You know, I don't get this whole 'kink meme' and 'king bingo' thing at all, just like I don't get challenges, exchanges, contrelamontre, fests, ficathons ... most of what I think of as the "apparatus" of fandom. IMHO these are not generally things that produce good fiction. (I know there are always exceptions, but I'm speaking from years of experience here.)
I've always felt that the best fiction comes from within, not from without. It's inspired by an author's regard for the characters, not by trying to tick requirements off a shopping list. ("Extra points if your pregnant male character produces twins!")
And there's nothing wrong with being an elitist if it means you appreciate quality. I'm often attacked as an elitist because I like good grammar, decent spelling, accurate punctuation and half-way appropriate characterisation. (Plus I object to being addressed as 'bitch' by a smart-mouthed author.) This is apparently wrong, though, and marks me out as some kind of snob. However I've always felt that standards are absolutely necessary because apart from anything else if you have high standards for reading matter you are far more likely to apply them to whatever you write. If you're inclined to read rubbish, you will probably write it too.
So you stick with your standards, and if other people don't like it I'm afraid it says a lot more about them than it does about you!
The only kind of 'challenge' I ever try is offering birthday fics for a few old friends or sometimes offering Mathom drabbles when it's my own birthday. Other than these, I don't really get the whole idea of rigid deadlines or certain parameters.
Usually when I start writing a short fic, I know at least where it's going. When it's a longer one, it usually starts by following a certain road and then takes a turn somewhere along the way. So it would make ticking all the boxes in the prompt kind of pretentious.
Oo! Grabs your idea and runs with it! They should name the twins Harriet and Monty!1!
/sarcasm
You know, I never realized how annoying High School AUs are until I bumped into them in these recent fandoms (being BBC's Sherlock and Inception). First of all, High School? And secondly... no. Just no.
I like fics that don't make me cringe. Sometimes it's so easy to see where the writer lost the style and grammar under a ton of enthusiasm, but even that's okay if it's a newbie and is willing to listen to some gentle suggestions. And of course the language barrier can be a bit annoying too... But if you post a fic that isn't the best you can manage, then what's the point of posting at all?
Oh well. Too bad I actually had to finish the fic I read last night. It was one of those fics that was intriguing even after I lost the appeal of the actual slash story. :( Did I mention I hate unhappy endings??
I really love the way he's shaped! Both back then and now...
I noticed! *happy* Thank you. (though I suspect there are some dark sinister motivations behind this gift! admit it! you just want me to be even more obsessed with him!)
I've always felt that the best fiction comes from within, not from without. It's inspired by an author's regard for the characters, not by trying to tick requirements off a shopping list. ("Extra points if your pregnant male character produces twins!")
And there's nothing wrong with being an elitist if it means you appreciate quality. I'm often attacked as an elitist because I like good grammar, decent spelling, accurate punctuation and half-way appropriate characterisation. (Plus I object to being addressed as 'bitch' by a smart-mouthed author.) This is apparently wrong, though, and marks me out as some kind of snob. However I've always felt that standards are absolutely necessary because apart from anything else if you have high standards for reading matter you are far more likely to apply them to whatever you write. If you're inclined to read rubbish, you will probably write it too.
So you stick with your standards, and if other people don't like it I'm afraid it says a lot more about them than it does about you!
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Usually when I start writing a short fic, I know at least where it's going. When it's a longer one, it usually starts by following a certain road and then takes a turn somewhere along the way. So it would make ticking all the boxes in the prompt kind of pretentious.
Oo! Grabs your idea and runs with it! They should name the twins Harriet and Monty!1!
/sarcasm
You know, I never realized how annoying High School AUs are until I bumped into them in these recent fandoms (being BBC's Sherlock and Inception). First of all, High School? And secondly... no. Just no.
I like fics that don't make me cringe. Sometimes it's so easy to see where the writer lost the style and grammar under a ton of enthusiasm, but even that's okay if it's a newbie and is willing to listen to some gentle suggestions. And of course the language barrier can be a bit annoying too... But if you post a fic that isn't the best you can manage, then what's the point of posting at all?
Oh well. Too bad I actually had to finish the fic I read last night. It was one of those fics that was intriguing even after I lost the appeal of the actual slash story. :( Did I mention I hate unhappy endings??
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Hey, he's just chubby, not pregnant. (Mind you, that's one way to muck up the succession!)
There's a little something for you over on my LJ ...
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I noticed! *happy* Thank you. (though I suspect there are some dark sinister motivations behind this gift! admit it! you just want me to be even more obsessed with him!)
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