Comments on: ~4.9~

By: Alexandra Erin

Alexandra Erin — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:17:18 +0000

Yeah, well, I probably came across a bit defensive.

Anyway I’m not going to manage an update tonight as I managed to bang the hell out of several parts of me including my dominant wrist due to unexpected!new kitty. See TOMU for details.

I’ll do tomorrow and try for five again next week though.

By: bella

bella — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 08:48:14 +0000

I guess that came across a bit harsh Alexandra…it just seems that way because Mack came to college wanting a boyfriend and instead gets a girlfriend, a boyfriend, and a Steff-friend, and adjusts to polyamory almost instantly. And poor monogamous Ian is more or less trying to convince himself to be comfortable with something that really bothered him at first (Mack dating Steff) and his feelings always seem to be considered irrelevant at best, selfish at worst, and the only limit that is seen as something to respect rather than overcome is the one about Mack’s schoolwork.

Anyway this is the tribe page not the MU page…so I’ll leave it alone, I just wanted to explain where I’m coming from.

And bravo to you for being such a good writer that you can get me addicted to a story that I would likely never read if written by someone else. For all the head-smacking that the MU plot inspires, the style of it always leads to jaw dropping awe.

By: Skanky

Skanky — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:24:46 +0000

Typo: “perspetive” is missing its c.

I also think I should mention, I am enjoying Tribes quite a lot, but I still have a link in my signature at various forums pointing to MU rather than Tribes. Why? Because I feel that the first chapter in MU gives enough to hook a dubious newcomer, whereas iirc it took me until chapter 3 of Tribes to be ridiculously hooked. Just keep in mind, even though there may be less links to Tribe, that doesn’t necessarily mean less interest!

By: GreyjoyBastard

GreyjoyBastard — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:03:25 +0000

…I have to say, I’m curious about where the child’s comment will lead. John2 goes poking around somewhere entirely random? John2 taps John1? Something entirely different?

By: Alexandra Erin

Alexandra Erin — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:40:28 +0000

I’m sorry if it reads that way to you, bella, but if merely portraying polyamory in a context besides “ZOMG THE EVIL SLUTS ARE WRECKING HOMES!” == moralizing, I can’t really do anything about that.

It’s not as though the relationships in MU are airbrushed or glorified.

By: bella

bella — Fri, 30 May 2008 03:20:20 +0000

nooooooooo

omg i am so addicted. i love your writing style! i got hooked on MU first but this is so much more my style. I love not having to skim through standard SSC style kinkier=better and poly=superior moralising to get to the actual story.

By: Sasquatch

Sasquatch — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:26:59 +0000

Thank you for updating Tribe through your difficulties!

By: Elalona

Elalona — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:23:43 +0000

Yay for Tribe! I’m sad I didn’t read it sooner. I’ve been an MU fan for a while and I’m glad a friend poked me into reading this one too Great world and I look forward to reading more about Michael. I hope he is the/a protagonist.

By: Cari

Cari — Thu, 29 May 2008 16:12:30 +0000

I dont remember what I started with, but I read all of both Tribe and Void Dogs in one night, read Three Seas and Star Harbor The next time. MU I dont read so much. I started, wasn’t hooked. Kept reading, since I loved these so much and the basic premise seemed good. But I just couldnt get into it and I stopped after couple chapters. I tried again a week or so later, but still couldn’t keep reading.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 29 May 2008 05:29:34 +0000

I know this is posted from a Treo, so typos are to be expected. But I just thought I’d point out one I saw:

“being less sure of what he seeing” — pretty sure there needs to be a “was” in there

I started out as MU reader and just discovered Tribe last night. And read the whole thing. I love it!