Date: July 19 2015 1:01 PM Title: Run Like The Wind!
So Cassie has some gusto then! She may have been abit shy but she certainly isnt the shy type!
Author's Response:
Cassie in her present state is by no means a shy girl, maybe more aware this time of the risks since it involves a close friend of hers.
Date: July 13 2015 7:58 PM Title: Cash, Money and Heroes
Awesome to see another chapter of this great story. I hope Wendy knows more than it seems she does about Cassie's feelings for Alvin. It's pretty clear to this reader that Cassie views Alvin as more than friend, but it would be cruel for Wendy to get him spun up if she wasn't sure Cassie was into him.
Author's Response:
Thanks, Wendy at the very least has her heart in the right place when it comes to all this but we'll need to see if Cassie feels the same way about Alvin.
I agree that it would be cruel if Wendy built all this up and it turns out Cassie only views him as a friend, future chapters will make all of this very clear.
[Report This]Date: July 12 2015 11:50 AM Title: Cash, Money and Heroes
Now, this is a switch. Usually, it's the GIRL who wants to be just friends!*
*Otherwise known to men as "the kiss of death."
Author's Response:
Oh but we have yet to see Cassie's side of the story yet ; )
Things could be very different when we cut to her side.
[Report This]Date: July 12 2015 9:21 AM Title: Cash, Money and Heroes
Great update once again. Really curious to see where this goes.
Author's Response:
It goes on for about 10-11 to chapters more so plenty of story left :)
Thanks for the review!
[Report This]Date: July 12 2015 1:25 AM Title: Cash, Money and Heroes
Really liked the chapter! And we even got lots of tidbits about the universe of this story at large, i really enjoy that subtle interjection of world building without having to give me a paragraph of pure world building. I also really liked the detail about romance with Titans that Wendy gave us. The one that Titans chase men, not the other way around...it makes sense since they are the "pants" in the relationship if you know what I mean, it would probably be too intimidating for males to be the initiator.
And it also breaks the mold, too many gts stories here seem to almost ignore size when it comes to romance without thinking about how the size disparity would fundamentally affect how romance, the the power stuggle, and the so called battle of the sexes would work. Basically on earth if you boil things down the female seeks a male for protection and access to resources whereas males seek females for sex to procreate his genes. Yeah love and company play a factor but im talking about BASE instict, primitave monkey brain stuff here. However in THIS world this dynamic is turned on its head since Titan women have both protection and resources locked down, so its interesting to see how you tackle that...
Author's Response:
Thanks for liking it!
I am trying to avoid the paragraph of world building thing as best as I can because it can really distract the reader and bore if done wrongly. So if there is a way to add it into the story I'll go down that path first.
I hadn't realised most stories didn't even consider the size difference thing but since its early in this series I thought I'd go into it a bit.
Being the biggest of the three groups means they do wear the "pants" in the relationship and over a century of Titans would definitely change dating etiquette and you're right in this case that a Titan now has the resources and strength to keep her partner safe. Dating in this series is a little more complicated since a man is not that far off from a Normal or Amazon but Titans tend to dominate when they date a smaller person due to the size difference. I'll try to explain it well enough when it comes up again.
So it will probably be referenced again in future stories where applicable.
Thanks for the reviews so far!
[Report This]Date: June 14 2015 8:05 AM Title: Hidden Demons
Awesome chapter as always! Can't wait to see where this goes!
Author's Response:
Hey thanks, I just hope you'll enjoy the last arc, its being rewritten as we speak.
Date: June 13 2015 10:59 AM Title: Hidden Demons
Some good backstory on Cassie here. Based on this chapter and what some other reviewers have said, I guess I read it a little backward - I kinda sensed that Alvin was the one that didn't return *Cassie's* feelings. The read I got was that he finds her attractive, but not "relationship material". Yet she seems to constantly want to be with him. And if she has no feelings for him, is all her kindness to Alvin based on guilt? It seems she probably wouldn't have given him the time of day until she wronged him. Just thinking "out loud"...
Author's Response:
Glad a different approach to Cassie's past than Wendy worked out well. All your questions will be answered in due time, when the time is right.
[Report This]Date: June 13 2015 9:01 AM Title: Hidden Demons
So Cassie had her fair share of BS too then. And it's looking like Alvin at least is giving Wendy a second chance...Anyway great chapter I'm glad you're coming back with this! And it looks like some form of Romance may start between Alvin and Cassie? Maybe. I have some doubts though, I kinda feel like Cassie doesn't see Alvin that way, but who knows.
Author's Response:
Thanks!
Wendy could be completely wrong of course, misreading everything about the two. We'll see...
[Report This]Date: June 13 2015 7:11 AM Title: Hidden Demons
Heh! Wendy should write a self-help book.
"HOW TO GO FROM BALL-BREAKER TO MATCH-MAKER IN ONE EASY STEP."
Author's Response:
Only if she succeeds :)
Date: June 07 2015 9:57 AM Title: Cosmic Cockups
Very interesting. Really made me invested in the characters. However, I gotta say that I completely side with Al on this one. What does this giantess know about what he's endured? She may have her own sob story too but it doesn't mean she should force this on him.
Author's Response:
You have a point, Cassie shouldn't ever make Alvin do that. It would go against their friendship and as well as be possible to even pull off, it would be equivalent to her demanding Alvin fall in love with her. Doesn't work that way.
