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  • Опубликовано: 29 сен 2024
  • On Amazon, an egotistical self-published author cannot let go of criticism against his book, and his anxiety spirals into obsession.
    Twitter: / fredintheknud
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Комментарии • 7 тыс.

  • @DickButtox
    @DickButtox 7 лет назад +21764

    MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM YEEEEEEEEEEEEE DATS A SUM GOOD SHITTTTT KEEEEEEEP IT COMING DADDIO

  • @EmperorSigismund
    @EmperorSigismund 6 лет назад +3870

    I think he wrote more defending his book in a few months than he did writing that book over 40 years.

    • @MogofWar
      @MogofWar 5 лет назад +207

      EmperorSigismund Methinks he lied about how long he actively worked on the book to deflect criticism.

    • @matincatrat
      @matincatrat 5 лет назад +110

      @@MogofWar exactly. He was definitely too lazy to fulfill his actual personal quotas

    • @lainhikaru5657
      @lainhikaru5657 5 лет назад +16

      How does he took 40 years to make just a 400 page book is a mystery too

    • @Septimus_ii
      @Septimus_ii 5 лет назад +1

      I don't think his defense was any more coherent than his book, though

    • @KiraSlith
      @KiraSlith 5 лет назад

      @Timothy McCaskey Most big RUclipsrs have that problem sadly.

  • @krampuskardashian5890
    @krampuskardashian5890 5 лет назад +6000

    I am convinced that Norman wants Theresa to step on him.

    • @afiamahmood1313
      @afiamahmood1313 4 года назад +338

      He probably wants more than that....

    • @Texelion3Dprints
      @Texelion3Dprints 4 года назад +491

      I am convinced that Norman dresses up as Theresa, acts as Theresa, and think he's Theresa...

    • @dltr4730
      @dltr4730 4 года назад +238

      In the book there are very interesting descriptions of how the teenage girl looks, if u know what I mean

    • @p3bblez
      @p3bblez 4 года назад +186

      considering that she's 'legally married' despite being only a teenager, i wonder _who_ she's married too. until i realized that person who she is married too could be Norman himself

    • @markvickroy6725
      @markvickroy6725 4 года назад +5

      😂😂😂😂

  • @DoctorSpacebar
    @DoctorSpacebar 6 лет назад +585

    Oh. Oh wow. Oh, WOW. I don't just call anyone a Mary Sue, but this, this is a textbook Mary Sue. Always considered to be in the right, no matter what she does that's wrong.
    ...I've got it. Theresa and Enoby. CAGE MATCH.

    • @ladyarmourlapras
      @ladyarmourlapras 5 лет назад +50

      wrong she was eboby

    • @Sgt_Glory
      @Sgt_Glory 5 лет назад +41

      No Theresa.... _you are the demons_

    • @GOFFBITZH666
      @GOFFBITZH666 5 лет назад +37

      Akually my nam iz tata U POZER!11
      Also, teresa is a stoopid preppy _you-know-what_ so ill do it.

    • @ladyarmourlapras
      @ladyarmourlapras 5 лет назад +26

      @@GOFFBITZH666 combining your username with your comment makes it seems like you're actually her

    • @GOFFBITZH666
      @GOFFBITZH666 5 лет назад +12

      FANGZ 4 NOICINF @Lady Armour Lapras !1!1!1!1

  • @serene1172
    @serene1172 10 месяцев назад +10

    The best thing that can be said about the cover art is that it isn’t AI generated

    • @Sxcheschka
      @Sxcheschka 10 месяцев назад +4

      AI generated would have been infinitely better anyways.

  • @harrisonfackrell
    @harrisonfackrell 5 лет назад +29

    "The book's Amazon listing was pretty bad."
    Okay, so it's some garbage kids' book.
    "A 464 page print version appeared."
    _What?_

  • @thegreenestofmachines
    @thegreenestofmachines Год назад +18

    This guy is either completely insane or a friggin genius at marketing, because I 100% want to read this book now, even knowing it’s sucks.

  • @craigrandle6966
    @craigrandle6966 4 месяца назад +7

    Ngl I don’t think the covers are that bad. Not great but stylized interestingly

  • @TheMisterFox5559
    @TheMisterFox5559 7 лет назад +94

    #DontBeNorman

  • @dusanstevanovic7551
    @dusanstevanovic7551 7 лет назад +31

    Did he go on to sue Jim Sterling?

    • @comingupooo
      @comingupooo 7 лет назад +7

      Probably. I think that's the induction ceremony for the "Shitty Media Creator's Club".

  • @simonkawasaki4229
    @simonkawasaki4229 5 лет назад +2232

    I'm sure my Team Rocket affiliated Mary Sue biography I wrote when I was 11 can beat this.

    • @nxgan1088
      @nxgan1088 5 лет назад +116

      I'd like to read that..

    • @studyzen8836
      @studyzen8836 4 года назад +81

      Release the book!

    • @basedokadaizo
      @basedokadaizo 4 года назад +79

      publish it, king!!

    • @mannequia8294
      @mannequia8294 4 года назад +81

      Give me the biography I want some world building in Pokemon I wanna know the business procedures of Team Rocket aside from thievery please give me this info

    • @caspian4316
      @caspian4316 4 года назад +71

      I mean, at least you had the excuse of being a child.

  • @gspendlove
    @gspendlove 3 года назад +7800

    "This is not a book to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force."
    _--Dorothy Parker_

    • @SariEverna
      @SariEverna 3 года назад +289

      Preferably at its author.

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +51

      @@SariEverna or a powerful source of fire or other type of disintegration
      XD

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +25

      Wow.
      What B-S:
      Theresa really made herself, with her 18 Years old
      and Catholic Background, the Center of S-Jokes?
      While on Camera? With the biggest Audience ever?
      Wow.
      This Author is a Shame. A Shame just for tha alone.
      I have no kid-friendly ways to describe this Author for that
      Epic Fail alone.

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +3

      Now we have had much Fun
      studying something terribly bad (Queen Therista or whatever
      the name was),
      lets study something good;
      especially if you wanna become a Writer yourself!
      The so-called BEST Magic-System/Power-System in Fiction:
      'Nen' from 'HxH'!!

    • @Lucy666Fernandez
      @Lucy666Fernandez 3 года назад +24

      @@slevinchannel7589 Somehow none of what you wrote makes any sense. What exactly is your point?

  • @jhorseman3410
    @jhorseman3410 5 лет назад +6840

    I mean to be fair: Having an ego so big that it can reach the Amazon comment limit, is kind of impressive, isn't it?

    • @kobaltsteel6418
      @kobaltsteel6418 5 лет назад +233

      I mean 10,000 comments!!?? Amazing!!!

    • @dacypher22
      @dacypher22 5 лет назад +283

      I know it will probably never be answered but I have to wonder if this is the only time that limit has ever been hit. Ten thousand comments?! It took a group of dedicated people years to hit it.

    • @donemerson699
      @donemerson699 5 лет назад +42

      No, its kind of pathetic.

    • @wardedthorn6523
      @wardedthorn6523 5 лет назад +210

      According to modern psychology, narcissists actually have terribly small egos and just overcompensate by constantly lying to themselves. In other words, he's defensive, not confident.

    • @dacypher22
      @dacypher22 5 лет назад +204

      You know the person who got the last word in before it was locked had their day absolutely made. "That is it. End of story. I win."

  • @oliiivey
    @oliiivey 5 лет назад +9948

    "Heroic Teenage Girl"
    " *happily married* "
    what

    • @BJGvideos
      @BJGvideos 5 лет назад +295

      You can legally get married in the US at 17.

    • @avragetrinidadian3787
      @avragetrinidadian3787 5 лет назад +876

      According to the wiki, she got married because "she could not wait to do it" with a guy who suddenly confessed he was in love with her...

    • @avragetrinidadian3787
      @avragetrinidadian3787 5 лет назад +447

      This happens right after he comes in as she was about to make a guy she was not too interested in, jealous because he broke up with her and hooked back up with his ex.

    • @singrids4014
      @singrids4014 5 лет назад +462

      @@avragetrinidadian3787
      Thank you for saving me the trouble of actually reading the book.

    • @avragetrinidadian3787
      @avragetrinidadian3787 5 лет назад +342

      @@singrids4014 you better be, think I lost a few years off my life reading that wiki

  • @blayne4343
    @blayne4343 7 лет назад +3660

    Don't judge a book by its cover- this book is much worse than its cover..

    • @merrittanimation7721
      @merrittanimation7721 6 лет назад +12

      Highest Horse Nice

    • @LaOxidada
      @LaOxidada 6 лет назад +7

      Merritt Animation Mmmmm, nice.

    • @strandedcat8598
      @strandedcat8598 6 лет назад +3

      This comment made my day

    • @Sypaka
      @Sypaka 6 лет назад +44

      did someone notice, her Uniform has buttons there, where the nipples would be?
      This can't be comfortable.

    • @LaOxidada
      @LaOxidada 6 лет назад +11

      I mean, it would be if this thing on the cover was a human, which this thing is most certainly not.

  • @saunders4419
    @saunders4419 4 года назад +2354

    Lets assume for a moment that Norman told the truth when he claimed that he had rejected a hundred ideas only to keep the best. Can you imagine what batshit crazy stuff he had to have thought up if the Cokebottle Escape is the best one?

    • @Snazzy12341
      @Snazzy12341 3 года назад +184

      Those other idea are likely good ideas, but Norman’s just a bad writer so he discarded it because he thought it was bad

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +19

      I had forgotten THAT
      I can understand why
      XD

    • @IamDarkeye
      @IamDarkeye 3 года назад +17

      Sea turtles, mate

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +4

      @@IamDarkeye Now we have had much Fun
      studying something terribly bad (Queen Therista or whatever
      the name was),
      lets study something good;
      especially if you wanna become a Writer yourself!
      The so-called BEST Magic-System/Power-System in Fiction:
      'Nen' from 'HxH'!!
      OR the so-called BEST 'Dry Humor' from 'Hitchhikers Guide to
      the Galaxy'.

    • @violetweavile7908
      @violetweavile7908 3 года назад +62

      If he rejected a hundred ideas over 40 years of work, that means he had on average only 2.5 ideas per year. That seems like the correct amount of brain activity to produce this result

  • @imnothere6696
    @imnothere6696 4 года назад +5841

    Onison and Norman need to get together and write the worst book imaginable

    • @fulcrum6760
      @fulcrum6760 4 года назад +148

      I'm not here Norman would never work with that pedo.

    • @opticalraven1935
      @opticalraven1935 4 года назад +301

      That'll cause a break in the space/time continuum.

    • @BlakeGeometrio
      @BlakeGeometrio 4 года назад +150

      CP: The Book

    • @ergogrrl
      @ergogrrl 4 года назад +168

      Absolutely not. ABSOLUTELY NOT. I will sue God if this happens.

