Partially why I very rarely read fanfic anymore. By the end of the story, most of the characters are unrecognizable as the ones I grew fond of in the movie/show/book. I won't say I'm not guilty myself, I was young(er) once.
Most (not all, mind, but most) fanfic authors also lack the wherewithall to allow terrible things to happen to their characters without the 'fix it quickly' resolution. It's different to me now that I'm in the throes of attempting a real, original fiction novel, with characters who are like children to me, but the conflict they're in, things won't be happily ever after. Things will change forever. And I think I need a sticky note on my forehead to remind me of that.
I don't even mind if they wind up happy in the end, that part's fine. I just don't like that the only way to bring it about is for the angst-centric character to realize that the entire cause of their angst was self-inflicted and if they just do as a their partner/friend/family/lover says they'll be fixed and capable of achieving happiness for once. Because don't you know they can never be happy as they are? They have to pull a complete 180 in the personalities to find love and acceptance, because it was all their own fault all along that they were alone
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Ah, I misunderstood. But I still agree. I wonder if the folks writing things out like that are the ones that have great difficulty being happy by themselves?
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Most (not all, mind, but most) fanfic authors also lack the wherewithall to allow terrible things to happen to their characters without the 'fix it quickly' resolution. It's different to me now that I'm in the throes of attempting a real, original fiction novel, with characters who are like children to me, but the conflict they're in, things won't be happily ever after. Things will change forever. And I think I need a sticky note on my forehead to remind me of that.
In other words, I'm with you.
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