When I watched the QAF DVD's, I sped through any part that did not include Brian and Justin. I may prefer one over the other but it doesn’t diminish my enjoyment of seeing or reading the two of them together.
There are stories I don’t care to read for one reason or another. Gaedhal is an excellent writer. His Angel Stream is one of my favorites. I have not been following Coup de Foudre because I thought it wasn’t B/J centered enough. It just goes to show that you cannot please everyone; therefore, you should write for yourself.
I cannot understand hate mail. If you don’t like -- don’t read or better yet, write your own. I’ve seen hateful comments on some of the best fics out there. There doesn’t seem to be a way of avoiding it. In the meantime, I’ll have to take a look at the story again. Maybe I didn’t give it a chance.
Thank you for bringing up this issue. In my opinion, if we lose Brian with Justin, we don’t have a reason for the fandom.
Justin is my second favorite character, after Brian, of course, but I still love him. The story I am currently writing on Whispers is in Justin's POV, actually. I could never write a story where Justin wasn't a vital character and didn't end up happily with Brian in the end (as they should). A Brian without his Justin is like a Romeo without his Juliet... a Harry without his Sally... a Tramp without his Lady... you get the picture.
Just to say that we are working out a lot of issues in the LJ about the story, with everyone getting a chance to weigh in and/or clarify their views. This is all to the good, because it helps me to understand the reaction to the fic, which I knew would be controversial when I began it.
For the record, the fic WILL continue. My freak out is at an end and my readers have, as usual, shown great patience in talking me down from the ledge.
I had a little freak out myself there ... we've lost so many authors because they got disillusioned or whatever, and I didn't want to see that happen to you. Keep up the good work, no matter where it takes us!
I have to agree with Nightvision. I've only read a few chapters and weighed in my opinion on the last one. It's not my type of story but it doesn't make it less of an excellent story to read. I'm also a little curious as to way the story will end.
We all have our preferences. Please stay true to yourself and continue to write what you love.
People don't like B/J fic anymore?! Whaaaat?! There are some series that I simply avoid due to the OOC portrayal of Justin. That boy put up with way more crap in a relationship than I would have, especially at such a young age, so I don't understand why he gets so much hate. I haven't read this particular series, mainly because a lot of the fics within that verse seem very Brian, Brian/Other centered which is just not my thing, but that's ridiculous that the author is getting hate because it's a b/j fic. Perhaps it's the way Justin is being portrayed that is bothering people? That's usually when I stop reading certain fics.
I don't know, I haven't read much b/j fic in the last year mainly because the way the series ended STILL upsets me to this day. And I discovered the wonders of Kurt Hummel, so I've been pretty occupied with the Glee fandom, even though it's awful, and filled with crazy shippers who bully anyone who doesn't like Klaine or Finchel, heh. Been thinking about coming back to the B/J fandom because I thought there would
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"There are some series that I simply avoid due to the OOC portrayal of Justin."
I have to Amen that one. Still there are plenty of stories out there that are worth reading that won't irritate your sensibilities to to either Justin or Brian. I understand that there is a preference for either one and take that into consideration when choosing an author or story. And, yes, I do get turned off when I can't find something I would want to read, but I always come back to eventually find something that renews my faith.
As I stated before, there will aways be haters. I'm not going to let them do their job of forcing their opinions on me and derailing me from what I love.
Hmm... Maybe someone should make a rec list of Justin friendly stories. Or have I done that with my strong Justin request? Maybe something is in the tags...
Okay, I'm off to find something to soothe my good QAF fic cravings. Hang in there people. And Nightvision, I did a marathon of your stories last week. Bless you.
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There are stories I don’t care to read for one reason or another. Gaedhal is an excellent writer. His Angel Stream is one of my favorites. I have not been following Coup de Foudre because I thought it wasn’t B/J centered enough. It just goes to show that you cannot please everyone; therefore, you should write for yourself.
I cannot understand hate mail. If you don’t like -- don’t read or better yet, write your own. I’ve seen hateful comments on some of the best fics out there. There doesn’t seem to be a way of avoiding it. In the meantime, I’ll have to take a look at the story again. Maybe I didn’t give it a chance.
Thank you for bringing up this issue. In my opinion, if we lose Brian with Justin, we don’t have a reason for the fandom.
Sandra :)
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I mean, if they don't like B/J fanfic, what the point of reading it in the first place???? The whole fandom pretty much IS B/J fanfic.
And seriously, I know there's Brian's haters and Justin's haters out there, but are they even more than BJ fans??? What universal are we living?
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with everyone getting a chance to weigh in and/or clarify their views. This
is all to the good, because it helps me to understand the reaction to the
fic, which I knew would be controversial when I began it.
For the record, the fic WILL continue. My freak out is at an end and
my readers have, as usual, shown great patience in talking me down
from the ledge.
Thanks.
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I had a little freak out myself there ... we've lost so many authors because they got disillusioned or whatever, and I didn't want to see that happen to you. Keep up the good work, no matter where it takes us!
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Hugs
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We all have our preferences. Please stay true to yourself and continue to write what you love.
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I don't know, I haven't read much b/j fic in the last year mainly because the way the series ended STILL upsets me to this day. And I discovered the wonders of Kurt Hummel, so I've been pretty occupied with the Glee fandom, even though it's awful, and filled with crazy shippers who bully anyone who doesn't like Klaine or Finchel, heh. Been thinking about coming back to the B/J fandom because I thought there would ( ... )
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I have to Amen that one. Still there are plenty of stories out there that are worth reading that won't irritate your sensibilities to to either Justin or Brian. I understand that there is a preference for either one and take that into consideration when choosing an author or story. And, yes, I do get turned off when I can't find something I would want to read, but I always come back to eventually find something that renews my faith.
As I stated before, there will aways be haters. I'm not going to let them do their job of forcing their opinions on me and derailing me from what I love.
Hmm... Maybe someone should make a rec list of Justin friendly stories. Or have I done that with my strong Justin request? Maybe something is in the tags...
Okay, I'm off to find something to soothe my good QAF fic cravings. Hang in there people. And Nightvision, I did a marathon of your stories last week. Bless you.
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fic. That was what was flummoxing me.
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Thanks to you too.
Cherie
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