Date: March 13 2023 12:22 AM Title: Chapter 8
Nice story of a gentle giantess, with the setting reminding one of Gulliver's travels. I have to agree, playful and gentle is certainly appealing for some readers like you and me. The political satire is integrated well so as to interest readers without pulling them out of fantasy escapism.
Maybe it is because I'm a newcomer to the community, but I've gotten tired of all the violent GTS stories. It seems like the giantess/giant always becomes one dimensional, a being existing to torture and kill the tinies. Not that there is anything wrong with them, for I do enjoy them, but I long for a well-written gentle giantess story. One with an actual plot, which I have found in this story.
This is why reviewers like Shrimp seem not to understand that the GTS fetish isn't monolithic, and not everyone enjoys the same thing. I don't mean any offense to them when I say this, because I'm sure that they are trying to help according to their mindset. I'm glad that the author is open-minded on this subject. I believe that authors can write for themself and appeal to readers at the same time. A gift to write good literature, so why not use it for your own happiness? Readers like me will tag along in the meantime. Commendations, Author Pixis!
Date: July 09 2018 3:34 AM Title: Chapter 3
Read through some of the more...ahem, *negative* reviews, and I have to say that you write beautifully. I’m into both extreme gentle stories and violent, dominating, sexual stories, I know I’m probably a weirdo as my name dictates. But hey, you did a good job explaining yourself to the other selfish individual, and all your works are great. I’ll be cheering for you on the sidelines!
(I don’t really know about story writing but more details would be nice, only complaint I have lolz)
[Report This]Date: June 04 2017 7:51 AM Title: Chapter 8
Give the tinies a brownie and take them on a plane! I'd love to see how they would react.
Date: June 06 2012 2:35 PM Title: Chapter 8
Well at least it had a happy ending.
[Report This]Date: June 03 2012 10:09 AM Title: Chapter 1
I know I left some reviews before that would of been viewed as negative, but the truth is plain u are a very good writer and this is a very good story. Sure my taste in gts fetish is different from urs but this is a very well written story. Hope my reviews have affected ur decision to not continue ur story, because as far as story goes its one of the best in a long, long time on this site. So thx for taking time to give us this great story.
Rhino
Date: June 01 2012 4:34 PM Title: Chapter 1
I so wanted her to digest Ozzy! ;_;
Or the rulers.. someone!
[Report This]Date: June 01 2012 11:22 AM Title: Chapter 1
Good work. Admittedly, i didn't have time to read each and every word, but of what i did see was well-done and enjoyable to read. Don't let the negative reviews from people who don't understand how the rating system is supposed to work get you down; keep on doing what you enjoy, because plenty of other people happen to enjoy it too.
Author's Response:
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed what you saw. I have to admit, I've skimmed my way through a few stories here so I don't blame you. I know my stuff's more involved and wordy than the average fetish story. As long as you liked it, that's what matters.
[Report This]Date: June 01 2012 11:00 AM Title: Chapter 8
Hey! Anybody as prolific as you usually are deserves a rest break, now and then. So, take as long as you need. And, thanks for sharing this serio-comic epic with us.
It was a pleasure reading it. Believe me! :-)
Author's Response:
Thanks, Cary.
[Report This]Date: June 01 2012 9:24 AM Title: Chapter 8
Was a great end to the piconorean part on the little island. If indeed you do continue(and I hope you do) I'd like to see Vera an her little travelers arrive at her home instead of with the giant brogdab......(or however it's spelled). I just feel that there will be far more opportunities in the human world for the tinies apposed to the giant one(this is my opinion of course so whatever happens happens).
Anyways this story has been a great journey and an all around finaminal tale. Hope that your hiatus isn't too extensive.
aaron
Author's Response:
Thanks for reading. Glad you liked it. If and when I continue this it will indeed be in the human world, not a Brobdingnag-type setting. Though I was inspired by Gulliver's Travels, I wouldn't want to simply recreate the whole book.
Date: June 01 2012 4:43 AM Title: Chapter 8
Great Story !!!!! I would very much love to see many follow-on stories with Vera leading the Piconoreans on most fruitful and pleasurable explorations around Vera home world.Also I be really hot for them all to carefully set up constant two way travel business between vera world and The Piconoreans .Of course only other people of vera world that will treat the Piconoreans right .Should be trusted to know the Piconoreans exist'let alone the way to the Picoreans world.Please take to heart all of the above."Thanks" much !!!!!!!
Author's Response:
Thanks. Not sure if two-way travel between the worlds is a good idea. Humans and Piconoreans can't even get along amongst themselves sometimes. Putting them together could be trouble.