    • @unnamed7485
      @unnamed7485 4 года назад +66

      I dunno, My Immortal is pretty fierce competition

  • @davidharing6475
    @davidharing6475 5 лет назад +9517

    "Proof he has never seen a woman as he has no idea where breasts belong."
    That might be the harshest artistic criticism I have ever heard.

    • @chaossmith3864
      @chaossmith3864 5 лет назад +403

      @ Tbf, true.
      Even if you get them right sometimes, you may fail others.
      Had a pic I did that for some reason they kept coming out lopsided. Just kinda accepted it cause I was tired of fighting a boob.

    • @romanov3937
      @romanov3937 4 года назад +37

      That was a harsh burn.

    • @DapperDill
      @DapperDill 4 года назад +224

      If breasts were where he thought they were, millions of women would accidentally smother themselves in their sleep.

    • @someoneelse293
      @someoneelse293 4 года назад +60

      Not all women keep them in the same place... ive seem them both lower and higher than depicted in his cover ( and no, I'm not the author lol)

    • @bewareofbear3576
      @bewareofbear3576 4 года назад +127

      Its not so bad if you remember that Michelangelo couldn't quite get the place right too

  • @user-gp5yz5yz4x
    @user-gp5yz5yz4x 4 года назад +9133

    "Empress Theresa is not a bad book, neither is it terrible book. It is one of those things that convinced me of the infinite mercy of god, anything less than infinite mercy would have incinerated this book before it was unleashed on an unsuspecting public"
    God damn

    • @luvlols4462
      @luvlols4462 4 года назад +495

      I love literary savagery 🔥

    • @NeneSimone
      @NeneSimone 4 года назад +51

      Zing! Zap!

    • @ebc6970
      @ebc6970 4 года назад +248

      rare insults material

    • @haruki456
      @haruki456 4 года назад +79

      I would have to give up if I saw that review. But I have humility.

    • @snehajjeevan581
      @snehajjeevan581 4 года назад +163

      Are we going to ignore the fact that the guy who commented this compared the Book to 50 cent?

  • @gustavoaguado5449
    @gustavoaguado5449 3 года назад +1316

    We need a movie adaptation of Empress Theresa directed by Neil Breen. Also starring Neil Breen as Theresa.

    • @lewiskazinsky7334
      @lewiskazinsky7334 3 года назад +99

      Screenplay by Tommy Wiseau. Norman Boutin adapted by Wiseau and presented by Breen = holy trinity

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +8

      Now we have had much Fun
      studying something terribly bad (Queen Therista or whatever
      the name was),
      lets study something good;
      especially if you wanna become a Writer yourself!
      The so-called BEST Magic-System/Power-System in Fiction:
      'Nen' from 'HxH'!!

    • @None-Trick_Pony
      @None-Trick_Pony 3 года назад +47

      I'm imagining Neil Breen in a wig controlling HAL using 26 laptops at once.

    • @gustavoaguado5449
      @gustavoaguado5449 3 года назад +1

      @@None-Trick_Pony 😅

    • @SanMarcosBlanket
      @SanMarcosBlanket 2 года назад +3

      I mean Neil in most of his movies is an alien

  • @MrMcJazzhands
    @MrMcJazzhands 4 года назад +4381

    I feel like Amazon set up that comment limit without thinking it would ever be reached.

    • @th3rasave
      @th3rasave 4 года назад +197

      Or maybe they predicted it, and didn't want people to was their entire lives arguing with a dumbass?

    • @v5in88
      @v5in88 4 года назад +66

      Spider Doctor not a dumbnass, a narcisist

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 4 года назад +68

      @@th3rasave like LTG blacklisted every one that wins against him and MAXED THE CONSOLES' BLACKLIST??

    • @BradyPostma
      @BradyPostma 3 года назад +146

      People who make websites usually plan for some practical limits to quantities or sizes of data being stored. These predictions often miss the mark badly, and are reformed multiple times over the first few years of the site's life cycle.
      Professionals usually know this and deliberately leave plenty of room, with high quantity limits and large data size limits unless there are material reasons not to.
      Based on this, I suspect Amazon left that 10,000 comment cap in place deliberately, to prevent little fringe universes like this from continuing eternally. Otherwise, the limit would probably be a 64-bit unsigned integer, and the heat death of the universe would precede the death of that idiotic debate.

    • @iamathousandapples
      @iamathousandapples 3 года назад +10

      @@v5in88 a little bit of column a, a little bit of column b

  • @FrenchDavid50
    @FrenchDavid50 5 лет назад +3080

    How many times do we have to teach you this lesson old man?!

  • @SpydersByte
    @SpydersByte 4 года назад +3436

    1:25 "a book about a good girl, with no sex, foul language, or violence"
    so wait, why did the reviews mention the constant cussing, the remarks on her breasts and whether or not she had had sex before marriage, and how she was a sniper or how they tried to kill her with an A-bomb? What?!?! Doesn't that violate literally EVERYTHING he said about the book?!?!

    • @thesuperpunmaster6369
      @thesuperpunmaster6369 4 года назад +94

      Yup

    • @hassanbeydoun2460
      @hassanbeydoun2460 4 года назад +257

      I initially thought he (the author) was trying to say that about the book so that when someone reads it they say "Wow! The opposite of what I was expecting happened!"
      Either that or he tried to clickbait people by convincing the people willing to buy the book that the character has certain characteristics/behaviors when in fact the character did not have said characteristics/behaviors 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @v5in88
      @v5in88 4 года назад +119

      Its basically literary clickbait

    • @googiegress
      @googiegress 4 года назад +135

      @@v5in88 Readbait

    • @dyveira
      @dyveira 4 года назад +50

      Well, he's a dumbass and a hypocrite. Not sure what you expected.

  • @peachshandy
    @peachshandy 2 года назад +917

    I'm so late to this, but Boutin just sent a poorly written letter in size 18 font directly to the English department I teach in last month, telling us we must add his book to our curriculum and teach it .

    • @NapaCat
      @NapaCat Год назад +9

      wow

    • @NapaCat
      @NapaCat Год назад +100

      Like... why doesn't he just manually insert himself into the blacklist already

    • @RetroPlus
      @RetroPlus Год назад +24

      You can't be serious

    • @gz5405
      @gz5405 Год назад +111

      Good to hear the old dog is still kicking and up to his old tricks

    • @DestructionatorWitch
      @DestructionatorWitch Год назад +5

      Are you for real?

  • @FumblsTheSniper
    @FumblsTheSniper 4 года назад +1743

    There is a wonderful channel called “KrimsonRogue” that is going over this book. First part was about an hour and a half and maybe covered the first quarter of the book.

    • @arontavares5248
      @arontavares5248 4 года назад +146

      Nah, it only covered the first 3 or 4 chapters out of... 40, I believe?
      We're in for a long ride on this one. Strap in, bud.

    • @ahardworker2154
      @ahardworker2154 4 года назад +113

      Poor bastard

    • @TheJuliana0901
      @TheJuliana0901 4 года назад +112

      Oh no. That poor man. I already watched him suffer so much

    • @MrHangman56
      @MrHangman56 4 года назад +43

      oh i just started watching his reviews of this. they're hilarious

    • @thehermit8618
      @thehermit8618 4 года назад +189

      @@MrHangman56 and he isn't just dragging Norman through the mud (mostly). Krimson is actually providing real constructive critcism and explaining why the set-up, plot and prose of Norman doesn't work; giving us valuable lessons of what NOT to do if we ever want to write a book.
      As a serious novel? Empress Theresa fails in pretty much every way
      As a case study of how not to write a novel? Its a marvelous example and from Norman's mistakes (which there are a lot) and Krimson's insight you can learn much

  • @fortifyjoy
    @fortifyjoy 4 года назад +8456

    this has literally inspired me to try writing a book. it has shown me that literally anyone can do it, and that no matter what I produce, it can't be this bad.

    • @AugustusBohn0
      @AugustusBohn0 4 года назад +319

      good! writing can be rewarding and I wish you luck

    • @third-ratedude4234
      @third-ratedude4234 4 года назад +321

      Good luck, mate! And remember, dont be like Norman Boutin, always listen to valid criticism

    • @FizzieWebb
      @FizzieWebb 4 года назад +19

      Nor can it be as bad as One Extraordinary Time.

    • @googiegress
      @googiegress 4 года назад +276

      Learn from Norman's mistake. Instead of pouring thousands of hours into fighting about your bad book, spend that time writing more bad books. *cash register sounds*

    • @bonsouthall960
      @bonsouthall960 4 года назад +18

      Literally how many times will you be using the word "literally"?

  • @doesanythingmatter1326
    @doesanythingmatter1326 5 лет назад +3340

    Just when I was thinking i spend too much time playing video games, I find out there was a small army spending months trying to make a crazy old man admit he was wrong.

    • @boojum1769
      @boojum1769 5 лет назад +163

      truly passionate engagement just the same, high five!!

    • @TheGuardDuck
      @TheGuardDuck 5 лет назад +217

      Go back to the games, you missed nothing.

    • @stephenskinner7207
      @stephenskinner7207 5 лет назад +26

      That's not a suggestion of how you should be spending your time.

    • @slappy8941
      @slappy8941 5 лет назад +107

      Everyone needs a hobby, I suppose.

    • @ezraf.7759
      @ezraf.7759 5 лет назад +47

      There's thousands of things more productive than arguing with strangers over the internet, so that's not saying much.

  • @addambelmont3050
    @addambelmont3050 Год назад +136

    There's a blink and you'll miss it line where Teresa's husband Steve mentions his name was once Norman.
    Make of that what you will.

  • @drenchedinsyrupp6059
    @drenchedinsyrupp6059 7 лет назад +576

    Fredrik is like a private investigator. He finds out so much info so fast, and the music makes it sound like he's in a 50's crime movie.

    • @Doombringer_r
      @Doombringer_r 6 лет назад +2

      I know right?

    • @jlprizm
      @jlprizm 6 лет назад +3

      I was thinking this too. How does he know so much about these people?

    • @audreymuzingo933
      @audreymuzingo933 6 лет назад +3

      This is only the 3rd video of DTRH I've watched since discovering it last night; the other two were the Mouse Eutopia Experiments and Collyer Brothers, both pretty fascinating historical stories, and well-told by Knudsen. So I subscribed and just from looking at other titles I don't think I'll regret it. But this Empress Theresa one was a head-scratcher. I watched the whole thing, basically a play-by-play of the sort of internet art validity debates that happen all the time. And nothing more?
      I kept thinking there would be a punchline, a payoff of some sort. It would turn out that most of the author's critics were actually him, and the controversy resulted in him getting filthy rich from sales of his bad book. Or it would be revealed that the book was written by a world-renowned author, as some kind of experiment, or evidence that he had lost his mind. Or various forms of evidence would suggest the book was written by Donald Trump, LOL! Something like that.
      But no, the story basically ends with the inability of people to comment on the book anymore, and that's all folks! --It doesn't even offer details like how many copies were sold, or much of who this guy really was, only the claims he made about himself. If his interactions with people online was so interesting, didn't anybody try doing some deep research on him? Is he still alive? There's something very 'meta' about this sensationalizing video about the sensationalizing of a lousy book.

