What is fanfic FOR?
Why do you read it? Why do you write it? What are the required/non-required elements? How is fanfiction different from other types of fiction? Is RPF/RPS okay? Are we weirdos for reading/writing? Are some pairings appropriate and others not? Are there limits to what is "allowable" in choice of pairing or kink
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Why do you read it?
I read fanfic to relax and to learn. Some of the best writers write RPS. It's incredible how talented these people are, and I've never found similar quality in any field of fanfic writing. Slash writers are usually more creative than het writers because they have to be. :P The characters usually aren't gay in canon and often times they might even hate each other. At least this is my experience after six years in fandom. After I started reading slash the amount of good stories went sky high. I did a lot of betaing and I reviewed a lot in my early days, but now, I only read for fun. I only read the kind of stories that truly peak my interest. I just can't read for any other reason any more because most of my time goes to real life and writing. :)
Why do you write it?
Because I get fascinated by things and then I have to see through them. I fell in love with the moment between Adam and Tommy in Norway (I think) where Adam is all sexy and tough and then Tommy comes and hugs him from behind and Adam melts into a happy loving smile. That pushed my buttons enough and I had to see where they would take me. In general I write fanfiction because I can't write original fiction. I've had this latest block for almost a year now, but I'd probably write these two even if I was able write my book. :)
How is fanfiction different from other types of fiction?
I think the only difference is that you don't get paid to write it. If it's good it's damn good.
Is RPF/RPS okay? Are we weirdos for reading/writing? Are some pairings appropriate and others not? Are there limits to what is "allowable" in choice of pairing or kink?
RPS is completely okay in my book. It's not real. It has nothing to do with the actual people. It's fun and creative and just another art form. I don't think there are pairings that are less appropriate than others. I myself wouldn't write/read incest, except on rare cases (blue_soaring, lol). Kink-wise there's nothing people can't do, in my opinion. Except if writers glorify child/adult or rape situations. I still think it's okay to write about anything if you do it the right way and warn about everything, though I would never read/write child/adult. I have issues with real life tragedies as well. I never write about Tommy's father's death, for example. I don't even mention him in my stories if I can avoid it. If he ever accidentally read my stories I would never want him to get hurt by my words. That's the reason. I also don't want to write in detail about Adam's private relationships, like Brad, Drake and Sauli. I just feel like it's none of my business (but I do think they are fair game to other writers). As long as it's just my imagination, me playing with ideas, I'm fine with this. And I really adore Adam's reactions to fanfiction. "As long as people know it's not real." :D Boys. I love them.
*hugs* Love you. <333333
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I think expectations are different, too, though. For original fiction I have to plot like a mofo. Whereas for fanfic you don't have to have a clever plot line (although some authors do manage to have one). It's not a mystery novel or a detective story or the next Great American Novel. It's a story with a limited audience - those who read fanfic, especially the subgenre of slash.
My writing partner for original fiction (we don't co-write; we work together on each other's stories for plotting and characterization) spend enormous amounts of time on developing plots. That isn't needed for the type of fanfic I write, hence it's easier.
But to write well still requires as much effort as original fiction. And RPS has incredible authors. I am flabbergasted by the best of them.
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