A big rambly rant on Narnia

[caramelsilver]

Narnia fandom really has two fandoms. If you don’t believe me, then you are not in the Narnia fandom. It took me awhile to understand this and it took me even a longer time to get to terms with this. As a reader I think it’s great, but as a writer it makes me very frustrated because I don’t know which camp I’m in. Let me explain

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[caramelsilver]

I guess you are right about the two groups. I guess it's just that to me, the fics that came after the first movie isn't really movieverse because it was so much like the book. Like, you don't tag it movieverse just because you used Orieus and the ages from the movie, do you? (I didn't at least.) And you are right, there are tons of great bookfic! I am not saying otherwise. Elecktrum has the best fics I've ever read (and I have to keep reminding myself that her fics are not canon) and she only posts her fics on ffnet.

I was also one of those who did not like Peter's characterization the first few times I watched PC. I can't write that Peter, but I do draw some inspiration from it. What I liked so much about PC was that I actually got some emotions! A thing I missed so much when reading the book. I hated that we got nothing on the fact that they went from ruling a country (and being adults!) to schoolchildren again. And that's what the movie-makers gave me, even if they did it slightly wrong.

I don't think you should worry about your writing. I write mostly bookverse too, I have only written one fic set in PC movie verse and that was a fic consisting of four drabbles per chapter; (chapter one was about when they arrived at the beach and I mentioned the tunnel like cave, chapter two was when they entered Aslan's How and the Centaur Honour Guard and chapter three was when they left through the three.) And even then, I couldn't write Peter as he was in the movie, I physically couldn't! What I was going to say is that people don't care if it's movie or bookverse (not here on LJ at least) just write a good story.

I am so with you about the religion thing. Have you ever been to the Lion's Call? That's were the elitist folks come from. They are so religious, can't stand slash, or anything AU, and most of their fics which they praise is religious crap based off the bible to make fit Narnia. I find it boring. I never go looking for fic on ffnet anymore. Firstly because it's basically drowning in Mary Sue fics, and two, the rest is pretty boring and unoriginal. I have a few brilliant authors on author alert, so I let the fic come to me. I still post all my fics over there, just because its easy and... why not? But I have felt a decline in people reading and reviewing because of my new unconventional writing style.

Just... write your story and screw everyone else. Post it and have fun.