    • @oddkoe808
      @oddkoe808 6 лет назад +4

      Yeah, the way the video progresses, and the music; it feels like a crime noir. Lol

    • @audreymuzingo933
      @audreymuzingo933 6 лет назад +1

      Saransh LOL, the word 'punch' being part of 'punchline' is no accident; it means the amusing conclusion of the setup, something 'punchy,' something 'BAM.' A 15-minute description of a 40 year failure whose public aspect just fizzled out at the end....that's the opposite of a punchline. The way the video plays out feels very much like a lead-up to something that would make the tedium worthwhile. Even you admit you expect something else.

  • @WolfeSpeider
    @WolfeSpeider 7 лет назад +3600

    "loved by everybody ( even China wants her to take herself out of danger ),"
    what

    • @hibubgames7667
      @hibubgames7667 7 лет назад +317

      WolfeSpeider Saturn wants me safe, what about you?

    • @oz_jones
      @oz_jones 7 лет назад +45

      +Samuel Woolrich countries are referred to as females in English language. That doesn't make that sentence less bad tho

    • @nicholasgeere5125
      @nicholasgeere5125 6 лет назад +32

      Samuel Woolrich no its chyna the wrestler

    • @mistertagomago7974
      @mistertagomago7974 6 лет назад +100

      I think he was calling China a sexist country that hates women, but shes so great even China likes her.

    • @besaidknight
      @besaidknight 6 лет назад +32

      Nah, China loves women, they just didn't think the poor cared enough about their family lineages to kill their daughters during the whole one kid thing. They just figured their rich sons would have their pick of the girls in a fifty fifty ratio society , but instead their sons are greeted with a sausage fest! XD

  • @SandraThePhox
    @SandraThePhox 7 лет назад +609

    I think a story about a seemingly normal young girl getting powers to influence every thing she wishes in reality, and slowly growing abusive and more controlling and narcissistic would have been a much better fit for the author.

    • @IsmailofeRegime
      @IsmailofeRegime 6 лет назад +84

      It also would have been better at discussing morality and how Catholics should interact with society, rather than just "good Catholic girl uses powers for good."

    • @eriktruchinskas3747
      @eriktruchinskas3747 6 лет назад +26

      tecdog15 soooo akira?

    • @leongkinwai9709
      @leongkinwai9709 6 лет назад +42

      It would straight up be a more interesting concept/plotline than what is implied this book actually is.

    • @lastswordfighter
      @lastswordfighter 6 лет назад +18

      Dude this author can so be trolled by swapping out images of Thersa for when Satan was depicted as a spoiled teenage girl on South Park.

    • @deviantartguy0
      @deviantartguy0 6 лет назад +1

      I've only seen a similar idea in a Japanese hentai manga I quickly lost interest.
      NOT EVEN MORE PROPERLY DRAWN BOOBIES MAKES THIS IDEA BEARABLE!

  • @hotelmario510
    @hotelmario510 3 года назад +534

    I like how "They left no trace of their new sparring location" is written as if they're ancient gods who clashed and vanished when the world needed them most

  • @Lorendrawn
    @Lorendrawn 4 года назад +4547

    The best thing about this book's Amazon page is that there is only one related purchase item.
    Customers who bought this product also bought a shibari rope bondage lube applicator.
    How even.

    • @urrsys9765
      @urrsys9765 4 года назад +374

      I can guarantee that any answer to the hows and evens of that middle sentence are beyond even the most fantastical ideals of human comprehension.
      (But I can probably guess.)

    • @CakeDoctorate
      @CakeDoctorate 4 года назад +456

      For some strange reason that makes absolute sense to me

    • @ArminAwesome
      @ArminAwesome 4 года назад +200

      For me it was Marx' Capital. Hilarious and thought provoking at the same time.

    • @AshenAlbaz0079
      @AshenAlbaz0079 4 года назад +105

      Not even Eldrich horrors can wrap their tentacles around it so dont feel bad about it

    • @cerisejones8061
      @cerisejones8061 4 года назад +16

      Or rope lmao

  • @pauline1809
    @pauline1809 4 года назад +4642

    THIS BOOK HAS LITERALLY THE EXACT SAME PLOT AS ONE OF ONISIONS

    • @chem9773
      @chem9773 4 года назад +371

      Now u mention it,yeah it really a same plot... But onision need to work harder to reach 400++ pages novel

    • @highadmiraljt5853
      @highadmiraljt5853 4 года назад +512

      Is it the one where he killed god

    • @pauline1809
      @pauline1809 4 года назад +139

      @@highadmiraljt5853 yea

    • @DopeioThePhoneBoi
      @DopeioThePhoneBoi 4 года назад +556

      *HOLY SHIT, IT DOES-*
      THE ONLY THING MISSING IS ALL THE DADDY ISSUES AND NARCISSISTIC GOD KILLING, I'M GONNA FUCKING CRY-

    • @avocado3-in-182
      @avocado3-in-182 4 года назад +196

      Norman Boutin is probably Onision’s pen name

  • @DuranMK2
    @DuranMK2 4 года назад +5509

    My favorite part of the story is when Theresa buys eleven extra bottles of soda (in the cafeteria of a building full of people who are supposed to be trying to kill her) as part of a plan to escape death by atom bomb, despite not having any knowledge about the plan to kill her that she uses the soda bottles to try and escape from. So, in other words, she buys and proceeds to carry around eleven bottles of soda for literally no in-universe reason. Made even better because the escape plan basically fails and she dies anyway, but gets resurrected because alien jizz magic.
    That's not even a joke, all of that actually happens in the book.

    • @josephoyek6574
      @josephoyek6574 4 года назад +181

      Dafuq???

    • @addicted2mako
      @addicted2mako 4 года назад +154

      I can picture her dragging along a garbage bag full of cokes like a little kid dragging along their favorite blankie XD

    • @same_ole_lemonz4195
      @same_ole_lemonz4195 4 года назад +440

      holy shit, the more comments I read, the more I want to read the book, it's like a car accident your friends witnessed and are telling everyone about, and you are just sad you were not there to see it too.

    • @addicted2mako
      @addicted2mako 4 года назад +260

      @@same_ole_lemonz4195 KrimsonRogue reviewed the book, so if you don't want to contribute $ to Norman Boutin and his ego, I recommend seeing those videos first

    • @eldrichnemo9312
      @eldrichnemo9312 4 года назад +164

      I will never get over how her ability at perfect aim which turned into teenage softball career at the national level didn't exist as as setup for her using those eleven shaken up soda bottles as grenades once she was on the aircraft carrier tarmac. Between her aim and her super-strength she could have threatened to set the nuclear device off with one throw, saving her life and still giving her the upper hand to demand to speak to UK's Prime Minister since her own country betrayed her. Wasted potential.

  • @DestructionatorWitch
    @DestructionatorWitch Год назад +220

    This actually reminds me of Sonichu a LOT, in the sense that both stories have a "hero" character with unfathomable power, using their powers for "good" according to the author, but readers can see that the actions of the "hero" are actually unintentionally terrible.

    • @Wag1blad
      @Wag1blad Год назад +19

      my god I just found out about Chris chan and did a deep dive into that, and yes sonichu and Theresa inhabit the same dimension.

    • @DestructionatorWitch
      @DestructionatorWitch Год назад +15

      @@Wag1blad a dimension in which all background characters live in fear under the reign of a chaotic god-like tyrant of false righteousness

    • @CollegeDroputPowerpoints
      @CollegeDroputPowerpoints Год назад +5

      Youre the second person in here who made that connection so far XD

  • @horrortackleharry
    @horrortackleharry 6 лет назад +3348

    One invaluable lesson I've learned in life: always avoid people who boast about their 'IQ'.

    • @Damo2690
      @Damo2690 5 лет назад +129

      IQ is all bullshit

    • @dreadlordhg360
      @dreadlordhg360 5 лет назад +230

      people who say they’re not that smart are usually smarter than people who brag about high IQ.

    • @USAReject
      @USAReject 5 лет назад +4

      t. DeShawn

    • @GameyRaccoon
      @GameyRaccoon 5 лет назад +29

      @thunder key
      >calls a subreddit a board.
      >thinking.jpeg

    • @Potato-Eye
      @Potato-Eye 5 лет назад +1

      My boy, what up. Still in cali?

  • @TheNightWatcher1385
    @TheNightWatcher1385 5 лет назад +5227

    I honestly feel bad for this guy. He spent his whole sheltered life creating what he thought was a masterpiece, only to run right into the brick wall of the reality that his creation was shit.
    “This took me three months to paint” was both cringey and heart wrenching. With some proper art skills and writing direction, he could’ve made a decent storyline. He’s probably too old and set in his ways now though.

    • @randomcenturion7264
      @randomcenturion7264 5 лет назад +689

      Yeah. It's pathetic and tragic at the same time.

    • @TheNightWatcher1385
      @TheNightWatcher1385 5 лет назад +616

      Finbar Brolly He has the pieces for what sounds like a cool premise. A teenager becoming an empress. With the right writing skills, that’s a fun concept.
      But this, this is just more sad than funny. Such wasted potential.

    • @goobiusthetrafficcone1438
      @goobiusthetrafficcone1438 4 года назад +170

      He's like a Pupkin from King of Comedy type of character, pathetic and narcissistic but you still feel for him.

    • @thehermit8618
      @thehermit8618 4 года назад +237

      @@TheNightWatcher1385 more like a teenager becoming God Empress of the world. From what i've read of the book and of descriptions online, Theresa becomes something of an omniscient, omnipotent goddess

    • @TheNightWatcher1385
      @TheNightWatcher1385 4 года назад +14

      It Just Works Strange

  • @FruitNDoggie
    @FruitNDoggie 4 года назад +2619

    Mother Theresa fan fiction gone wrong.

    • @elaovi
      @elaovi 4 года назад +2

      BTIsaac wdym?

    • @SuperNuclearUnicorn
      @SuperNuclearUnicorn 4 года назад +99

      @@elaovi Mother Theresa would refuse to give proper modern medical care to sick people, believing suffering brought you closer to God. Then when she was sick/dying of course she got the best care

    • @addicted2mako
      @addicted2mako 4 года назад +34

      I think he made the book as a tribute to Joan of Arc if I remember correctly

    • @taliajung1553
      @taliajung1553 4 года назад +3

      When I say that I wheezed--

    • @rokukou
      @rokukou 3 года назад +1

      hey, i know you!

