So here's the thing: I love fandom and I am not talkig about a apecific one in particular BUT: if you read bad fanfiction, do you comment or not? Is it better to let that person live in denial about his/her so-called writing skills? Because when you are really really bad and ppl tell you your fic is awesome? That's not doing him/her any good.
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I actually almost commented on a couple SPN/RPS fic anonymously because some were just appalling... These are strong words but some things are just.. bad doesn't even begin to cover it.
With Torchwood I never really had that problem because I had my fav authors and I followed them so of course I was aware of the not-so-good fiction but I paid it no mind.
With SPN the wank is always an issue. It's the fandom I am most invested in at the moment but I only follow fic and keep out of all the drama. I have enough of that in real life :)
And I know that concrit hurts... I wrote fic too for a while and negative comments always get to you. I could probably rant about this for a while and nothing will change but yeah. I had to get it off my chest and thanks for giving me your input :)
Btw: you fic rocks! I loved Nothing Ever Happens and Chance to be Kings is also a gem! :)
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I have readstarted some truly awful SPN fics, I think from non-native English speaking authors. They all needed a tough beta before they were posted.
At least SPN doesn't seem to attract the teeny girls that TW did.
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Oh yes, the non-native speakers... I mean I have no right to point fingers because I'm not a native speaker either but I have native english speakers in my circle of friends and I am majoring in English so yeah...
Haha, you are so right there :) I think it's beause SPN is quite dark compared to other shows and therefore the audience is not as young. Cheesy fanfic when the manly male protagonists act like 14-year-old girls is the worst! ;)
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