suspension of disbelief a bit harder when things get really cruel. But we'll see, if anyone can pull it off you can.
Author's Response: I like when stories contain details of characters going about their normal day. All the little things they do that seem unrelated to the story actually help portray what kind of person they are. I could have skipped that whole scene with Olivia trying to turn on the oven and just said “Olivia always tried to be help around the house.” But I don’t like that kind of storytelling. You know the old adage “show don’t tell.” I want the readers to get a feel of the characters and become sympathetic towards them. Jennifer may seem like a bitch, but look at her life. Nick may seem like a dickhead cheater, but look at everything he sacrificed. Olivia may seem demanding, but she’s just protecting her life and future.
I know I’m not a professional writer or anything—all I’m trying to do is tell a story about three people with very real goals and wants. I might be fucking up somewhere, but I’ll learn as I go along.
I am trying to be careful with the whole suspension of belief thing too. Trust me, Jennifer isn’t going to snap one day and shove Olivia up her ass. I picture Jennifer more as a playful giantess who is using her size to her advantage, which is believable IMHO. Anyway, thanks for your insight, and yes, I’ll keep it in mind I write further chapters. Thanks for the comment, too!