  • @MechMK1
    @MechMK1 Год назад +392

    From a psychological angle, this is fascinating. Most creators identify themselves with their creations to some degree - they see parts of their own (true or imagined) personality traits in some of the characters they write. But in some people, this goes too far. They see their creation as a proxy for themselves, and thus need to see their creation succeed, so that in their mind, they can succeed.
    This becomes very apparent when he repeats the phrase "Theresa trusts God. She achieves her true self as intended from eternity. She is a winner." This isn't Norman trying to convince you, the reader, that Theresa is a well-written character. This is Norman trying to convince himself that he is a winner. As a devout Catholic, Norman trusts God and believes that he is destined to become successful with his book, that he is a winner. This also explains, why every criticism of the book is met with such vitriol, even well-meaning, constructive criticism. Because according to his ideas, this cricism stands in the way of his success. He convinced himself that it wasn't the sheer awfulness of his book that causes it to fail, but the criticism of others.
    In other words, Norman is convinced that he *is* Theresa to some degree. He is convinced that Theresa (therefore, he) is flawless, that his book is flawless, and that the only reason it has not been successful and appreciated yet is because the evil critics spread lies about it.

    • @Pleasestoptalkingthanks
      @Pleasestoptalkingthanks Год назад +24

      Honestly, sounds like some narcissistic disorder of some type.

    • @Eric6761
      @Eric6761 Год назад +6

      Even JP character From terrible writing advice isnt that desperate and that's a low ball

    • @williamference9221
      @williamference9221 Год назад +28

      It's stranger. To Norman, Theresa's less a proxy for himself and more an idealized (to fetishistic levels) proxy of Jeanne d'Arc. He did a whole essay on Jeanne's death if you wanna see it.

    • @TransistorBased
      @TransistorBased Год назад +3

      Random commenter on RUclips is a much better writer than a guy who spent 40 years on a novel

    • @royalhydra9790
      @royalhydra9790 Год назад +3

      @@williamference9221He still projects onto the character a bit. It’s why theresea the sentiment mentioned by OP is repeated. Character traits aren’t similar (I think), but the idea of success is. Theresea is a winner and so is norman (in his rotting mind)

  • @poesmascaradep4134
    @poesmascaradep4134 4 года назад +2443

    "The difference between you and Harper Lee, is that you are not Harper Lee"
    A murder was witnessed by everyone but the victim, who is now a ghost, still thinking it's better then Harper Lee.

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +6

      LOVE THIS
      XD

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +5

      Now we have had much Fun
      studying something terribly bad (Queen Therista or whatever
      the name was),
      lets study something good;
      especially if you wanna become a Writer yourself!
      The so-called BEST Magic-System/Power-System in Fiction:
      'Nen' from 'HxH'!!
      OR the so-called BEST 'Dry Humor' from 'Hitchhikers Guide to
      the Galaxy'.

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +3

      @@slevinchannel7589 will do!
      XD

    • @WillieManga
      @WillieManga 3 года назад +17

      OP was Atticus Finch and Norman was the rabbid dog he snipes.

    • @simontatton5424
      @simontatton5424 3 года назад +1

      *than*

  • @JamesEDonaldson
    @JamesEDonaldson 4 года назад +7565

    So, a rubbish book that no one should have read sells thousands as people want to find out what the crazy author is on about.
    Norman is a genius.

    • @thealleys
      @thealleys 3 года назад +405

      That and/or a top tier troll.

    • @fuddyruckers3
      @fuddyruckers3 3 года назад +569

      No joke. I want to know how many copies were actually sold. Sounds like he duped a lot of people into buying a terrible book, then continued to profit by"defending" it. I think when he says "people don't understand what the book is about" is a subtle hint that he's exposing people to be that stupid

    • @ukewithme6792
      @ukewithme6792 3 года назад +144

      @@thealleys yeah, that's exactly what he said actually. Aren't top tier trolls geniuses anyways?

    • @SpiralPoliFemboy
      @SpiralPoliFemboy 3 года назад +27

      Sounds similar to Sonichu

    • @LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit
      @LamborghiniDiabloSVPursuit 3 года назад +201

      >So, a rubbish book that no one should have read sells thousands as people want to find out what the crazy author is on about.
      Well, just thouSAND, according to his poorly-designed website he's sold 1,086 copies as of the first quarter of 2021 (Considering he's still listing numbers as I'm talking, we can assume this is accurate).
      Let's be nice and assume all that is hard copy sales, he didn't include digital yet. Let's be nice even further and say that he printed them in 100-book increments from the printer, so each book costs on average $10 to print. He's selling it on Amazon for $12.50, so that means that roughly $10 is already off from manufacturing costs, then another $0.99 because that's how much Amazon takes per book sale, so he's making $1.51 per book.
      Now let's just assume this is all the costs associated, no taxes, miscellaneous costs, whatever. Its a flat $10 per book to make, $0.99 goes to Amazon, and $1.51 is your profit. In the span of 7 years, he's made, a rough estimate, $1640 in profits. Or in the bestter case scenario, let's say he's making $2.50 instead, because he gets a deal from the printer: that cranks it up by a grand at $2,710. Again, this isn't monthly income from sales, this is overall.
      So overall, in the 5 years it took him to write Empress Theresa and over 7 years of the book being in the market, Norman's profits covered about 1-2 months of living expenses in your average city (not including rent).
      In regards to digital sales, Norman didn't provide any details for it, so I'm going to assume its inconsequential compared to the books (since knowing Norman he'd likely boast how many downloads ET had), but let's just assume around 500 copies sold, more or less. The cost of the ebook is $3 and Amazon takes 30% of the sales, so he's taking home about $2.10, which isn't a lot more than his booksales.
      TL;DR: Norman's a nitwit.
      And remember, the numbers I provided were being generous. They could be worse, which means Norman could have made less than what I estimated. I haven't factored in taxes.

  • @judahosborne8868
    @judahosborne8868 3 года назад +777

    It's fine to write a bad book or make a bad cover. Everyone starts somewhere. It's completely fine to be proud of your work, and even to be kinda hurt when someone gives criticism of any kind.
    What's not fine, is to act childish and retaliate at critics who were just trying to help. What's downright stupid, is to do it on the internet.

    • @fatihnri2484
      @fatihnri2484 3 года назад +1

      Very true.

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +3

      @@fatihnri2484 Now we have had much Fun
      studying something terribly bad (Queen Therista or whatever
      the name was),
      lets study something good;
      especially if you wanna become a Writer yourself!
      The so-called BEST Magic-System/Power-System in Fiction:
      'Nen' from 'HxH'!!
      OR the so-called Best 'Dry Humor' from 'Hitchhikers Guide to
      the Galaxy'.

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +2

      To your info:
      Krimson Rogue,
      Cynical Reviews,
      and Both of them Together,
      have made each multiple Videos
      about Empress Theresa
      and they are very enjoyable.

    • @Vitorruy1
      @Vitorruy1 2 года назад +2

      I think its silly to expect otherwise given we are talking about an old dude who spend 40 years on a book he thought it was a materpiece.

    • @iMajoraGaming
      @iMajoraGaming Год назад

      @@Vitorruy1 materpiece
      git r dun

  • @Penoatle
    @Penoatle 5 лет назад +1955

    I bought it, gave it to my wife as a gag gift.
    She hated it and uses it as a coffee table book/ice breaker.

    • @Princess2Warrior
      @Princess2Warrior 4 года назад +27

      *So Norman Boutin is the J.K. Rowling of American authors - I don't get why people were giving him grief if Rowling was writing books just as bad? - I guess retards love some books and hate others.*

    • @PsiensGate
      @PsiensGate 4 года назад +199

      @@Princess2Warrior Harry Potter had a good storyline and enough interesting stuff to actually do something with. Empress Theresa is just a generic, boring, narcissistic, horribly written book with no goal and no creativity.

    • @johngardner4096
      @johngardner4096 4 года назад +68

      Don't forget that it's also good for leveling out washing machines...

    • @viscountrainbows6452
      @viscountrainbows6452 4 года назад +85

      @@Princess2Warrior Hi Norm!

    • @Princess2Warrior
      @Princess2Warrior 4 года назад +3

      @@viscountrainbows6452 *Man, you guys are dumb as fvck, aren't you? No wonder you're essentially making fun of the male version of J.K. Rowling (the male version of a sh|tty author).*

  • @noamdsi123
    @noamdsi123 4 года назад +5843

    Damn. I was laughing until you mentioned he worked on it for 20 years. That's legitimately sad, I'm not even saying that as a joke.
    Update: That painting took him three months??
    Update: HE WORKED ON IT FOR 4O YEARS???

    • @deltaknight2764
      @deltaknight2764 4 года назад +358

      Norman's a real-life anomaly.

    • @-perge
      @-perge 4 года назад +794

      Passion projects gone obsessive...
      Not only will you have an unhealthy desire for perfection, but it's for an inherently shaky idea. And once you've exhausted yourself in achieving some meretrictious goal, you also have to defend It's quality. Otherwise you accept that some percent of your life has wilted away.
      Don't suffer the same curse as Norman. Never get trapped in passion projects, end them and start learning. Your brain will thank you.

    • @simcard867
      @simcard867 4 года назад +372

      @@-perge that also happens to people who self insert themselves in their stories. They can't take criticism since they see it as an insult to themselves and they make their self insert a Mary Sue. No wonder this guy failed, he created his own waifu or recreated his crush

    • @japanesemyth
      @japanesemyth 4 года назад +212

      @@-perge I don't think there's anything wrong with passion projects, but the obsession with perfection will stop anyone from getting anything done. The author said he rejected a thousand ideas before coming up with this magnum opus. He probably should have just went with any idea he had and kept moving forward, project to project. Then maybe he would have actually learned some things about writing and improved.
      Edit: whoops. Misread. Sorry about that, you good.

    • @calebwheeler8143
      @calebwheeler8143 4 года назад +90

      @@japanesemyth I personally think that ideas are overrated. Execution is much more important.

  • @TheRetsekShow2236
    @TheRetsekShow2236 5 лет назад +498

    "... convinces me of the infinite mercy of God." Omg that is such a beautiful roast. Like music to my ears

  • @JacF6734
    @JacF6734 3 года назад +137

    "Do you just wake up in the morning and think 'Holy shit, I'm going to be a tumor today?’”
    - Filthy Frank

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +4

      I can only assume the original product is even more entertaining
      XD

  • @Sarah.Riedel
    @Sarah.Riedel 4 года назад +1739

    "Theresa can't be defeated."
    THEN WHAT IS EVEN THE POINT OF THE DAMN BOOK??!

    • @aboundingvampirekiller2048
      @aboundingvampirekiller2048 4 года назад +168

      Its Sonichu in a Dress and Pumps.

    • @anonymouscat02
      @anonymouscat02 4 года назад +108

      Seems like Norman took Mary Sue to the next level

    • @bacht4799
      @bacht4799 4 года назад +31

      Inspection to modern movie making like The Last Jedi ..

    • @paolo2763
      @paolo2763 4 года назад +14

      We all must surrender to our new goddess

    • @Foreststrike
      @Foreststrike 3 года назад +69

      She can't be defeated, but she CAN die.
      I smell a SCP, and it needs to be contained with [REDACTED]'s and [DATA EXPUNGED]'s.
      ASAP.
      Right now. Chop-chop.

