Why, yes, it _is_ another meme!

[deathpixie]

But hey, it's a meme that gets people to exercise their critical faculties. So it's all good. :) Besides, it's a way to catch up on all that feedback you owe me. *grins*

Gacked from [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com], among others.

What kind of work is my name associated with? What kind of assumptions do you make about a piece of writing, fiction or non, if you see my name on it?

Nota bene: This is emphatically NOT an attempt to fish for compliments. I'm not trying to get judgements on the quality of my work, but rather about its other characteristics.

For example, if you were given the name of an actor, that might make you think of a certain genre of film he or she is often in or a type of character.

What is Rossi-brand writing?

And please remember, I have written stories that don't feature a certain chain-smoking English magician. ;)

Comments

[ion-duck.livejournal.com]

And please remember, I have written stories that don't feature a certain chain-smoking English magician. ;)

I know, I was just pulling your leg.

[deathpixie]

I know - no offence taken, just I know where I'm stereotyped. ;)

[ion-duck.livejournal.com]

I know - no offence taken, just I know where I'm stereotyped. ;)

If you don't write a fic about Molly (the best Vertigo character ever) I just might.

[deathpixie]

I like Molly too. There may be something in the future, just not sure when. She's lurking in the back of my head, waiting for the right story to come.

[ion-duck.livejournal.com]

I like Molly too. There may be something in the future, just not sure when. She's lurking in the back of my head, waiting for the right story to come.

Same with me. She's one of those characters who is tough to write. (No matter how many people I know who remind me of her.)

[d-benway.livejournal.com]

Classic Early Vertigo and pre-Vertigo.
It always feels like you could just walk around the corner and be there in the scene.

[wgsarah.livejournal.com]

Different and refreshing, uncommon, but still happily multi-genre, and deceptively 'safe', couching the darker pieces in enough humor to soften the blow, but still allow the reader to carry the images with them throughout the day.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bounce_/]

Despite the Vertigo fics, I associate you with Collective Mutants. You create real, believable people and you can sustain them for quite a long time.
With the Vertigo, there're times when I'm half convinced that you've actually met John - you're able to get into his head that completely.

[deathpixie]

With the Vertigo, there're times when I'm half convinced that you've actually met John - you're able to get into his head that completely.


*looks shifty* Funny you should mention that... ;)

[http://users.livejournal.com/_bounce_/]

*laughs* Get his autograph for us next time, will you?

[lokisrose.livejournal.com]

I agree with Bounce. You do intense characterisations. And dialogue, too. :)

TCP's

[seraangel.livejournal.com]

Hmm,

I'll always remember you for a specific TCP, to be honest. That and the Subreality stuff (RR and fanfic)

I haven't read Collective Mutants or any of the Constantine stuff.

But I remember "TCP: Heroes"

Whenever I think of your writing, I remember that.

Re: TCP's

[deathpixie]

*beams* Y'know, that's my personal favourite story. The one where I went from being simply a fan who wrote the odd fluff-fic, to a writer with skill. And I'm glad I was able to get across the power of the images as well as I did, since it hit me like a small tank.

Hmm... *pauses to consider*

[msss.livejournal.com]

(knowing full well that this makes her late for class)

What strikes me about your writing is that it's usually very clean in style. I don't have to worry too much about spelling and grammar or sentence construction while I'm reading the story. It's not perfect, sure, but it doesn't pull me out so that I lose the flow of the story because I'm trying to understand what you meant or should have done.

Other than that, yes, very gory bits... but very real characters. Not the typical type. I actually think that you should write some urban fantasy, given your Collective Mutant stuff.

[pollymel.livejournal.com]

See, I think I've tried to tell you this before, and this time I don't have the benefit of either hand gestures or vocal tone. *sigh* Anyway, your writing is, as someone said, clean, technically good, which sounds boring, but it also means to me that when I'm reading something by you, I'm in the story. I'm not pulled back by either bad grammar and what-have-you or by tricky tricks which I stop to admire. No, I'm in there and gone. The wankery of literary tricks isn't there to pull the enjoyment up. Not that you don't use cunning tricks (you and the segues, man) but they're used as they're meant to, to enhance the story not distract us with the pretty.

Also, your people! Woo with the real! Very fun. That is unbelievably good. Which brings with it, interesting views of being inside heads and also dialogue that's very solid.

So. Yeah. *grins*