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[deaka]

It's funny how reading fic outside your normal fandom reminds you of all the annoying little things that you kind of tune out otherwise. Such as

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[blood_sorbet]

Oh my gosh I know what you mean with the epithets. Whenever I see them I'm pretty sure I outwardly cringe.

[deaka]

Yeah, I think overuse in badfic has gotten me to the point where I can't see them at all without shuddering. And I avoid them like crazy in anything I'm writing, to the point of going, 'Should I refer to him as a man here? Hmm.' :p

[archaeologist_d]

When the disclaimer issue came up talking with profic writers and some lawyers at a panel on copyright that I attended at Dragoncon, they said that it wouldn't make any difference if the owner of the universe really wanted to sue but it shows that the fanfic writer does understand that it's not their characters and tend to get more leeway from people that might go after them. There are still issues about fair use so it's up in the air at the moment.

As for epithets, I get tired of reading Luke did this and Luke did that and there are too many damn 'he's and it gets confusing. So the epithets don't bother me much. It also depends on POV and how the character is reacting to another. I agree that calling oneself a brunette is crazy but calling someone else you just met a brunette would make sense (unless they are blonde). :P

[deaka]

That's an interesting point re disclaimers. I guess it's just my cynicism talking but it seems to me that if the copyright holder is going to go to the trouble of pursuing over fanfic, it's not really going to make a difference to them that you've used a disclaimer. It's more or less theoretical, really. Most of the really anti-fanfic authors I know of would generally just direct for the work to be pulled offline, and generally fic authors comply because who wants that bother? *ponders*

Epithets can work in limited scenarios but oh, can some writers abuse them.

[hydrogen_helium]

Yes, epithets. I've always wanted to say it, but this brown-haired, hazel-eyed student could never gather the courage.

[deaka]

Ha! They must be a bit addictive, I think - the problem is knowing when to stop. And when it's just weird. :p

[deaka]

Mushers are the worst. Especially when it comes to eye-colour, for some reason. LUKE HAS BLUE EYES, I GET IT.

Oh, that Master thing is horrendous. All the more so for actually making it into the profic. *shudder*

[gabri_jade]

I was just rereading Interlude at Darkknell, and was very irritated that Stackpole referred to Hal Horn as "the Corellian" or something like that in a section that was from Hal's POV. I always think of myself as "the Phoenician." Oh, yes, indeed. *facepalm*

[deaka]

That is a great example. And for some reason, Corellians in particular always seem to be hit with the epithet. (Maybe it's because Tatooine, Alderaan and Coruscant just don't work as well? *ponders*)