  • @ProbablyYesOrNot
    @ProbablyYesOrNot 6 лет назад +409

    i bet he created all those forum accounts and was arguing with himself for attention to sell his book, 136 iq confirmed!

    • @lqu
      @lqu 5 лет назад +10

      9999 accounts?! THE FUCK?!?!

    • @firstnamelastname5230
      @firstnamelastname5230 5 лет назад +19

      LEGOMAN 2 he’s dedicated to his craft

    • @bobkebob9980
      @bobkebob9980 5 лет назад +4

      I have a 136 IQ and I'm pretty retarded.

    • @human_bing
      @human_bing 5 лет назад +1

      @Nathan unknown sem ahahahajajaehebbehw w wuwjmwm me no sbahsnsuebegehehehrjjrejdjdjdbxdb

  • @HailSatanLLC
    @HailSatanLLC 5 лет назад +3502

    Empress Theresa is the Fallout 76 of books.
    In that, the bullshit around the book is a lot more interesting than the book itself.

    • @Eagledude131
      @Eagledude131 5 лет назад +84

      Fallout 76 got... arguably better though, Empress Theresa got worse every time the author wrote another word on it

    • @user-gu7yo5yn9g
      @user-gu7yo5yn9g 5 лет назад +35

      and the fact that norman is still commenting the most recent one being from 1 month ago

    • @thedustinmobile1054
      @thedustinmobile1054 5 лет назад +92

      @@Eagledude131 every update for 76 some how makes it more broken

    • @YavinPrime
      @YavinPrime 5 лет назад +12

      You know I wasn't there for Fallout 76's launch but I'm enjoying it now. It's not as good as it should be but I'm entertained. I agree though some of the stories about the game are just shocking to say the least.

    • @matthewmorrison3745
      @matthewmorrison3745 5 лет назад +48

      Don't defend fallout 76, even if you bought it full price and deny you got cheated.

  • @diosoth
    @diosoth 3 года назад +361

    Whenever someone says "hard work means you will succeed" point them to this as proof that such a mantra doesn't hold up.

    • @tammid8423
      @tammid8423 3 года назад +8

      Fuck this is underrated

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +26

      Hard work WHILE DOING IT RIGHT
      Because apparently everything needs context or explanation in Current Year
      XD
      I don’t want to imagine someone burning through their life span doing it wrong and expecting GLORIOUS SUCCESS...

    • @Hypergen-
      @Hypergen- 3 года назад +38

      See, Norman didn’t do “hard work” just by writing a book for 20-40 years. If he truly did hard work, than he would have actively tried to improve his skill. Hard work doesn’t always equal pure work time, actually improving yourself is harder work.

    • @skade245
      @skade245 3 года назад +3

      Hard work != spending a long time on something

    • @shelby5809
      @shelby5809 2 года назад +2

      @@skade245 life must suck, not knowing what "hard" or "work" means.

  • @astoldbyneon43
    @astoldbyneon43 7 лет назад +3365

    The story of a crazy old catholic man vs reasonable Amazon reviewers
    *Tale as old as time, Song as old as rhyme, Critics and the Beast*

    • @thefvguy5648
      @thefvguy5648 7 лет назад +146

      *claps*

    • @azula8226
      @azula8226 7 лет назад +50

      Your profile pic describes your comment perfect
      *LOUDLY CLAPS*

    • @mysteryjuno826
      @mysteryjuno826 7 лет назад +5

      i want that to go down

    • @chrisossu2070
      @chrisossu2070 7 лет назад +57

      To be fair, the story's more crazy old Catholic man vs reasonable Amazon reviewers that quickly mutated into crazy old Catholic man vs trolls with way too much time on their hands.

    • @BrettonFerguson
      @BrettonFerguson 7 лет назад +27

      If some 70 year old guy wants to publish crappy books on Kindle, who gives a shit. At least he is staying busy. He probably dreamed about writing this shitty book his entire life. He doesn't need an editor or publisher, WTF for, so they can tell him never to write again?

  • @miaironstone6783
    @miaironstone6783 4 года назад +980

    I want to be empathetic... beyond all the weird stuff, here’s an old man who clearly put time and effort into his book, the cover, and trying to defend it. I can’t shake the image of a grandpa toiling over a canvas. But my empathy only goes so far. And the fact that he won’t even engage with polite and constructive criticism even from people who genuinely want to see him improve and succeed angers me

    • @stormisuedonym4599
      @stormisuedonym4599 4 года назад +75

      Time and 'effort' do not a quality product make.

    • @baumi8125
      @baumi8125 3 года назад +97

      I could be empathetic if there wasn't the downright pedophilic stuff. The character, theresa, is described as 10 and 14 in book, so is describing a teenage girl as having “perky breasts” and something gross about her rear end filling out nicely in clothes

    • @miaironstone6783
      @miaironstone6783 3 года назад +73

      @@baumi8125 I agree, the product is garbage and his unwillingness to even engage with criticism is where my sympathy ends. At some point people have to be taken to task for their behavior

    • @thewholekitandkaboodle7569
      @thewholekitandkaboodle7569 3 года назад +47

      Yeah, the empathy ends for me when you’ve gone out of your way to ask for criticism in forums and then get pissed that people on said forums criticize your work. People /have/ been kind in their constructive criticism (some, not all) and he rejected all of that to do what he wanted instead.
      There was a forum for Jewish people where he asked how they felt about Exodus 2.0, and when they (predictably) responded negatively to the Israeli people abandoning their holy land to move to an island in the shape of a Star of David, he threw a tantrum. One of the people there summed it up best by asking something along the lines of, “You came here to ask for our help. Why bother if you weren’t going to listen?”

    • @TheKillerEmcee
      @TheKillerEmcee 3 года назад

      @@stormisuedonym4599 Yes it does 😂

  • @Azraile
    @Azraile 6 лет назад +561

    Sounds like this guy really really really wished he WAS Theresa.

    • @suezuccati304
      @suezuccati304 5 лет назад +75

      That's why she is such a Mary Sue, it's just a power fantasy fulfillment.

    • @justas423
      @justas423 5 лет назад +7

      @Rachel J it's like R rated freaky Friday.

    • @timmaximilian9286
      @timmaximilian9286 5 лет назад +45

      Azraile Kiras i think its more that he wrote about his dream waifu

    • @bachpham6862
      @bachpham6862 5 лет назад +6

      @@timmaximilian9286 So basically the Ice King in Adventure Time?

    • @sweetpotatofries99
      @sweetpotatofries99 5 лет назад +6

      *heavy breathing* Theresa is a good girl... Such a veerry goooood giiiiiiiirrrrlllll...

  • @wolfpax22
    @wolfpax22 Год назад +60

    Its funny how Empress Theresa looks like she's dressed like an airline pilot.

  • @marshwalker8322
    @marshwalker8322 5 лет назад +778

    What if he was just an old guy who decided to become a God-Tier Troll since he's retired and had nothing else to do?

    • @daphnerogers4277
      @daphnerogers4277 4 года назад +77

      it's possible. I mean, this is the internet after all.

    • @ryan.1990
      @ryan.1990 4 года назад +5

      Lmao

    • @RogueT-Rex8468
      @RogueT-Rex8468 4 года назад +6

      Bradley Dalton he’s actually 72 years old now.

    • @camilasuemi6850
      @camilasuemi6850 4 года назад +7

      Maybe. Watch the first our If this video ruclips.net/video/yNCUp2VkKhs/видео.html made by the same RUclipsr of this current video. He goes to Norman's website. It's chaotic.

    • @absolutelyyousless7605
      @absolutelyyousless7605 4 года назад +41

      The absolute mad lad gave her 420 kids, and 69 cousins... no way he isn’t some 4-D chess playing master manipulator of some kind

  • @therandomnpc1655
    @therandomnpc1655 6 лет назад +1055

    My Sonic oc _"Chicken nugget the porcupine"_ would beat Empress Theresa

  • @Joshyboy225
    @Joshyboy225 5 лет назад +717

    Criticism is required for every writer. Yes, sometimes it can suck to see something you put a lot of heart not turn out too well, but that’s part of the process! Constructive criticism can do wonders!

    • @xSeBauTx1248
      @xSeBauTx1248 5 лет назад +12

      I'm enough autistic for difference constructive comments to trolling comments.

    • @dylantrobaugh4999
      @dylantrobaugh4999 4 года назад +15

      I say this a lot
      If you can't take criticism you will fail

    • @ZrankFappaH
      @ZrankFappaH 4 года назад +28

      Dylan Trobaugh Most people don’t give a fuck about being constructive. They want to tell someone they’re a fat useless piece of shit and how much they suck. Chris Chan proved this. People could’ve just not trolled him and blackmailed him to the point of pure mental deterioration. Trolls are fucking scum.

    • @JojonathanOliveira
      @JojonathanOliveira 4 года назад +20

      I totally agree with this, most people just wanna thrash others, take as example the movie The Thing, the critique was so harsh it drove John Carpenter into depression. among the things professional movie critiques said are:
      1) "It is too phony to be disgusting. It qualifies only as instant junk."
      2) "an exercise in abstract art"
      3) "a great barf-bag movie"
      4) "It's my contention that John Carpenter was never meant to direct a science-fiction horror movie. Here's some things he'd be better suited to direct: traffic accidents, train wrecks and public flogging."
      This is anything but constructive, and it came from professionals mind you, now imagine what random trolls on the internet can say.

    • @ZrankFappaH
      @ZrankFappaH 4 года назад +11

      Jonathan Totally true and sad points! Hollywood is evil. Trolls are evil. Both are free to blackmail, extort, mentally destroy a person; with no repercussions.

  • @aboundingvampirekiller2048
    @aboundingvampirekiller2048 4 года назад +310

    The "My Immortal" of the 2010s.

    • @mrluthfians01
      @mrluthfians01 3 года назад +3

      It's not fanfic

    • @jahbama6202
      @jahbama6202 3 года назад +32

      @@mrluthfians01 it’s of the same quality

    • @mrluthfians01
      @mrluthfians01 3 года назад +10

      @@jahbama6202 can't argue with that

    • @ileanabriannemari
      @ileanabriannemari 3 года назад +18

      This was made in a span of _40 Years._
      My Immortal is the _Empress Theresa_ of the 2000's.
      *_*throws printed copies in the sky*_*

    • @aboundingvampirekiller2048
      @aboundingvampirekiller2048 3 года назад

      @@ileanabriannemari can't argue with that

  • @SchlubbyTomHanks
    @SchlubbyTomHanks 6 лет назад +1498

    those covers are hilarious, they actually got worse. it goes from crappy Indie band album cover, to amateur folk art, to uncanny valley.

    • @Blindashitmetalasfuck
      @Blindashitmetalasfuck 5 лет назад +3

      Nice user name DEVIN!

    • @SonOfMeme
      @SonOfMeme 5 лет назад +3

      Yeah, that's literally how the uncanny valley works

    • @halykan
      @halykan 5 лет назад +40

      Yeah, for sure - the first cover was a little bland but seemed like an intentional stylistic choice more than monumental incompetence. What follows, though . . .