Date: June 01 2012 3:58 AM Title: Chapter 8
Just wanna add one more thing: I hope you weren't discouraged from continuing this story because of all the negative reviews I've read here. I've read through all of them and (this is just my opinion) maybe the reviewer should try reading something else more to his taste - like any of the several hundred violent GTS stories on here. I never read those stories, but I also don't give them endless negative reviews just because their subject matter doesn't interest me.
Please don't be discouraged, this story couldn't be more fantastic - unless it were to continue, that is! ;-)
Author's Response:
There were other factors. As I said, I'm dealing with some real world problems and that's not a good headspace to be in when trying to write. And it wasn't so much the negative reviews that bothered me as the debate about the role of an author (pleasing others vs. staying true to oneself). There was a pretty big philosophical difference there.
In any case, glad you enjoyed the story. I'll get around to the Piconoreans' adventures in the human world eventually.
[Report This]Date: June 01 2012 3:51 AM Title: Chapter 8
The best ending of any of your stories, in my opinion. The amount of possibilities it opens up to is endless. I would probably kill to find out what happens next, even if it's just one chapter. But I realize how distracting real life factors can be ( my own writing has diminished quite a lot recently, I must admit) - even so, I hope you find the time and desire to continue this story, since it is such a wonderful tale.
Date: June 01 2012 12:49 AM Title: Chapter 8
loved the story. i would have enjoyed more worship, but overall i enjoyed the story. THANK YOU
Date: May 15 2012 8:38 AM Title: Chapter 1
Pixis said:
I'll let you in on a secret. I've been having a shitty few years lately and my writing is an escape from that. An outlet for my creativity and a chance to do something I enjoy. So yes, these stories are created partly for my amusement. If others enjoy them too, I'm glad to hear it. If others do not, well, no one is forcing them to read my work. If you find that selfish or find the end result boring, maybe these are not the droids you're looking for.
I appreciate that you're trying to give constructive criticism. Under other circumstances, I might listen to suggestions. But telling someone that he will "languish in mediocrity" or that his chosen genre is "boring" and "sad" does not come across as very constructive. It just rubs people the wrong way.
I realize that getting negative feedback can be tough. And you are under no obligation to improve your stories, this is true. I only wanted to point out how you can go from being a mediocre writer to a great one Pixis. . You do have that potential as we all do.
And it is your prerogative to either listen or throw a tantrum as well. But it is my hope that once your tender feelings have been given enough time to subside that you will see the wisdom of my words. Which are, Please Stop Writing Just For Yourself!
Once you can do this, your stories are going to double in value.. Rather than becoming angry, or looking for the one perceived slight in order to justify anger, just put your emotions on hold for a little while and consider how including something for everyone or writing to the genre as a whole demands that one sided selfish aims go to the wayside.
Thank you very much for informing me that you are going through a rough time and that writing is your outlet.. This explains why there is so much Me, Me, Me, in your writing.
Perhaps when the situations of your life improve (as I very much hope that they do) you might be more prone to see that I am right about approach and substance.
Until then, I only ask that you suspend your hostile emotions and think about what I said to you and how you can improve your stories from a status that only appeals to a very tiny segment of this community.
I regret that my words have angered you to the point that you would ask me not to read your stories but if my words would lay seeds that will grow when the soil finally becomes fertile then leaving your writings per your request for greener pastures will not ruin my enjoyment of this genre.
Having and holding a higher standard for writers who can live up to it is worth angering them in my books and worth the risk of flames from other Don Quixotes who wish to champion the original writer. As the main objective is to let the writer in question know where his/her stories are at present (mediocre) and where they have the potential to arrive at (greatness).
If you are incapable of seeing the compliment in this response and only capable of wallowing in self pity due to having thin skin than whoa to you my friend.
Think some more on this and then make us a masterpiece that can embrace the entire community.. There are a few out there. You've got what it takes... You need only lay down the selfishness and the classics with issue forth from you.
Best of luck to you Pixis!
Author's Response:
I apologize for my rant. As I said, shitty mood lately. I still think that we fundamentally disagree however.
If I were to change my approach and write for the genre I don't think my writing would improve. Why? Because this genre has many elements that don't appeal to me (violence, crush, insertion, hard vore, etc.). You can find that self-centered if you choose but the bottom line is that while I could write such scenarios, if I don't care for them and don't believe in what I'm writing, the end result is going to be very poor.
Also, it is impossible to "include something for everyone" because you cannot please all people all the time. Let's say I include these other scenarios to appeal to the rest of the GTS fanbase. By making Vera a violent giantess, I have now alienated the gentle fans. By keeping the little people an inch tall, I have alienated anyone who prefers other sizes. Or who likes actual giant women rather than shrunken men. And as every person's interests in this fetish are different, I am sure to leave something out.
