Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (fangirl1001) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 19:36:14 GMT

My sincere condolences.

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Abaddon8780) — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 08:33:54 GMT

Copied from my FF.net profile:

"Learning Curve is officially dead in the water. I'm sorry, but trying to write for it has become a chore. Someone said once that you write for your enjoyment first and I have not derived any enjoyment from it since the first chapter. Factor in real life taking up most if not all of my time right now and there you have it. My deepest apologies for all those who have reviewed and have added me to their author alerts. But them's the...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Abaddon8780) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 12:49:42 GMT

Sweet bajebus, has it really been that long?

Right. Well, the good news is that there's finally text to Chapter 3. The bad news is that it's nowhere near publishing length. I'm not going to bore you all with real life stuff that's happened in between late August and now, so I'll just tell you that I'm gonna be working on it again soon.

As always, thanks for sticking with me. And thank you Chris for the numerous plugs you've given me.

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Abaddon8780) — Fri, 17 Aug 2007 12:34:59 GMT

Hey guys. Just to quickly respond to comments;

Glad everybody seemed to like Cass' thoughts and the subsequent beat-down of Gar. Whilst on the subject, no I didn't know that 360 controllers are cordless. I'm one of those folks that's fallen off their video game playing and if I were to get another console, it'd be a Wii. But that's another story entirely...

I can honestly say though that there will be no grinding. Sorry, wrong story.

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Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Nodrogs) — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:44:53 GMT

Just a quick thought after re-reading chapter two: How well would Cassandra's body-language reading skills work on Beast-boy when he was, say, shape-shifted into a monkey? Is that a way maybe to make a videogame duel between him and Cassandra more fair? Or would she object because he can use his feet and tail to trigger controls also.

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (The Thundering Monkey) — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 09:47:29 GMT

I think any time you write stories involving groups of...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Chris Dee) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:55:48 GMT

I think what makes this series worthwhile is that it can give us teenage characters without indulging in a TITANS GO level of idiocy that alienated so many from the cartoons.

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (ichigenka) — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 09:45:22 GMT

Just an interesting blurb I found on Goldilocks from titanstower.com

When The Brain and Monsieur Mallah gathered together yet another version of the Brotherhood of Evil, they found some able new members.

One of these members calls herself Goldilocks. She's a bad seed with a twisted idea of what constitutes a "Happy Ending." Using her super-strong golden tresses, Goldilocks would like nothing better but to ensnare Robin as her...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Janshi) — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 03:10:23 GMT

Why do I have the feeling that Rose and Goldilocks will turn out to be the best of friends and do girly things with one another? Including grinding.

...

You should completely have a scene where the Titans go clubbing (illegally and whatnot) and find Rose and Goldilocks completely grinding with one another. It would be hawt. :D

Oh, and I'm not sure if anyone has said anything about this yet, but Xbox 360 controllers don't have wires. They're wireless...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Abaddon8780) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 16:01:49 GMT

There was a question asked during the Beta process that I wanted to answer here.

"Does it bother you that most people only know of the Titans through the cartoon?"

Yes and no. Whether we like it or not, TV and movies will always be more far-reaching than comics. Be it Batman: TAS, Justice League, the Titans cartoon, or even the freakin' Superfriends, TV will always reach more people that comics and thus this is how people come to know the...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (fangirl1001) — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 10:19:00 GMT

I loved seeing Cassie bring Gar down a few pegs. And I also liked seeing her interact with Raven - it makes sense they could easily be friends.

While Slade's plans /appear/ to be progressing nicley, I have a bad (actually, "gleeful" would be the more acuratley descriptive word) feeling that his plans - as all plans involing teenagers as pawns do - will blow up in his face. I plan to sit back with popcorn and watch the fireworks.

And of course, the recent...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Random Equinox) — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 23:18:16 GMT

It seems that Slade's tapping into Rose's competitive streak is bringing out her contempt. While it wouldn't do to underestimate one's "allies," I couldn't help but laugh at her summary on Goldilocks: "They were over on their quota on animal gimmick villains and they needed another female with extendable body parts to balance things out for their Affirmative Action plan." Granted, her "abilities" seems somewhat laughable (note to Goldilocks:...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Fett One) — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 20:04:24 GMT

Cassie beating Gar was great. Also, getting to see her thoughts about everything was interesting.

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (ichigenka) — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 09:35:21 GMT

Fantastic chap! We get a resolution on the name game with Cassandra and Cassie, Gar gets his massive ego deflated, and Raven gets a meditation buddy. I liked Slade attempt to position Rose into being rivals with Goldilockes. The one thing that I found subtle but rather funny in reflection was Rose's comment about themed villains that might visit Gotham but not meet their lofty standards. Thinking back on it, the Gotham rogues do put a huge amount into their themes, it's not just a...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Abaddon8780) — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:27:13 GMT

Teenage wizards? That's yesterday's news. Teenage superheroes? Now we're talkin'!

Learning Curve Chapter 2 is now live! Read it here at the website or at Fanfiction.net. Come on, that Harry Potter book will still be there when you get done reading.

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (ichigenka) — Mon, 25 Jun 2007 14:04:58 GMT

Bart dropped the Impulse name after Deathstroke shot him in the knee with a shotgun. He decided that he need to grow up and started to read everything in the local library. That's when we found out that Bart can not only read at super speed but is able to remember EVERYTHING he does. With his new found knowledge he decided to become Kid Flash.

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Fett One) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 23:26:53 GMT

Everything I know about the Titans comes from the cartoon so I'm not too familiar with all of the characters but I still enjoyed readin this.

I was surprised Bart was called Kid Flash since I was under the impression that his name was Impulse.

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Janshi) — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 18:37:04 GMT

It's beginning to look like something extremely promising. It's hip, hop, and very cute. I am slightly reserved - the villains are getting great screen time but the heroes are looking somewhat 2-D and flat. This is only the opening chapter however and I look forward to some great character exploration!

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Allaine) — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 11:16:14 GMT

Thank God, it's a TT story where we can reliably assume Tim will not be paired up with Kon. (It's a scary world out there, it really is.)

I was really intrigued when I first heard about this story. While I've never been much of a reader of the Teen Titans, much less a viewer of the ridiculous animated series, for various reasons I've had a fondness over the years for the Titans second only to the denizens of Gotham. I think we're moving farther away from the...

Re: Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Abaddon8780) — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 09:36:11 GMT

Too clear up confusion, yeah Star and Dick almost married. However the wedding was interrupted by Raven who had turned evil and beat Star to an inch of her life. She didn't die though and has been with the Titans up to recently where she went to the Outsiders with Dick.

Because Dick is married to Babs in Cat-Tales, I didn't want to get into the whole Kory-Dick-Babs triangle...so I eliminated Kory from the line up. Don't worry, I plan on addressing it later, but...

Tales from the Tower #1: Learning Curve

feeds@yuku.com (Abaddon8780) — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 17:46:31 GMT

Tales from the Tower #1: Under the advice of Nightwing, Batgirl goes with Robin to observe the Teen Titans in action and learn the values of teamwork, professionalism, and family. Well, two out of three ain't bad...

The first chapter of the newest...