    • @gerbert992
      @gerbert992 5 лет назад +1

      @@Blindashitmetalasfuck l

    • @pinecone9619
      @pinecone9619 5 лет назад +1

      Uncanny valley. You are funny.

  • @BringYerOwnBomb
    @BringYerOwnBomb 6 лет назад +487

    "This new cover took him three months to paint."
    Oof

    • @corganfaller5579
      @corganfaller5579 6 лет назад +34

      I want to assume it's from when it was started to finish. Not the time he worked on it. It "takes me a week" for a painting, even if there's a 5 day gap where I do nothing to it.

    • @TheCorrodedMan
      @TheCorrodedMan 5 лет назад +10

      My sister paints better in a handful of hours then this guy does in months.

    • @blackishpariah
      @blackishpariah 5 лет назад +7

      My dog paints in a handful of hours many more moose than select northern states.

    • @greatpower6063
      @greatpower6063 5 лет назад +1

      lol Three months he never got back. I'd be angry too.

    • @PastelRay
      @PastelRay 5 лет назад

      I could do this paint better in an hour with my left hand

  • @cyanmanta
    @cyanmanta 4 года назад +4246

    “Theresa can’t be defeated.”
    You keep saying this like it’s a good thing, Norm, but it’s actually a massive and fatal flaw. If she’s infallible, there’s no story. Theresa is a Mary Sue. That’s a bad thing, Norm. If the outcome is already decided on page one, then why the hell should I read the rest of the book? You’ve spoiled your own story.

    • @bremensims6086
      @bremensims6086 4 года назад +357

      Not always, watch (or read) One Punch Man. He can't be defeated, but it's still a great story. Not that Empress Theresa is good.

    • @calamityechoes3496
      @calamityechoes3496 4 года назад +223

      Not always the outcome, but the antiques and shenanigans are interesting. Comical or not, you can write a book of immortal beings living through history and people would be interested in their experiences or their views. The ending doesn’t necessarily the kill the content, but the content can kill all.

    • @marcusreading3783
      @marcusreading3783 4 года назад +281

      @Brina Owens Actually, the fact that OPM cant be defeated is the entire point of the story. Its not about an all powerful fighter winning all the time, its about a man with almost unlimited power who is completely and utterly bored. The epic battles are really more set dressing for the actual plot.
      As for fanfiction, there are actually a large number of genuinely really good fics out there. True, they can be buried under a metric ton of shit and poorly written smut, but the gems really shine.

    • @neimad6869
      @neimad6869 4 года назад +79

      Romeo and Juliet spoils that they both die on the first page, and it turned out good.

    • @calamityechoes3496
      @calamityechoes3496 4 года назад +20

      Brina Owens I’m not saying this about the book, the book is just a mess.
      I’m applying to most books; the ending doesn’t necessarily kill all of the book or the story itself. It’s also not necessarily all about philosophical ideals and such or just ‘slice of life’. There’s many open ended books that has a good plot that leaves the reader to continue the end or just figure it out themselves. There’s also some continuous shenanigans that has varied endings or just isn’t there for continuity, just a closing that doesn’t speak of the end but speaks of the present. Those are mostly what we delicately call “shitposts”. So not necessarily journalism or philosophy or slice of life, there’s also many types of fiction.
      And yes, I do know about Mary Sues.
      Tl;dr: Doesn’t only apply to philosophical/life lessons/information but also fiction. Conclusion doesn’t kill all as it’s just a part of the whole content, but the ultimate product itself can.

  • @omarservin9773
    @omarservin9773 4 года назад +1429

    In the end, Norman managed to keep his book relevant, sold books, and had a devoted yet, critical audience who regularly interacted and read his book. I'd say Norman did quite well for himself in his situation

    • @thewhompingwampa2671
      @thewhompingwampa2671 3 года назад +232

      "Negative attention is still attention" - Some guy circa I don't fucking know.

    • @aiyan7435
      @aiyan7435 3 года назад +52

      @@thewhompingwampa2671 it’s from the 48 laws of power, which quoted it from some other dude that i don’t know either.......

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +7

      @@aiyan7435 Thanks for the lead
      XD

    • @lionheart6176
      @lionheart6176 3 года назад +43

      So he somehow became Tommy Wiseau of literature world

    • @TheCorrodedMan
      @TheCorrodedMan 3 года назад +15

      @@lionheart6176 No, Tommy is at least lovable in his own way. Norman just makes me want to grab him by the throat and throttle some sense into him, preferably breaking a few bones in the process.

  • @FredrikKnudsen
    @FredrikKnudsen  7 лет назад +3180

    This subject isn't nearly as well-known or popular, but I wanted to share it badly enough to make a video about it. Something about me is drawn to delusional artists.
    Edit: Also, for those of you waiting for the DarkSydePhil episode, that one's in the works.

    • @keysecond2911
      @keysecond2911 7 лет назад +8

      Fredrik Knudsen I can't wait to see your video on DarkSydePhil. I hope that your future videos are as awesome as your current one.

    • @spookyrainbow5914
      @spookyrainbow5914 7 лет назад +7

      Fredrik Knudsen I came three times watching this

    • @ArchangelSteve
      @ArchangelSteve 7 лет назад +9

      Just like Phil on webcam!

    • @cia4u401
      @cia4u401 7 лет назад +16

      Fredrik Knudsen My man believe me, for a guy like me that has spended at least a centenar of hours reading about Chris Chan and similar subjects, relatively unknown stuff like this is refreshing as fuck

    • @78deathface
      @78deathface 7 лет назад +10

      Fredrik Knudsen the cover art is beautiful! I love outsider art in all it's forms. This reminds me a bit of Henry Darger's In The Realms Of The Unreal. People may criticize this man (perhaps validly) for the failings of his art, but how many of them have poured their hearts and souls into something and then put it out in the world? I applaud anyone for doing any creative endeavour to completion, no matter how inept and shitty the end result may seem.

  • @justas423
    @justas423 5 лет назад +291

    Norman's ego makes Gilgamesh look like a humble saint.

    • @Thedodogos
      @Thedodogos 4 года назад +41

      And Gilgamesh had the skills to back up his ego.

    • @TheBonkleFox
      @TheBonkleFox 4 года назад +4

      hey don't insult Greg like that!

  • @Matheus-ki9zo
    @Matheus-ki9zo 4 года назад +634

    _"rejected a hundred ideas over the years, keeping only the very best"_
    Which turned out to be the very worst

    • @stormisuedonym4599
      @stormisuedonym4599 4 года назад +61

      Don't say that. We don't know what his other ideas were.

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад

      @@josefsinlimbo Painfully accurate
      XD

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +5

      @@stormisuedonym4599 And I NEVER want to know, TYVM
      XD

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +2

      Hahaha.
      This Theresa-Propaganda inside the books
      is so exorbitant that I'm inclined to
      think that all this is real and was just
      wiped from everyones Memory using Alien-Tech!
      And now someones tries to bring her back and make
      Propaganda for her!

    • @notveryintelligent6239
      @notveryintelligent6239 Год назад +1

      This was definitely his first idea 💀

  • @zephyfoxy
    @zephyfoxy 6 лет назад +2029

    Born 1948? This dude is almost 70 years old and acting like a CHILD??

    • @teddyfartypants
      @teddyfartypants 6 лет назад +302

      He is Chris Chan 40 years from now.

    • @WHOARETHEPATRIOTS475
      @WHOARETHEPATRIOTS475 6 лет назад +161

      typical for elders, after all their brain is slowly deteriorating along with their body

    • @731freeman
      @731freeman 6 лет назад +269

      The elderly throw temper tantrums all the time, they think they are superior for having lived longer then those younger then them. That and you know, people of all ages are idiots.

    • @WHOARETHEPATRIOTS475
      @WHOARETHEPATRIOTS475 6 лет назад +118

      actually, thats not true, I have elders who still work as computer engineers and gain a shit ton of money at if I'm correct at the age of 70 +, it's how they take care of themselves if you ask me, although I won't lie that we all have those idiotic moments

    • @toast8851
      @toast8851 5 лет назад +41

      Zepher Tensho How? My grandpa is 83! He doesn’t act like a child.

  • @reborno-o4498
    @reborno-o4498 6 лет назад +345

    Reminds me of Tara's ''My Immortal'' Harry Potter Fanfic, although that came first.
    ''Stop flemming you prepz!''

    • @tmtmtlsml
      @tmtmtlsml 5 лет назад +28

      Why did you do such a thing, you mediocre dunces?

    • @caiosoares2834
      @caiosoares2834 5 лет назад +61

      "Her name is not Mary Sue, its Enoby."

    • @sonaphine
      @sonaphine 5 лет назад +42

      my immortal remains superior

    • @narev6569
      @narev6569 5 лет назад +5

      Oh my god I forgot about that! If it wasn't some manner of bizarre performance art, I weep for humanity

    • @jennytheexperimentalist
      @jennytheexperimentalist 5 лет назад

      It's also available for sale on amazon. I was just there!

  • @CobraCreates
    @CobraCreates 7 лет назад +609

    I decided to add this here since I wasn't sure where else to put this. I'm writing this just after Fredrik read a part of Empress Theresa on stream.
    If you read it or saw the stream, I couldn't help but notice that Theresa mentions that a family member had schizophrenia in the first chapter. After she mentions this, she goes on about how she knows "they're" watching her, and that "they know" about her. She automatically assumes she's important and she's the reason people are following her. She's suddenly thrown into this story of grandeur where she is the center of all things important. That uh... kinda sounds like schizophrenia (or something similar) to me. Just saying. Since the book is from her point of view, how do we know this isn't all some delusion?

    • @Peannlui
      @Peannlui 7 лет назад +166

      ArrowhoodCobra That would be an excellent example of the 'unreliable narrator' (and I'd DEFINITELY read the book if it turned out to be that way) though I doubt Empress Theresa has that meta level of finesse to pull it off. [gestures to this video]

    • @mackerelphones
      @mackerelphones 7 лет назад +131

      This is an example of an accidental goodness. Judging from this video, anything good in this novel would have to be an accident, anyway.

    • @Sassy_Witch
      @Sassy_Witch 7 лет назад +88

      holy shit, this puts it all on a whole new perspective

    • @paulwebb2078
      @paulwebb2078 6 лет назад +54

      So Norman was trolling us this whole time?

    • @squirrelfish8200
      @squirrelfish8200 6 лет назад +28

      Sean Fronteras too much credit there.

  • @chrisprescott2273
    @chrisprescott2273 Год назад +136

    Something tells me that Empress Theresa was based on the neighbors girl that he has "admired" from a far...for her whole life. Sick

    • @triggeredcat120
      @triggeredcat120 Год назад +21

      An English Chris Chan

    • @CollegeDroputPowerpoints
      @CollegeDroputPowerpoints Год назад +11

      And then you add 4 teaspoons of religion and you got yourself an enygma.