Aside from all this, it is my belief that a writer should be true to himself or herself. If a writer has a vision or a goal for a story, he should follow this, not change it based on what other people think it should be. There's such a thing as artistic integrity. Some people will like the author's work. Some people will find it mediocre. But at least it's his. It's something that came from that author's imagination and life experiences, not an altered product written by committee.
My goal for "Vera" was to write a gentle GTS story that satirizes our culture's conflict between secularism and religion. If that's not what you came here to read, I don't know what to tell you. That's what this story is. And I'd rather write a solid gentle story that I can believe in than a half-assed mixed genre story designed to appease others.
I see from your user page that you have a chapter posted of an unfinished story. If you believe you know what can improve a person's writing and please the community, I encourage you to follow your own advice. Finish your story and show us how it's done.
Date: May 13 2012 9:19 PM Title: Chapter 1
Pixis said: "This story is motivated by my personal fetishes so I'm including scenarios that I find sexy while exploring themes and ideas that interest me."
And Pixis said: "I'm writing primarily for me here while hoping that others enjoy it."
Ah, So you are writing this story for yourself then.. Thank you for clarifying that... And now I know why this story will languish in mediocrity.. Because its author's heart is wrighting for himself and not the genre fanbase.
When this author learns how to write to the genre fanbase instead of just writing for himself than I can see his stories taken to a new and higher level as this author does have potential..
Writers who can write to the genre and include a little something for everyone tend to present the best stories every time and not just a one sided and one dimensional story that only offers one of the following, be that vore or foot or gentle or violent which gets so repetitive eventually.
These words are only intended as constructive criticism to the original author and is hoped will not fall on deaf ears as I truly believe that this author has great potential should he mature past the me phase of his writing.
Author's Response:
Yes, I'm writing for myself first. Is that such a crime? I didn't realize I was supposed to take this story that I'm writing for free as a hobby in my spare time and tailor it to what someone else wants to see, rather than what interests and inspires me as a writer. This may surprise you but almost every author writes for his or herself first. Many that do not are either selling out for a quick buck or end up writing inferior work because their heart is not in it.
I'll let you in on a secret. I've been having a shitty few years lately and my writing is an escape from that. An outlet for my creativity and a chance to do something I enjoy. So yes, these stories are created partly for my amusement. If others enjoy them too, I'm glad to hear it. If others do not, well, no one is forcing them to read my work. If you find that selfish or find the end result boring, maybe these are not the droids you're looking for.
I appreciate that you're trying to give constructive criticism. Under other circumstances, I might listen to suggestions. But telling someone that he will "languish in mediocrity" or that his chosen genre is "boring" and "sad" does not come across as very constructive. It just rubs people the wrong way.
Date: May 13 2012 4:50 PM Title: Chapter 7
That's a very great story in my eyes. It is always exciting to find out a new chapter and a few scenes make me smile for real. I have a lot of trouble writing in english since it is my third language... I often feel like I'm doing some 4th grade text. Your stories give me a lot of motivation to keep on and try to contribute on this site despite the genres not being that popular. Whenever I visit this site and see Pixis in most recent it's always a joy. I hope you won't let a few negative criticism alter your motivation because I am eager to see more ! The only thing I have to say against you is that you should write faster since it's so great to read :)
[Report This]Date: May 12 2012 4:22 PM Title: Chapter 7
Poor Vera! I hope she finds a way out of this mess, and that she can somehow make all those people see some sense. I'm also dying to see how the 'war' will turn out, but I'll try and wait patiently, LOL
[Report This]Date: May 12 2012 3:55 PM Title: Chapter 1
I agree with shrimp, it seems like nothing ever happens. u get to some good parts and then u stop. well whatever now I know u and i have different tastes in a story. its well written and all but but to gentle for me. I am somewhat of a gentle fan but wouldn't mind some violent stuff thrown in from time to time. I may check in from time to time because i really love the gullivera plot but this is prolly not going to be my type of story, sorry.
Rhino
Author's Response:
I was upfront about this being a gentle story from the beginning. Not sure why some of you are surprised. Maybe the vore tag threw you off? If so, sorry. I will do my best to keep it interesting and maintain drama and conflict. But if you're looking for a heavy dose of violence or squishing, this is not the story to find it in.
[Report This]Date: May 12 2012 9:54 AM Title: Chapter 7
A rating of 10 to counter that noxious review. Maybe Vera will bring peace? War is never a nice thing.
Author's Response:
He has a right to his opinion. Gentle (and for that matter, violent) GTS stories can be polarizing. Glad you're liking it though.
Date: May 12 2012 8:01 AM Title: Chapter 7
It's probably sexual tension, Shrimp. All great couples, in romantic comedy, usually start out as hyper-arguementative antagonists.