[Gobbler]

I couldn't figure out what MoO ment right away either, though, since Trilby was the narrator, you can't argue. It would've been redundant writing "Ministry of Occult" over and over in his journals, so he shortened it, I don't see why acronyms are so bad.

Well, it wasn't exactly written in the form of a journal. But maybe let me try to illustrate my point:

I'm reading the story, I'm getting into the whole Scientific & Ethereal Realm atmosphere again, sending my thoughts running as I read the words, imagining the characters, the places mentioned, adjusting each picture in my head with each new piece of information given, weaving it all together and just then -

[Ninja Duck]

Moo indeed.

My critique of the story: How could a psychic use her powers on a ghost if his mind separated from his soul? Huh?

It's not like I would actually want to read stuff like that into it, but when it's there, it's there, and it catches my attention. It happens to most authors, regardless of their skill - read up on Hemingway if you like.
And do trust me, a real literary scholar is aware of that and takes it into account. Self-insertion is always present, and it doesn't even have to be a bad thing - I think Hemingway actually did it right. J.K. Rowling on the other hand...

I read that as "I think Hemingway actually did it last night," and it was so much better that way. If I were a moderator for this forum, I would edit your post to make it say that.

This post has been edited by Ninja Duck: 14 March 2008 - 02:24 AM