    • @givemysundaeback
      @givemysundaeback 7 месяцев назад

      I can't tell which of them is more homophobic. Sure, Chris started to pretend to be trans so he could fuck lesbians, but Norman is an English catholic...

  • @1squishh
    @1squishh 4 года назад +2507

    i feel so attack(ed). i’m Theresa, grew up catholic in Massachusetts. when i was young i always felt like some creep was watching me. this whole thing is giving me the heebie-jeebies rn

    • @MetalFox619
      @MetalFox619 4 года назад +440

      Do you have powers tho?

    • @sp.v.207
      @sp.v.207 4 года назад +446

      Why did you bought all that soda?

    • @youtubeuserdan4017
      @youtubeuserdan4017 4 года назад +347

      Are you happily married?

    • @donkface8509
      @donkface8509 4 года назад +263

      Did you meet a fox that suddenly spits you some wird glowing orb?

    • @ruth078
      @ruth078 4 года назад +30

      Do you Think about your great hair a lot ?

  • @richardgadberry8398
    @richardgadberry8398 4 года назад +597

    So, this guy wrote a Kim Yo-Jong fanfic before the world even knew who in the blue hell she was.

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +19

      The English dib of Dictator-chan!
      XD

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +11

      Theresa really made herself, with her 18 Years old
      and Catholic Background, the Center of S-Jokes?
      While on Camera? With the biggest Audience ever?
      Wow.
      This Author is a Shame. A Shame just for tha alone.

    • @Penguinmanereikel
      @Penguinmanereikel 3 года назад +18

      Actually, apparently, it’s supposed to be a fanfic of Joan of Arc

    • @user-saraswatidevi
      @user-saraswatidevi 3 года назад +2

      LMAOOOOOOO

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +3

      @@user-saraswatidevi To your info:
      Krimson Rogue,
      Cynical Reviews,
      and Both of them Together,
      have made each multiple Videos
      about Empress Theresa
      and they are very enjoyable.

  • @Firstbase-kw6rg
    @Firstbase-kw6rg 5 лет назад +848

    That comment about Norman “not knowing where breasts belong” reminds me of the cover for a history textbook I had, where one woman had her breast hanging out of her right armpit.

  • @guttsu
    @guttsu 3 года назад +81

    I remember being about 14, having a stupid argument with my 7 year old cousin. Afterwards, my uncle asked why I bothered; I said that he was wrong and had to be corrected. My uncle stated how pointless that was, and just a total waste of energy and anger. I think of that discussion upon seeing insanely trivial, time-consuming internet arguments. But they're much funnier from the outside!

    • @Shaun_Jones
      @Shaun_Jones 2 года назад +13

      I tend to just make my point once and then go; if they aren’t convinced the first time I say it, they won’t be convinced the twentieth.

    • @pandemicphilly60
      @pandemicphilly60 Год назад +1

      ​@Shaun Jones Same

  • @SeraphimKnight
    @SeraphimKnight 7 лет назад +205

    You should really put down sources in the description so people can dig down into these subjects themselves.

  • @joneelillard892
    @joneelillard892 4 года назад +1691

    "Teenage Catholic girl"
    "Happily married"
    **Hol up**

    • @absolutelyyousless7605
      @absolutelyyousless7605 3 года назад +172

      “Hello fellow citizens of Rome, how be your-“
      *”By the POPE!”*

    • @TravisBroski
      @TravisBroski 3 года назад +166

      In defense, she was BARELY legal when she got married. And yes, he made a sexual remark towards her saying “her cleavage charmed the crowd”.

    • @absolutelyyousless7605
      @absolutelyyousless7605 3 года назад +108

      @@TravisBroski This just makes such actions smell more of shallow justification and disgusting perversity

    • @absolutelyyousless7605
      @absolutelyyousless7605 3 года назад +9

      @@TravisBroski Who doesn't hail Hitler in their spare time/s

    • @lionheart6176
      @lionheart6176 3 года назад +9

      I'm guessing she married a Muslim

  • @R0230R
    @R0230R 5 лет назад +354

    So basically, Empress Theresa is a what if: the Ultimate Mary-Sue existed.

    • @Maksie0
      @Maksie0 5 лет назад +68

      You might even say she's the Virgin Mary Sue

    • @HeroAndReporter
      @HeroAndReporter 5 лет назад +14

      Maksie0
      Take this...
      *Gives a like*
      And get out!

  • @wub9044
    @wub9044 4 года назад +152

    "The difference between Harper Lee and you, is that you aren't Harper Lee."
    Shots fired.

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад

      Now we have had much Fun
      studying something terribly bad (Queen Therista or whatever
      the name was),
      lets study something good;
      especially if you wanna become a Writer yourself!
      The so-called BEST Magic-System/Power-System in Fiction:
      'Nen' from 'HxH'!!
      OR the so-called BEST 'Dry Humor' from 'Hitchhikers Guide to
      the Galaxy'.

  • @regmao3143
    @regmao3143 5 лет назад +2077

    When i heard “catholic girl with unlimited powers”, i thought it would be a horror story.

  • @REDARROW_A_Personal
    @REDARROW_A_Personal 5 лет назад +275

    Empress Theresa sounds like the next Dictator for Rico Rodriguez to fight in Just Cause 5.

    • @elijahwatson3474
      @elijahwatson3474 5 лет назад +8

      Next gen Just Cause is going to be fun.

    • @arandompasserby7940
      @arandompasserby7940 5 лет назад +4

      But she can't be defeated because she has the power of God at her side lel

    • @FelipePalha66
      @FelipePalha66 5 лет назад +23

      @@arandompasserby7940 a fanatic Catholic dictator that believes to be a 10 years old girl that is totally oblivious of her behavior, now this would be interesting.

    • @mobiusraptor7
      @mobiusraptor7 4 года назад +1

      10/10 would play

  • @leileyaravencroft
    @leileyaravencroft 4 года назад +268

    There is apparently a new cover now! Krimson Rogue's book looks different than the "last" art on Empress Theresa. Don't worry, it's still as bad as ever and I really wish someone would tell Norman where women's breasts are supposed to be and NOT to put buttons where nipples are.

    • @stevenschnepp576
      @stevenschnepp576 3 года назад +26

      I'm pretty sure he's doing the nipple buttons on purpose, because this is his waifu.

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +1

      @@RandomNameLastName811 To your info:
      Krimson Rogue,
      Cynical Reviews,
      and Both of them Together,
      have made each multiple Videos
      about Empress Theresa
      and they are just nice.

  • @hymncat9456
    @hymncat9456 11 месяцев назад +31

    The promise of a Strong Female Lead followed immediately by Theresa being described as a perfect helpful harmless sexless being is insane

  • @pgj1997
    @pgj1997 5 лет назад +233

    There's a very fine line between "not taking criticism" and "be proud of your work".
    This guy just crossed it. Twice.

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 4 года назад +9

      DAILY

    • @glumbortango7182
      @glumbortango7182 4 года назад +1

      That's not how crossing a line works, it just cancels out

    • @a-very-uncreative-handle
      @a-very-uncreative-handle 3 года назад +8

      @@glumbortango7182 he crossed the line, then went all the way around the world and crossed it again

    • @MalfunctionWhocares
      @MalfunctionWhocares 3 года назад +6

      Crossed it twice? He's using the line as a goddamn jump rope at this point, and knowing him he would be completely fucking it up while proclaiming himself to be a pro athlete.

  • @JoelRiter
    @JoelRiter 7 лет назад +3456

    So this is what Digital Homicide would look like if the guy wrote books instead, interesting

    • @kevincass9917
      @kevincass9917 7 лет назад +121

      And had an obsession with Christianity.

    • @kevincass9917
      @kevincass9917 7 лет назад +58

      *facepalm* Catholicism is Christian... It's a sub-section of Christianity, like Lutheranism and Protestantism.

    • @kevincass9917
      @kevincass9917 7 лет назад +7

      No trouble! Though, it is pretty crazy that he wrote this story and so vehemently defends it.

    • @Secundussy
      @Secundussy 6 лет назад +64

      JoelRiter I don't know. Digital homicide merely desired money, whereas Norman invested so much time and effort into the book that he couldn't accept failure.

    • @TheImpossiBelle
      @TheImpossiBelle 6 лет назад +40

      I'm not quire sure either, but in the opposite direction. It's not like Norman sued (unsuccessfully) his biggest critic, or subpoena Amazon for information on anyone that left a bad review to take THEM to court as well. Norman may have made a shitty book that he defends vehemently, but at least it was original-shittyness and not just an asset flip that had less cutting and pasting than the original Empress Theresa cover...

  • @Ailobyte
    @Ailobyte 7 лет назад +1259

    Dude, where are all your subscribers? Your content is very professionally made

    • @adakenna
      @adakenna 7 лет назад +10

      ive thought he same

    • @JimTheCurator
      @JimTheCurator 7 лет назад +16

      Ailobyte reading this made me realized I wasn't subscribed - I am now though!

    • @Aster_Risk
      @Aster_Risk 7 лет назад +12

      Your comment made me subscribe. I'm watching his stuff, and really liking it, and for some reason didn't think to click the bright red button. :D

    • @orateusdijin6557
      @orateusdijin6557 7 лет назад +1

      same.

    • @sweettooth9057
      @sweettooth9057 7 лет назад +9

      He can convert to commentary if he wants to. He seems to know his sources. Just as long as he doesn't become Keemstar 2.0

  • @Prince40005
    @Prince40005 6 лет назад +436

    Lmao the author is still at it folks ! Last response was 12 days ago

  • @hdofu
    @hdofu 5 лет назад +282

    "Worked on the novel for 20 years, rejected a 100 ideas... keeping only the very best" Wow that trash can must have been something for the nose.

    • @arandompasserby7940
      @arandompasserby7940 5 лет назад +18

      I'd love to read what some of those ideas were.

    • @Janx14
      @Janx14 4 года назад +4

      @@arandompasserby7940 Seriously, it'd probably sell better than the actual book.

    • @kritische3959
      @kritische3959 4 года назад +2

      Hdofu Fox
      He had, indeed, wrote from the heart and not from the brain.

  • @psionicsknight6651
    @psionicsknight6651 5 лет назад +937

    Is it okay for me to say that honestly, Norman Boutin kind of hits me in a personal way?
    I'm an aspiring writer myself (good or bad will be up to all of you), but honestly... a part of me has always worried I'll become like Norman; oversensitive to criticism and condescending to anyone who disagrees with me.
    I understand if this sounds silly, but honestly Norman does make me worried that I could end up like him, or at the very least I won't be able to learn from what he did...

    • @richardroberson2564
      @richardroberson2564 5 лет назад +122

      If you make a effort, you won't

    • @keb9522
      @keb9522 5 лет назад +66

      @@richardroberson2564 yeah i admittedly hate criticism but i try not to show it and still take it to heart for later

    • @psionicsknight6651
      @psionicsknight6651 5 лет назад +90

      @@richardroberson2564 Well, I know that. :) The fear is more about overestimating my own skill and, more importantly, treat all criticisms, even constructive ones, as either just stupid or personal attacks.

