Pet peeves list

[maroucya]

 My pet peeves:

·       Sansa continuously calling Sandor ‘ser’ just to annoy him. This especially applies to ACOK setting fics because I don’t think she would willingly annoy him in that time period.
·       Sandor being afraid to light a camp fire and Sansa having to do it for him.
·       Sandor being as honourable as Ned Stark.
·       Sansa

Comments

[maroucya]

Well first off, I wasn’t thinking of anyone in particular when I decided to write this post. You shouldn’t take any of this personal. Also, I’ve read fics that included some of these pet peeves - like the ‘dog’, ‘ser’ and ‘the Hound is dead’ ones - and enjoyed them anyway so it’s not to say that it makes any fic including them shitty. Yet, what I think is most important to point out is that these are MY pet peeves which means that I’m speaking of my own tastes and not of what is wrong or not. I’m not GRRM and I have no clue of what is going to happen in the future books. Perhaps all my pet peeves will come true eventually, who knows. If you love any of those tropes, you shouldn’t feel any less confident to use them just because I don’t share your views. There can be many schools of thoughts in the sansan community existing at the same time - just like in psychology, for example - and I don’t see where the problem is with that.

The point of this post was simple: I wanted to share my opinion. I don’t see where the problem is with that either. Discussion is important and if people weren’t able to exchange anymore, nothing would ever evolve and the world would become an eternal status quo which would certainly suck.

When some of us remind canon to others, no one has to listen and do as they say. Yet where is the problem with reminding it to others? If people don’t want to follow canon, it’s their choice to make but they should at least assume themselves instead of taking the reminder as personal attacks. On many occasion Kimbertlite has pointed out un-canonical details of my fics to me and I never took it badly. Most of the time, I was thankful and changed said detail but I once decided to disregard what she told me and she wasn’t insulted in the least.

Anyway, that’s just what I think and I do hope you’re not really offended because that was not my goal at all.

[irenem16]

I am not offended at all. It is really hard to make me offended. While I disagree with something's in this whole post, it does not make think any less of anyone. Me, personally, someone could say my work is shit, awful no good and I would laugh because I know it's GREAT! lol

I think what I have noticed and mostly because I have been on tumblr is just the 'tone' that is taken by canon purists when they read something or whatever they don't like. I mean yes of course everyone has the right to voice their thoughts! The world would be incredibly boring if we did not. However there is healthy disagreement which I encourage, and then just being a know it all. I rarely ever partake in these sort of discussions like what you have posted here mainly because it is just not my cup of tea lol. I feel comfortable enough here to say what I think without feeling like I am going to have you or others jump down my throat. You bring up great points with the different troupes. I myself am trying to write more in character, it is a challenge for sure.

I 100% have not taken any offence at all and do not feel discouraged. These are after all your thoughts and I respect them.

[maroucya]

Well all's good then! I'm glad to hear all is fine! :)