Date: June 06 2015 9:30 PM Title: In the Company of Titans
Interesting to get a POV from the Titans. I would imagine that their issues and concerns are completely different than normals/Amazons, and it's showing through in this chapter. Good stuff here. Thankfully I have several more chapters to go before running out of material :)
Author's Response:
That is one of the perks of starting when the story is more than halfway done, lots of chapters to read.
There are definite differences in terms of social and economic problems too between the TItans and the rest, their immense bodies do have its fair shares of pros and cons, you'll find out over the course of the story. Thank you for all the feedback, its nice to hear that people like your story!
Date: June 06 2015 5:39 PM Title: Payback's A Cassie
I'm loving the relationship between Cassie and Alvin! Hopefully Wendy will get her comeuppance.
Author's Response:
Well the answer is right there, would not want to spoil it for you :)
[Report This]Date: June 06 2015 10:24 AM Title: Early Morning
A nice start. Interesting characters so far. I'm a bit confused as I've never read about the Interchangables universe though. Maybe I missed it, but are there male Amazons/Titans? I assume not, but I wasn't sure.
Patricia seems particularly well written. She's snarky in an underhanded kind of way, but not downright nasty enough that she becomes one dimensional. Nicely done.
Author's Response:
Thank you, vgiv and I put in a lot of effort to make the starting chapters appealing to readers, good intro is a must.
There are no male Titans or Amazons, only women have different sizes while men are solely confined to their normal sizes.
I am trying to avoid one dimensional people for this story, it should feel more real. I don't mind one dimensional villains but maybe in a less real world setting.
Date: June 06 2015 10:21 AM Title: Bios
Love the story, and a Bio "chapter" is a great idea, but if I have a minor criticism, it would be the use of photos of real people for the characters. I like to be able to use my imagination when I picture a character in a story, and once I get a real-life person in my head from a photo, it creats a bit of dissonance for me to visualize the characters. Also, there are the inevitable differences between the models in the photos and the characters as described in the story. e.g. Cassie's breast size compared to the supermodel pictured.
Sorry, I hope that wasn't harsh. I'm just trying to offer support for the criticism.
Loving the story though, and your idea to provide a nice easy reference chapter for the character descriptions is genius.
Author's Response:
Okay, I see your point and I think if you do not want to follow the pictures then go ahead and create your own image of the characters.
That part about cup sizes is why I tried to get a good picture of Nina Agdal that doesn't show her whole body, so I could state that she is a bustier girl.
I can't claim credit for the idea though, I think TinyDann is the one who started it with Carrie's Science Project 2.
[Report This]Date: June 06 2015 10:15 AM Title: Shit Happens
Great story so far! I really like the fact that you've got some complex characters going on here. Much more than the ubiquitous cruel girl and gentle/kind girl. Really interested to see where this goes.
Author's Response:
Thanks, I hope you enjoy it and yes, I wanted to be more than just an overly cruel or gentle girl.
Date: June 03 2015 6:28 PM Title: Cosmic Cockups
What I've read so far, to ch. 15, is very good. You have a good command of language grammer and spelling, and the developing storyline holds much promise. I really look forward to the remaining chapters, and hope that they won't take you too long.
Keep at it!
Author's Response:
Thank you, I hope I can be more fluid too, its the one thing I don't like about my writing so far. It shouldn't take me long ,provided writer's block or real world stuff doesn't hold me back. Those two can be deadly.
Date: June 03 2015 2:52 PM Title: Cosmic Cockups
So Cassie is throwing the guy an intervention then? I can't say I didn't see it coming but it's kinda funny how now it's a chance for us to learn Cassie's backstory!
Author's Response:
I'll explain why, these last few chapters will be a little risky. Just hope it works, next one may take a while.
[Report This]Date: June 03 2015 1:35 PM Title: Cosmic Cockups
Can't wait to see where this goes! Such a cliffhanger
Author's Response:
Thanks , it will be shocking.
[Report This]Date: June 03 2015 12:14 PM Title: Cosmic Cockups
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Author's Response:
That's right, be shocked. Be very shocked.
[Report This]Date: June 03 2015 9:59 AM Title: Bios
Heh, looks like the title of the story is not just reffering to Alvin. It's a good thing Cassie has good friends understanding of what Alvin whent through. As much fun as it would be to have a 15 for or 100+ foot girlfriend I don't think i could be ultimately happy in a world like this.
Men and normal sized women are powerless here, it would be depressing going through life knowing no matter what you do you would never be able to stop a titan or amazon if you tried.
HopefuHopefully in the end it works out for Alvin, my hope is Wendy eventually tells her mom off to defend Alvin and he forgives her. I also am hoping for Alvin and Cassie to get together officially and maybe have s fun night :p
Author's Response:
Correct, the title isn't just referring to Alvin, it has always referred to a few people at once.
Well you have a point, this is a world where normals( which includes men and unaffected women) are at a severe disadvantage when there are women twice your height or the size of buildings walking around, their physical bodies make it so easy to pick on a smaller size. However, there are still families where the smaller sizes don't get tortured or bullied , we tend to write these because it is what makes the stories interesting. I don't mind a simple story where we see a Titans or Amazons are nice to their smaller counterparts but maybe not yet, plus I am not sure if I can do without making it boring. May try it after this.
Just know that nice Titans and Amazons exist out there plus . Cassie isn't too bad is she? Apart from that fourth chapter. Also, not even Titans are immune to all the bullying and pain, you'll find out over the course of the series, they are not one women armies. Guns do hurt them, knives too.