B. Is there a lot of Mary Sue RPF? Like Mary Sue meets Mister Actor at a con or something and they get it on? I don't want to read any; I'm just curious. I would think there would be but I've never seen any
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C. What's the deal with pro writers who don't like fanfiction? Where do they get off? I guess I mean that kinda literally. Their writing universally sucks ass.
One of the reasons I ask is because one of my favorite authors (Robin McKinley) is one of those who's publicly stated she doesn't want fanfic written about her work, and threatened to bring legal action against it. As much as I love some of her earlier novels, though, I'm inclined to think she's a big old bitca. I wrote her a letter when I was 14 and she was mean to me; I'm still bitter.
G. Um. Will someone rec me, I mean, my friend, some long long long Harry-16-or-older Snape/Harry? NO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING EITHER. Check Fod's delicious account, and her friends' list on delicious. They share that kink with you, and bookmark fic there obsessively.Oh really. The thing is, this wasn't a kink of mine. It was one of the things that squicked/confused me most about HP fandom. But I woke up one day two weeks ago and said, Oh holy fuck! That would be so good
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So to not fall asleep, I started writing out the episodes and ended up memorizing them.
I would say you're crazy. Except that the whole reason I asked is I started doing the same thing a couple weeks ago!
I do a lot of my fanfic writing on the subway though. I find it a really productive time and never worry about people seeing it because I have atrocious handwriting. I've also written on buses, planes and in airports - also fruitful fic writing places!
I also write in more places than I read--for the same reasons, less people will be able to read what I'm writing. I have a funny personal shorthand, just to be sure! But it was invented for note-taking, not fic-writing, so I'm not scary. *looks shifty*
T. I always copy and paste from my word document once all the editing it finished. But I will read it over in the preview pane and will occasionally catch some small mistake.Me too, but the trouble is, I have to reread after I fix every little mistake, and end up finding new tiny mistakes every time! Eventually I either get
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hey think they're G-d's gift and no one else could do justice to their amazing creations. Or, they're named Ann Rice and are on crack.
One of my favorite authors (Robin McKinley) does the whole, "I hate fanfic don't write it about my books or I will suuuuuuuuuuue!!!!!1" schtick. What's funny is her latest book was about vampires (I wouldn't read it for a long time because I didn't like vampires. I was tired of the whole Anne Rice Buffy obsessed culture. I couldn't believe *my* author actually stooped to writing vamps...), and she's a HUGE Buffy fan, and her characters read so much like B/A it's not funny. Amber Benson has a review on the back of the jacket!
I try to use subject titles they will suck the unwitting into reading my sad excuse for a post.
Your titles are cute and your posts are interesting. So shut up!
h. this is the question for the ages. that, and why doesn't Peter on Heroes get a haircut.
A better question is why doesn't Gaius get a haircut.
I'm pissed that BtVS/AtS are still frigging separate.Do you mean,
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A better question is why doesn't Gaius get a haircut.
He's terrified that those cylons will give him a Leoben 'do.
Do you mean, owned separately? So Whedon's continuing Buffy but not Angel?
The Angel comic book rights were sold to IGA and the Buffy rights to Dark Horse. As a result, no crossovers, and they can't even mention the characters from the other show for the most part.
For some reason my A/Ns are almost always the latter.
Unless your A/N states the summary is a day in the life of Angel&Buffy's daughter Crystal, I will be happily reading your fics.
M. I'd say I could recognize them all, and nowadays might have to think awhile to remember what exactly happened within a lot of the less-popular, less-significant plot-wise, less-discussed episodes. I used to be much better, but haven't been rewatching and discussing as much in the last year or so, and find that it doesn't take long of not constantly rewatching/discussing episodes for the memories to get muddled in my mind
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Yeah! crazydiamondsue is doing this thing where everyone watches an "obscure" ep, and talks about it. It's because she recently watched an obscure ep and forgot how good it was, even though it's kinda a nothing ep. These eps interest me, because so many of them are actually pretty cool, but don't get talked about much. Huh.
O. Would it shock you if I said that while I've heard the name Rachel Ray, to my knowledge I've never actually seen her and honestly, couldn't pick her out of a line up? This rock I live under is nice and snuggly.
No, it doesn't shock me! Most people other people talk about half the time, I have no idea who they're talking about! I only know Rachel Ray 'cause my mommy loves her. Well, I love her too, but through my mother.
Sometimes when I get to the end, I'll notice something plot-wise that I think has to be clarified, but not usually.
