plus ça change...

Found a post from 2004 when I was still on Critters. This is some of the contradictory feedback I got on one of my first stories, "Galatea."

• Master Tan's broken English is great, very authentic/is stereotypical and inconsistent 
• The conflict between Justin and Quinn is great, well done/there is no discernible conflict in the story 
• The development of Quinn's character is moving and believable/she's a horrible, unsympathetic person 
• She's a rip-off of Supergirl/Dark Angel/Kill Bill/Le Femme Nikita 
• It's a strong, character-driven story/nobody's motivations make any sense.

I guess keeping a diary can be useful after all, if only to remind oneself that feedback from the peanut gallery isn't all it's cracked up to be.