    • @elle3562
      @elle3562 5 лет назад +154

      The fact that you're even considering the possibility that you might not be perfect already sets you a world apart from Norman. If you're not careful you might end up ignoring some good but harsh advice, but to be at Norman's level would require some serious mental illness

    • @WoobooRidesAgain
      @WoobooRidesAgain 5 лет назад +37

      It takes a special kind of egocentric, delusional thinking to actually make a work this obliviously terrible and believe that it--and by extension yourself--is so above criticism that anyone who disagrees with you is a "hater" in the face of every scrap of logic and evidence proving you otherwise. We're talking at the point where someone becomes a walking, talking, trashy commenting example of the Dunning-Kruger effect (which incidentally I'm not 100% on board with but hey, I feel like picking the low-hanging fruit tonight).
      By merely questioning yourself, you're showing you have the means to at least heed criticism, because at the moment your harshest critic is the one you're listening the most to. Yourself. Corny line, I know, but it's true, believe me. I know firsthand.

  • @Leblenlens
    @Leblenlens 3 года назад +450

    I'm an artist and i honestly like both of the paintings covers, they aren't anatomically correct, but they got a style? It's just weird, it gives a weird vibe.
    I have shit taste.

    • @penny4urthots125
      @penny4urthots125 3 года назад +78

      I somehow liked them too? Not an artist, but a bookworm, and I would have bought the book just because the cover looked weird.

    • @idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472
      @idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472 3 года назад +5

      He should become an artist

    • @Grim_Sister
      @Grim_Sister 3 года назад +76

      Trust me, he shouldn’t be.
      Art is about receiving criticism constantly. You need thick skin to get through that and be open for said criticism if you want to be better. I feel like Norman would argue with his art teacher if they so much as said he needs to improve their anatomy and obsessively follow them around just so he could get them fired

    • @slevinchannel7589
      @slevinchannel7589 3 года назад +1

      Now we have had much Fun
      studying something terribly bad (Queen Therista or whatever
      the name was),
      lets study something good;
      especially if you wanna become a Writer yourself!
      The so-called BEST Magic-System/Power-System in Fiction:
      'Nen' from 'HxH'!!
      OR the so-called BEST 'Dry Humor' from 'Hitchhikers Guide to
      the Galaxy'.

    • @geordi5054
      @geordi5054 3 года назад +11

      Your profile picture confirms that last statement.

  • @charlesballiet7074
    @charlesballiet7074 6 лет назад +362

    how one man faced off an entire internet army truly quite a battle

    • @clunkwestweed4541
      @clunkwestweed4541 5 лет назад +11

      @Nob the Knave It really doesn't. Frustration with someone being ignorant has nothing to do with ego.

    • @Bootystank99659
      @Bootystank99659 5 лет назад +1

      REJECTOR1 I keep seeing giorno giovanas everywhere
      The jojos like down the rabbit hole?

    • @mrniceguystylehigh
      @mrniceguystylehigh 5 лет назад +3

      @Nob the Knave lmao this. all those hours spent arguing with a bad author whose book would have been buried so far down the deep pit of amazon books that no one could find it unless they'd heard of it by word of mouth, but here we are with a RUclips vid cuz all the 'tisms kiddos had to be "right" and "btfo" of some random tard with a book to sell

    • @spookyaccounttowatchnexpoo6581
      @spookyaccounttowatchnexpoo6581 5 лет назад +1

      kirk hammetts left pinkie finger kono giorno giovanna

    • @yellowblanka6058
      @yellowblanka6058 5 лет назад +3

      He had god and the paper-thin characters from his book fighting by his side.....victory was assured.

  • @javiinkling695
    @javiinkling695 5 лет назад +396

    Theresa makes Ebony look like a clever and complex character

    • @nicholaslienandjaja1815
      @nicholaslienandjaja1815 4 года назад +53

      And she makes Sonichu look more like Arceus in comparison.

    • @DarylStreete
      @DarylStreete 4 года назад +35

      I have watched seven and a half hours of krimsonrogue trying to struggle through this book and I can confirm that Theresa is far worse than Ebony. She's the worst character to ever dribble out of the brain of a human being.

    • @illulamati4651
      @illulamati4651 4 года назад +51

      @ shes a character in my immortal, which is largely considered the worst fanfiction ever written. it's horrendous. i absolutely recommend it.

    • @laurarumpe6186
      @laurarumpe6186 4 года назад +13

      Oh my goodness. Not Enoby

    • @ineedabetterpfp2485
      @ineedabetterpfp2485 4 года назад +35

      cherry gems “it’s horrendous. i absolutely recommend it.”
      What a powerful line.

  • @blurhikari6545
    @blurhikari6545 7 лет назад +1815

    The way he describes Theresa makes her look like a blatant mary sue.

    • @user-ii8od4wu5p
      @user-ii8od4wu5p 7 лет назад +135

      Wow, are you a genius?

    • @blurhikari6545
      @blurhikari6545 7 лет назад +370

      Certified Genius from Hasambin University, mind you.

    • @gunmunz
      @gunmunz 7 лет назад +160

      She gives the chick from My Immortal a run for her money

    • @Eshray
      @Eshray 7 лет назад +145

      Conspiracy Theory: Empress Theresa is actually the spiritual sequel to My Immortal

    • @scallysnix.2975
      @scallysnix.2975 7 лет назад +11

      Blur Hikari Aww, dats a cute picture!

  • @round5soundsfetchmetheirso827
    @round5soundsfetchmetheirso827 3 года назад +69

    Norman: *calls a navy veteran a coward*
    Also Norman: *most of his military service was in Germany, probably never saw combat*

    • @stevenschnepp576
      @stevenschnepp576 3 года назад +4

      ... It's not like we've gotten in a lot of naval engagements in the last fifty years.

    • @Tpainactual
      @Tpainactual 3 года назад +5

      Bro. I'm in the navy and don't care

    • @Vitorruy1
      @Vitorruy1 2 года назад +2

      That means if the soviet union invaded Empress Theresa would not have been written

    • @Aurelian369_
      @Aurelian369_ 2 года назад +14

      @@Vitorruy1 i never thought I’d be rooting for the soviets until now

  • @dumpsterjuice5696
    @dumpsterjuice5696 5 лет назад +316

    Top 10 Overpowered anime characters

  • @zeromailss
    @zeromailss 6 лет назад +1130

    This guy must have watched Terrible Writing Advice videos and follow it to a T

    • @adonisauriferi1500
      @adonisauriferi1500 5 лет назад +74

      I think TWA actually mentioned that wiki that they made about this guy. Just in passing, sarcastically of course. I don't think he named it, so I don't know for sure. The taking criticism video, I think.

    • @op-nl7dj
      @op-nl7dj 5 лет назад +8

      にゃあエイリアンMeowAlien oh shit I just saw you on Reddit on r/lewronggeneration, funny seeing you.

    • @rhyzkarbonate1026
      @rhyzkarbonate1026 5 лет назад +8

      i just realized your katakana literally translates to 'meowalien'

    • @dropkickpiper3204
      @dropkickpiper3204 5 лет назад +43

      But does it have a LOVE TRIANGLE?

    • @dramaexterminatus
      @dramaexterminatus 5 лет назад +6

      Lmao.
      I guess that is what could actually happen when you listen to hours of sarcastic jokes and take them seriously instead of thinking for yourself

  • @Loomismusic
    @Loomismusic 5 лет назад +482

    "Powerful but harmless" - that actually sums up a lot of female characters in popular fiction. Genius. That kind of blew my mind.

    • @SovietRipper
      @SovietRipper 5 лет назад +88

      Anime is full of female characters that could destroy the world if they wanted but they can't do shit without the Protag, who for most of the story tend to be weaker than the over powered female co protagonist

    • @nxgan1088
      @nxgan1088 5 лет назад +10

      Ok weebs.

    • @michal31131
      @michal31131 4 года назад +11

      In the book she's literally Anything but harmless.

    • @alphavolta5038
      @alphavolta5038 4 года назад +4

      What does this even mean? How is that genius?

    • @dariusallison5333
      @dariusallison5333 4 года назад +16

      I think a character being powerful but harmless would be bad writing because to be harmless you can’t be capable of harm and being powerful inherently means you’re capable of some kind of harm. What would make sense and has been a classic human tale is a character being powerful but peaceful. Being harmless isn’t a choice it’s a condition, to be peaceful is to be someone who could cause harm but is actively deciding not to.

  • @cpt_nordbart
    @cpt_nordbart 4 года назад +118

    When Terrible Writing Advice writes a book like he advises. Oh boy.

    • @MrRuano825
      @MrRuano825 4 года назад +31

      I'm sorry, but where was the plot-resolving love triangle?

    • @lazydelibird
      @lazydelibird 2 года назад +14

      @@MrRuano825 Silly goose, that's for the franchise reeboot sequel that's actually a prequel.

    • @DoctorSpacebar
      @DoctorSpacebar Год назад +3

      All according to *plan.*

  • @briansmith9053
    @briansmith9053 6 лет назад +558

    "father doughnutty"

    • @boi248
      @boi248 5 лет назад +49

      Brian Smith
      He was probably hungry when he came up with that

    • @rickc2102
      @rickc2102 5 лет назад +28

      Mmm, forbidden doughnutty 🤤🍩

    • @otaking3582
      @otaking3582 5 лет назад +27

      I hope he reached sainthood. Because I want to be able to say "he was the patron saint of breakfast confectioneries".

    • @paolo2763
      @paolo2763 5 лет назад +6

      I actually heard it as "Do naughty" as in "he's a perverted old man"

    • @subekennedy9554
      @subekennedy9554 5 лет назад +1

      Omg I kinda want to read the book now so I can learn about that character rofl

  • @Ampharosite
    @Ampharosite 4 года назад +470

    "there are some five-star reviews although their legitimacy is questionable"
    me: Why do you say that?
    [example given is about the book solving acne problems]
    me: ...oh

    • @highadmiraljt5853
      @highadmiraljt5853 4 года назад +33

      Ampharosite
      Read the rest of it, it’s even better

    • @Ramsey276one
      @Ramsey276one 3 года назад +3

      And house freshener!
      XD

    • @libraeevee9467
      @libraeevee9467 Год назад +4

      Plotwist: the guy burned the book and the pine scent was from the book
      *was*

  • @The_All-Seer
    @The_All-Seer 5 лет назад +824

    Norman: "This cover is so good, you won't put in on your website!"
    Nathan: *puts it on website*
    Norman: *surprised pikachu face*

    • @imppro
      @imppro 5 лет назад +15

      @Sakthi's Channel no

    • @mattomanx77
      @mattomanx77 5 лет назад +20

      Norman: *suprised sonichu face*
      Fixed that for you

    • @BHofNL
      @BHofNL 4 года назад

      @SlymeJyme it was definetly the best one. And he covered her chest with the title so he wouldn't have to retry her breasts haha