Fanfic tropes I hate or just dislike with a fiery passion

Song fic: Like Nansi_Alexander so eloquently said in this awesome badfic entry; "It is also NOT a song fic, even though there are some song lyrics here, but that is not because they are like, SINGING, it is because they are about Best Friends which is what John and Rodney are, only not ( Read more... )

Quite possibly I'm over thinking this, because the Stargate seems to work pretty much however the writers need it to work. This goes for most alien tech actually...

Point and case 1: Jumpers must uncloak before entering a wormhole. 
From watching the show it's pretty clear the jumpers can cloak, right up to the point where they go through the gate. ( Read more... )

I know there's already been a lot of discussion on LJ about critical reviewing.

I've always been firmly in the camp that a critical review can be a great writers tool. I welcome critical reviews (not that I write a lot, but more on that later) and when I get critical, I try very hard to give tips and explain what didn't really work, without being ( Read more... )

But once more on the subject of porn in fandom or more specifically: Safe sex. Do they? Don't they? Should they?

Arguably fanfic is a great source of information for teen fan girls and boys and I feel we do have a very tiny duty to show them how it's done (sex, not the writing... well, maybe sometimes). Let's face it, there are a lot of stories out ( Read more... )