live & learn

[mcicioni]

I have written a story set in a fandom whose members tend to be very traditional, and have posted it to AO3. In my opinion the story was obviously, unmistakably, undeniably pre-slash: the beginning and development of the friendship between two male characters took up approximately 71% of the story (56 paragraphs out of 79), while references to

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[in_the_bottle]

It never fails to amaze me at what readers choose to see as opposed to what authors originally intents to show.

Which makes debates in class about 'intents of writer by writing XYZ' a bit of a joke.

Also, HI! LONG TIME NO SEE!

[mcicioni]

Big hug to you, and glad to see that your early training as a literary scholar can still serve you (and me).

All my warmest wishes for all your projects, fannish and otherwise. If you ever come back to Melbourne, there's a place in Coburg that makes the BEST dumplings.

[keesiegirls]

We see what we expect to see, or want to see?

[mcicioni]

Indeed. Which may be useful in textual analyses of every kind: do readers/ viewers ignore what conflicts with their desires as well as expectations? (Sorry, am revising an academic article on 3 Italian thrillers). Thanks for the new thought!

[keesiegirls]

I'm not the least bit academic, but enjoy reading. Always happy to help!

[rsharpe]

Oh! Off to read!!!

[mcicioni]

Oh, thank you for reading! Off to AO3, leave a comment on your comment (big smile)