the basis of all fanfics?

[runningsissors]

Hi all!

I had a question I thought I would run by you all, seeing as I have the perfect combination of both readers and writers here. What your opinion on rewrites?

Like, I mean what do you think about writers who take large sections of SMeyer text and change it up. We've all seen it done right, but then again I'm sure that we've all witnessed

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[audreyii_fic]

*blushes* Thanks :) *hides under bed*

To a certain extent I agree with majesta, but I *do* think there's a difference between switching up Meyertext and other fanfiction. The type of fic this psot is talking about -- and correct me if I'm wrong -- makes an effort to not sound *totally* different from Meyer and to maintain a reasonable degree of canon compliance, only changing a small number of things. Whereas a lot of other fanfiction makes major changes to voice/tone and changes a variety of canon. Then, of course, there's total AUs. They're all different things.

I will say that (in my experience) switching up Meyertext ain't lazy. It's actually really hard to maintain canon compliance aside from one change, because it takes a lot to think about what the characters would have done if everything else was exactly the same -- where things would have changed and where they wouldn't have. It can be... um... tiring.

Follow your plot bunny where'er it may lead ;)

[runningsissors]

*pulls you from under the bed and makes you take some well deserved praise*

I can say with total confidence that you are my hero. I just keep thinking of you, and what you did with New Moon as I write and rewrite parts of Twilight. It's so utterly draining.

[audreyii_fic]

*keeps blushing*

Honestly, I try not to think about it too hard. Not too difficult, given that large portions of the experience have been blocked out. (Of course, now that I'm outlining the sequel some of the memories are coming back, and I have to suppress a long scream.)

Seriously, take breaks.

[willow2883]

Pssst, I can't help asking. I'm trying to be patient, but I keep seeing on Twitter and here and there about this sequel - and - I need it NOOOOWW. So when can we be expecting a tease? A sneak? A preview? A first chapter? Something?????
Not to be pushy or anything. :P

[audreyii_fic]

LOL. It's hard to say. I'm guessing, though, that the opening/prologue/first chapter will be up sometime in the first two weeks of February. (A lot of it has to do with how long it takes my finger to heal. It's scarred and unscabbed, but now there's no skin padding in that spot. When I try to type with my left hand I basically just slap the muscle directly against the keyboard. I'm going to have to learn how to type without my index finger in the meantime, so I'm slow and making a lot of typos and whatnot, so... yeah. Sigh.)

[lsjcandy]

*squee*

[audreyii_fic]

Also, a bit of advice: If you find yourself yelling at phantom Meyers while you're writing, for the love of God take a break.

[runningsissors]

I'll look out for that, lol