It doesn't matter if they're pros or not. Post online and that tells the world they can talk about it, negatively or positively. LOCs were very harsh back in the day. Today it's considered cruel not to gush over everything somebody does. I no longer write reviews because writers today do not care if their work is any good. They only want patted on the head and told they're wonderful. I was in a discussion a good while ago and the lack of grammar, plot or structure is being "creative". No, it's being lazy. If you have the ability to post online, you have the ability to use an online editor. Posting to AO3 and saying, this isn't beta'd or edited, tells me you didn't care! This is why I rarely read fanfic online. I have my zine collection. Trust me there is real crap in there. But this is beautiful fic that makes me happy.
We are far more considerate than any film or book reviewer. Apparently those authors, because their pros, don't have feelings while the delicate fanfic author can't handle critique like, use commas and periods. Spell things properly. Once in a while start a new paragraph.
Content is subjective. I dislike rape and death stories. I don't want kidfic or my guys not ending up together. I don't read have to read those stories but I would never tell somebody not to write them! I would tell the writer to use capital letters and commas if I were their editor/beta. But I'm not, so leave your poorly executed fic up for everybody to pass by, or worse, tell you they enjoyed it. But did they?
A negative review on the content and the style is not a negative review on the author. Saying so and so is a sucky writer is one thing. Saying this story isn't my cuppa because Bodie rapes Doyle is not negative. It's factual. Saying the author's POV is all over the place is not negative. Again, factual. Saying the author left a huge plot hole in the middle of their story isn't negative. Once I read a story where the main character's name was misspelled. You can't write Starsky & Hutch and misspell the character's name. I moved on.
We are far more considerate than any film or book reviewer. Apparently those authors, because their (they're) pros, don't have feelings...
The difference being, perhaps, that pros are getting paid, whereas fanfic writers are giving away their work for free. And you're right, spelling matters. 😁
We are far more considerate than any film or book reviewer. Apparently those authors, because their pros, don't have feelings while the delicate fanfic author can't handle critique like, use commas and periods. Spell things properly. Once in a while start a new paragraph.
Content is subjective. I dislike rape and death stories. I don't want kidfic or my guys not ending up together. I don't read have to read those stories but I would never tell somebody not to write them! I would tell the writer to use capital letters and commas if I were their editor/beta. But I'm not, so leave your poorly executed fic up for everybody to pass by, or worse, tell you they enjoyed it. But did they?
On for more coffee!
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We are far more considerate than any film or book reviewer. Apparently those authors, because their (they're) pros, don't have feelings...
The difference being, perhaps, that pros are getting paid, whereas fanfic writers are giving away their work for free. And you're right, spelling matters. 😁
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