See, my problem is I always feel like I have to make excuses for the fic, or people won't understand what the hell I'm doing!
C: Oh, honey. There are more reasons than there are people. One of the most outspoken examples being Lee Goldberg ("Is Fanfic Legal?", among many others if you care to peruse his ouevre on the matter
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Their writing universally sucks ass.
One of the reasons I ask is because one of my favorite authors (Robin McKinley) is one of those who's publicly stated she doesn't want fanfic written about her work, and threatened to bring legal action against it. As much as I love some of her earlier novels, though, I'm inclined to think she's a big old bitca. I wrote her a letter when I was 14 and she was mean to me; I'm still bitter.
G. Um. Will someone rec me, I mean, my friend, some long long long Harry-16-or-older Snape/Harry? NO I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING EITHER.
Check Fod's delicious account, and her friends' list on delicious. They share that kink with you, and bookmark fic there obsessively.Oh really. The thing is, this wasn't a kink of mine. It was one of the things that squicked/confused me most about HP fandom. But I woke up one day two weeks ago and said, Oh holy fuck! That would be so good ( ... )
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I would say you're crazy. Except that the whole reason I asked is I started doing the same thing a couple weeks ago!
I do a lot of my fanfic writing on the subway though. I find it a really productive time and never worry about people seeing it because I have atrocious handwriting. I've also written on buses, planes and in airports - also fruitful fic writing places!
I also write in more places than I read--for the same reasons, less people will be able to read what I'm writing. I have a funny personal shorthand, just to be sure! But it was invented for note-taking, not fic-writing, so I'm not scary. *looks shifty*
T. I always copy and paste from my word document once all the editing it finished. But I will read it over in the preview pane and will occasionally catch some small mistake.Me too, but the trouble is, I have to reread after I fix every little mistake, and end up finding new tiny mistakes every time! Eventually I either get ( ... )
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One of my favorite authors (Robin McKinley) does the whole, "I hate fanfic don't write it about my books or I will suuuuuuuuuuue!!!!!1" schtick. What's funny is her latest book was about vampires (I wouldn't read it for a long time because I didn't like vampires. I was tired of the whole Anne Rice Buffy obsessed culture. I couldn't believe *my* author actually stooped to writing vamps...), and she's a HUGE Buffy fan, and her characters read so much like B/A it's not funny. Amber Benson has a review on the back of the jacket!
I try to use subject titles they will suck the unwitting into reading my sad excuse for a post.
Your titles are cute and your posts are interesting. So shut up!
h. this is the question for the ages. that, and why doesn't Peter on Heroes get a haircut.
A better question is why doesn't Gaius get a haircut.
I'm pissed that BtVS/AtS are still frigging separate.Do you mean, ( ... )
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He's terrified that those cylons will give him a Leoben 'do.
Do you mean, owned separately? So Whedon's continuing Buffy but not Angel?
The Angel comic book rights were sold to IGA and the Buffy rights to Dark Horse. As a result, no crossovers, and they can't even mention the characters from the other show for the most part.
For some reason my A/Ns are almost always the latter.
Unless your A/N states the summary is a day in the life of Angel&Buffy's daughter Crystal, I will be happily reading your fics.
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Yeah! crazydiamondsue is doing this thing where everyone watches an "obscure" ep, and talks about it. It's because she recently watched an obscure ep and forgot how good it was, even though it's kinda a nothing ep. These eps interest me, because so many of them are actually pretty cool, but don't get talked about much. Huh.
O. Would it shock you if I said that while I've heard the name Rachel Ray, to my knowledge I've never actually seen her and honestly, couldn't pick her out of a line up? This rock I live under is nice and snuggly.
No, it doesn't shock me! Most people other people talk about half the time, I have no idea who they're talking about! I only know Rachel Ray 'cause my mommy loves her. Well, I love her too, but through my mother.
Sometimes when I get to the end, I'll notice something plot-wise that I think has to be clarified, but not usually.
See, my problem is I always feel like I have to make excuses for the fic, or people won't understand what the hell I'm doing!
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(All of Aimee's work is worth checking out, particularly the remixed trailer for "Blade". Meta wowsers!)
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C. Yeah. But Goldberg is an idgit. HOW COME EVERYONE DOESN'T THINK LIKE ME?
P. As far as her weight goes, I think she looks awesome these days.
R. My problem is I internally edit whether they need it or not. I mean, I do it with fics I *love*, and think are better than mine! What's with that?
Thanks for answering these questions!
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