A note....
This was in response to the post by offspeed earlier this evening, and I was going to post it over at 2mins4slashing, but the kibosh was put down by one of the mods. I know the mods in RL and they know where I live, so I decided to do it here just to get off my chest. :)
Dear friends of the 2mins4slashing community....
I have no fic to post, but fic is the subject I wish to discuss with you this evening. It has come to my attention that the way in which a lot of the recent fic and the characters that have been posted here at 2Mins have had an odd similarity to them; and I feel the need to share my feelings with you all. Actually I have a little list of suggestions or constructive criticism that I feel can help us all improve our stories.
1. Most guys, especially hockey guys are not 12 years old. True, there are a few young ones, but you need to remember that unless you are writing an AU, you should at least try and make the character's dialogue match with their age.
2. Even gay boys don't call each other pet names as a rule and not very often in public; and even then, it's rare unless they've been in a relationship for some time. (The boys on my f/list can correct me if I'm wrong about this, but the gay boys I know don't.)
3. If you're going to write a fic with boys you don't know well or at all, please do some frelling research. Trevor Linden's eyes are not blue, Sidney Crosby has never ever been on a team of any sort with Scott Gomez; and Mark Recchi is older than John LeClair but younger than Chris Chelios. Also, I have been known for some oddball couples, but if you're going to pair guys who are not teammates, please find a way that they actually might know each other. They might have been on the same team at some tourney or played in juniors or college together or even if they have mutual friends; but do not just pull names out of a hat because they're cute and popular... it makes for an unbelievably bad read.
4. And one more thing that I just have huge issues with...Hockey boys, and gay boys for that matter, are not girls! I know that we suspend a lot of reality by having most hockey players be in a homosexual relationship, but come on, they are not chicks! Most hockey boys are even less likely to show emotions than regular boys; and you need to look at the guys in your life and use them as role models for how guys would be in your stories. Stop making your boys cry at the drop of a hat, or at the very least, please stop the goddamn sobbing! Give your boys their nards back...they and their boyfriends would miss them. ;)
Thank you for your attention to this matter....
amyvand25
Dear friends of the 2mins4slashing community....
I have no fic to post, but fic is the subject I wish to discuss with you this evening. It has come to my attention that the way in which a lot of the recent fic and the characters that have been posted here at 2Mins have had an odd similarity to them; and I feel the need to share my feelings with you all. Actually I have a little list of suggestions or constructive criticism that I feel can help us all improve our stories.
1. Most guys, especially hockey guys are not 12 years old. True, there are a few young ones, but you need to remember that unless you are writing an AU, you should at least try and make the character's dialogue match with their age.
2. Even gay boys don't call each other pet names as a rule and not very often in public; and even then, it's rare unless they've been in a relationship for some time. (The boys on my f/list can correct me if I'm wrong about this, but the gay boys I know don't.)
3. If you're going to write a fic with boys you don't know well or at all, please do some frelling research. Trevor Linden's eyes are not blue, Sidney Crosby has never ever been on a team of any sort with Scott Gomez; and Mark Recchi is older than John LeClair but younger than Chris Chelios. Also, I have been known for some oddball couples, but if you're going to pair guys who are not teammates, please find a way that they actually might know each other. They might have been on the same team at some tourney or played in juniors or college together or even if they have mutual friends; but do not just pull names out of a hat because they're cute and popular... it makes for an unbelievably bad read.
4. And one more thing that I just have huge issues with...Hockey boys, and gay boys for that matter, are not girls! I know that we suspend a lot of reality by having most hockey players be in a homosexual relationship, but come on, they are not chicks! Most hockey boys are even less likely to show emotions than regular boys; and you need to look at the guys in your life and use them as role models for how guys would be in your stories. Stop making your boys cry at the drop of a hat, or at the very least, please stop the goddamn sobbing! Give your boys their nards back...they and their boyfriends would miss them. ;)
Thank you for your attention to this matter....
amyvand25