User blog comment:GreenMoriyama/Izo, the Blizzard Prince/@comment-4091261-20160617041243/@comment-3391671-20160619213935

I really appreciate all the advice you offer to me, even if at some times, I do not agree as a fellow writer.

When I initially wrote the story, I did mean for the merchant in the story to be saved by Izo. Eventually though, this shifted to more of a distant observation. I plan on writing Golhen's viewpoint of the event to show more of Izo in action. As a result, I should probably change the title to suit the story better, and let "A Merchant's Rescue" be the story of Golhen's rescue.

I'm aware that to make emphasis of a character through the eyes of a minor character requires an attachment between the two in one way, but that was not the aim here in this small story. Actually, I purposely chose a "story" that was detached and seemingly lackluster, because realistically, I believe this is the much more common kind of perspective that will be found in Izo instead of him getting too close to a minor character. Although effective, I believe at some point, I felt that it was somewhat cliche to have Izo be directly involved with the Piltovian merchant. The story above feels more down-to-earth and signifies Izo's more isolated nature as a wanderer.

I do not hold any ill intentions, but I'm not too fond of a situation when I'm told what I am supposedly not doing right, when I am already aware of it or intended it. I'm sure others could say the same, but I wished to let you know that as much as I appreciate all the advice, it can feel like that my skills as a writer is being belittled. Each person has their own writing style, no? I apologize if I come off as either rude or stubborn, but I do not want to bottle up such feelings for too long.

Also, I already watched that episode from Gintama. >.>