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I like the idea of a daughter of Apollo and a Green Arrow expy working together. That was clever.

I'll be on the lookout for more from these two.
Quivering with anticipation, really.

She's a daughter of Apollo...

But his name's Apollo...

WELL THIS WON'T LEAD TO ANY AWKWARD DISCUSSIONS. :P

Only thing I'm going to nitpick is that Apollo's explanation of his powers felt kind of... I dunno, stilted and expositional rather than natural?

I hope it doesn't take you three years to write a mission with these two because I think they'll be interesting to see.

is the entire message from Suvian McBluvian (who may be a Whovian), which was copy and pasted from some fellow's Tumblr.
No citation or link, or anything, which is a wee bit rude, especially considering that it's a personal story.

So 2 years, 10 months and 11 days after I gained permission I have finally got around to writing something PPC-canon related involving my Agents Apollo and Kelly. Unfortunately if you want a mission, I have a feeling you'll have to wait past the three year mark before it'll be complete.

In the meantime enjoy Prelude I: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1n4qeVXriakvIKFZmKcXYW-91S-KpKNSTzWZ2xPU1UOE/edit?usp=sharing

Storme Hawk

I am tired now
For it is an autumn night
And the swifts are gone

Here, have this best hamster and a bit of music!

None of the words are clickable :(

--Key

You had some good ideas here that I wish you'd gone more in detail with. The part where you described the problems with the fic seemed a little rushed, especially after the loving detail paid to Kelly's getting dressed. I would have really liked to see the quote that led to a door wearing pants and the other odd ways the Word World interpreted the fic. You implied that there were a lot of funny mistakes with homophones -- it would have been more fun to see them rather than just hear about them. And to see Kelly's reaction to them. Did they make her mission more difficult?

You have interesting ideas, and I like that you write for unusual fandoms, but I think you need to work on structuring your missions. If I may make a suggestion, I'd recommend trying to line up a cowrite. One can learn a lot from collaborating with more experienced writers.

--Key

Creator's pen drawn
Or keyboard to type upon
I made a haiku

Glad you're doing better now. *hugs*

Me, same old, same old. Got a job, got engaged, got back on meds. Life's pretty good now. :)

It's honestly good to be back. I seem to have missed quite a bit. Any particular highlights?

I am deeply sorry for just dropping off the face off the earth. I was in a bad place, but I should have been more open about what was going on. Or, at very least, let my friend know when I was going to disappear. But, I ave a job now, and some new perspective. I think I'm ready to come back to this community.

Man, I'm introspective today. Let's bring the mood back up a bit. It's good to see you Ix! What's been going on?

Good to see you back, mate! :D

Please have some black-hole coffee and a self-updating guidebook of all the deathtraps in the multiverse.

Eh, it's indeed a perfect opportunity for Marvin and Printworthy.

Marvin and Printworthy are here to help!

That is, if you have room.

Also... Hi. I'm back. I think.

Yes, the second beta should be gotten before posting if they were needed. However, yes, there is absolutely a point to "correcting mistakes" after posting. There are definitely missions that have been taken down for betaing/editing/reworking, both recently and over the last year--I could probably name some of the authors and reasons, if I thought about it. There is *every* point to acknowledging concrit, taking your story down, and reworking it into something better. That's part of being a writer (who posts online, anyway; once you've published something on paper, it's rather harder to take it off the market for editing. On the internet, though, you have a good deal more opportunity to edit).

So, yes, sufficient betaing should be done before posting. However, there is *definitely* a point to taking down a story to be edited. It's a, a learning process, and b, how you get better writing, which is a big part of the PPC. We're a writing community, no? Missions are all about writing critique and making good writing out of bad writing, no? (And some other stuff, but those are key points). So editing a mission, even if it's already been posted? Absolutely there is a point. Absolutely. There is every point.

~DF

Might you also look at the crit from your last mission as well?

We're not going to take away Permission, but you need to work more on your writing if you want to contribute to the PPC's universe.

Getting a second beta should've been done BEFORE you posted the mission. There really is no point in correcting your mistakes when you've already presented them to the world at large.

Which wouldn't have been until after you got help from a second beta. Though I must admit that it was partly my fault, too, since I was too distracted by many other things to remind you of that. ^^;

Apart from that, though, apology accepted. Remember, beta reading is as important in the process of mission writing as, well, the writing itself; the latter is obvious, but it's the former that makes our missions so well-written and entertaining to read. I still maintain that you have the potential to write a decent mission - it's just that you need a few steps in the right direction, and you've still got a way to go before you make that goal.