If it's not good, folks probably won't finish it; if it's good/very good/great, then folks will rec it.
Yup. And if they don't like it and finish it anyway, it's really their problem. Not rocket science, that.
Usually you can tell right away if a story is for you, anyway. I've read only one Bones fic that started so promising that I put it in my potential-rec folder and printed it out (multi-chapter!) to find that the author lost track of the plot near the end. It was a very ambitious story, just the plotholes got so huge that the second half would've required a complete rewrite, and I couldn't finish it. Like Debra said, that sort of thing is kind of exasperating... partly because of the time invested reading, but more because of the wasted potential. (And I didn't feedback because how do you say, "Hi, you don't know me, I think your story could be great if you just rewrote the last ten chapters.")
I don't like the idea of telling anyone that they shouldn't/mustn't/can't write because of their age - or any other characteristic.
Oh man, don't get me started. I'm starting to get an allergic reaction any time someone says that 12-year-olds shouldn't write Bones fic. Who do they think they are? Man, be glad that some kids actually do something creative with their time. And I've heard from many folks in fandom whose kids are writing fanfic as well how you can see them develop their own writing voice over time. That's fantastic. And to write them an acidic review that could turn them off writing... yeah. I don't get it.
Also, this notion that concrit is for weaklings, and honesty is more important... *twitch* Dudes and dudettes, those two actually don't have to be mutually exclusive.
And the funny thing is that I always thought of myself as something of an elitist. Huh.
Yup. And if they don't like it and finish it anyway, it's really their problem. Not rocket science, that.
Usually you can tell right away if a story is for you, anyway. I've read only one Bones fic that started so promising that I put it in my potential-rec folder and printed it out (multi-chapter!) to find that the author lost track of the plot near the end. It was a very ambitious story, just the plotholes got so huge that the second half would've required a complete rewrite, and I couldn't finish it. Like Debra said, that sort of thing is kind of exasperating... partly because of the time invested reading, but more because of the wasted potential. (And I didn't feedback because how do you say, "Hi, you don't know me, I think your story could be great if you just rewrote the last ten chapters.")
I don't like the idea of telling anyone that they shouldn't/mustn't/can't write because of their age - or any other characteristic.
Oh man, don't get me started. I'm starting to get an allergic reaction any time someone says that 12-year-olds shouldn't write Bones fic. Who do they think they are? Man, be glad that some kids actually do something creative with their time. And I've heard from many folks in fandom whose kids are writing fanfic as well how you can see them develop their own writing voice over time. That's fantastic. And to write them an acidic review that could turn them off writing... yeah. I don't get it.
Also, this notion that concrit is for weaklings, and honesty is more important... *twitch* Dudes and dudettes, those two actually don't have to be mutually exclusive.
And the funny thing is that I always thought of myself as something of an elitist. Huh.
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