My fan fic lecture/rant
Wednesday, March 10th, 2004 04:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
basildestinyI'm having some troubles writing my fan fiction. I feel that if I write this out, it might help. I try not be a canon snob. I don't want to discourage people from writing. Sometimes reading something is better than nothing at all. I find that I usually don't like fans. These are the true fanatics who have every little detail memorized and are quick to inform of your error--not for your benefit, but so they can gloat at their amazing memorization skills. And lack of having a life as well. Just a note for these fanatics: no ones likes you. Your friends like to use you as a weapon so that you can remain an elite little clique. A hint? Learn some humility! Or else you are doomed to be a drama queen for the rest of your life. This means immature!
All you slash writers out there: If you're writing as a challenge to keep it as close to canon as possible, I can understand and respect your need for a challenge. Please stop writing about sex only. Unless your slash is about JC or some other nymphomaniac, sex is not the only thing people think about.
I never wanted to write an English lesson. As open-minded as I may be or attempt to be, it turns out that I am a big snob of writing. I can never finish my writings. I am that initimidated by the true writers out there. Recently I am finding fewer and fewer fan fiction authors/works that aren't slash. Now I can understand why the gay community would be writing these, but most slash writers aren't gay. I have no problems with gay relationships. I do have a problem with character rape and poorly written fiction. First of all, young writers: please study grammar, use spell check. Secondly, give the characters other motivations than the plotline of the latest porno, soap opera, or romance novel. People think about sex, but for healthy people, it is not their only thought. Lastly, these are your characters. True, you are borrowing them for a while to tell your own story, but you must love them as your own. Only then can you give them life.
Don't write fics with lyrics in them. While I'm glad to know that you were inspired by a song to write this fiction, don't insert the lyrics and then the characters' thoughts and reactions to the lyrics. If you must have lyrics, then make them original. Your own song. If you want to give a nod to your inspiration, you can do it without putting all of the lyrics in there. Otherwise, don't call it a fic. It's a song analyzation, line by line.
You know, that's all that I can think of right now. I may be back to update later. For now, have fun writing! And use your imagination!
All you slash writers out there: If you're writing as a challenge to keep it as close to canon as possible, I can understand and respect your need for a challenge. Please stop writing about sex only. Unless your slash is about JC or some other nymphomaniac, sex is not the only thing people think about.
I never wanted to write an English lesson. As open-minded as I may be or attempt to be, it turns out that I am a big snob of writing. I can never finish my writings. I am that initimidated by the true writers out there. Recently I am finding fewer and fewer fan fiction authors/works that aren't slash. Now I can understand why the gay community would be writing these, but most slash writers aren't gay. I have no problems with gay relationships. I do have a problem with character rape and poorly written fiction. First of all, young writers: please study grammar, use spell check. Secondly, give the characters other motivations than the plotline of the latest porno, soap opera, or romance novel. People think about sex, but for healthy people, it is not their only thought. Lastly, these are your characters. True, you are borrowing them for a while to tell your own story, but you must love them as your own. Only then can you give them life.
Don't write fics with lyrics in them. While I'm glad to know that you were inspired by a song to write this fiction, don't insert the lyrics and then the characters' thoughts and reactions to the lyrics. If you must have lyrics, then make them original. Your own song. If you want to give a nod to your inspiration, you can do it without putting all of the lyrics in there. Otherwise, don't call it a fic. It's a song analyzation, line by line.
You know, that's all that I can think of right now. I may be back to update later. For now, have fun writing! And use your imagination!
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Date: 2004-03-10 04:18 pm (UTC)Even sex fics are good once in a while. I just get tired of the fics that are only about that.
I thought of another peeve of mine. *goes to edit*
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Date: 2004-03-11 08:31 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-03-11 09:43 am (UTC)