Reviewer: 19th Souljah (Signed) · Date: 19 Aug 2008 22:47 · On: Chapter 2
There's certainly alot to keep up with here, with so many chapters. But you've got me hooked on reading TT:1. I like what I've read so far. This isn't going to be the last and only review. I know this is gonna sound weird but I like how Tausha smells. Yeah, apples. You know girls who smell like fruits are always sexy. XD I like your OC - she's witty, a Dragon and has got a mean tattoo! I love how you wrote about Sensei being very understanding despite the many times Raph had disobeyed his orders. He's certainly not nagging for the hell of it. It's also something I imagined - Raph being cranky, simply because he isn't getting much sleep! XD I'll be reading more of this! Keep up the great work! :D
Author's Response: Thank you very muchly for your review 19th Souljah, sorry to be so tardy in responding to you!
MMMMmmmm... apples. X3 I'm glad that little factoid about Tau hasn't slipped by the wayside, I wanted a simple but pleasant scent that Raph could easily recognise and relate to. I kinda figure fresh fruit would have been (and probably still is) considered a real treat by the turtles.
I'm really grateful that Splinter doesn't come across as needlessly nagging in this story, I often fear I'm walking a fine line with that kind of thing. And yes, Raph needs to spend much more time in bed. >.> Sleeping! Yeah, sleeping. XD
Thank you again for your great review, it's always wonderful to hear when the authors I love reading like my stuff too! ^^
Reviewer: GreenWillow (Signed) · Date: 08 Jul 2008 02:24 · On: Chapter 5
Ack!! You leave us here??? Gah! Well, you've got me committed to the Tausha Tales now. I'd read bits and snatches before but not the whole epic from start to....you're probably not at "finish" yet, are you? I so understand. ;o) This is really good! You caught my interest and held it and made me care about the characters -- all of them. I think that may be the key to crating OC's; if you can get your readers to care about them and what happens to them you've created a multi-dimensional real-sounding person. BTW, how do you pronounce "Tausha"? My daughter's name is Tasha, from Natasha and pronounced the same, but the "u" has me puzzled. Well, I guess its an understatement to say I'm looking forward to more. (I *know* you have it there, sitting on your h/d, taunting us!) Soon? Please?
Author's Response: Sorry! Ran out of time to upload more. But I shall deliver a few more chapters today, hopefully. Nope, the series is not finished. Not gonna be for a fair while I fear, since I have plot workin's for at least two more multichapter fics, and a pile more short stories... -frets happily-
Thank you so much! I'm glad the OCs don't seem too one-dimensional. And I get asked a lot about how Tausha is pronounced actually, should include it in a story note somewhere. The 'Tau' is pronounced in a similar way to the 'tow' in towel. I think the name appealed to me 'cos it also sounds a bit like 'Tao'. Not that that has any real bearing on her character or anything, I just found it amusing. And I wanted a name that had an Asian-sounding influence, but would suit a Caucasian character.
Btw, although this was in no-way inspired by your daughter I think it's a great coincidence; April does refer to Tau as 'Natasha' once in the second story, when talking about her to a stranger at a time when Tau is trying to keep as low a profile in the city as possible. April almost slips up by starting to call her 'Tau'. April corrects herself making it 'Tasha' instead, and then blathers on nervously that Taus' name is actually Natasha, she's just too used to using the nickname, yeah. ^^
Reviewer: kc-anathema (Signed) · Date: 06 Jul 2008 12:25 · On: Chapter 2
Nifty idea. Considering the way Raphael acts at the start of the first movie, you really think he'd want to go back and get his sai. We don't often get to see what their weapons mean to them, despite the way each one comes to symbolize a bit of their personality. The touch of family here is especially nice, and the flexibility from Leonardo is a rare bonus.
Author's Response: Thankin' you very muchly!! The attachments the TMNT feel for their weapons is one of the ironies I love about them, after all 'real' ninja didn't give a toss about their weapons. Then again 'real' ninja didn't have to go such great lengths to get theirs either.
I'm really glad the family vibe came through so early. One thing I always feel gets overlooked in many fics that are centered more around one turtle (especially ones where they meet up with an OC) are the realistic reactions and interactions of the rest of the family. Attempting to show this can be done and adds more than it detracts from a story is one of the many axes I'm grinding with this series.
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