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[morwen_peredhil]

So many first sentences that go something like "[Character A] was [Emotion Y]" or "[Character B] remembered when [Character C] did [Action Z]." The flatness saps my very will to live, let alone continue reading

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[liminalliz]

DEFINITELY. I give it about 2 paragraphs while my eyes are skimming the full page view for style and then decide whether to keep reading. HOWEVER, my obsession with Kirk/Bones has pushed me to read all sorts of craptastic fic. IDEK.

[morwen_peredhil]

I do lower my standards a bit for pairings I adore, but even for them there are certain things that make me lunge for the back button, and I'm not just talking about squicks.

Don't people know that a good opening is really important if you want readers to keep reading, whether it's fanfic or an original novel? Very puzzling!

[miniglik]

I think many of them just aren't capable of more. They want it to be a good intro, they just have no idea how to accomplish that. (Or think they already do.)

[liminalliz]

Bad writing is merciless.

HOWEVER! Sometimes writing the perfect opening is difficult! And I usually give a writer at least the second and third sentence to make up for it.

I also get terribly angry if a good fic that's written pretty well ends in a manner that is terribly written or lazily written. And I'm getting sick of reading fics that are plot and character heavy throughout until it gets to the porn and that's where it stops. THERE IS MORE FUN STUFF THAT CAN OCCUR POST PORN, WRITERS. YOU GOT ME HOOKED BEFORE THEY WERE IN EACH OTHER'S PANTS. I WANT MORE OF THAT.

[qwirky]

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YOU MADE ME GO CHECK MY FICS TO SEE IF I DID THAT. (And I did. With one fic. :| ["Character A was Emotion Y."])

I can usually tell by the first few paragraphs how I will feel about a fic. However, I read lots of mediocre fic, which can be enjoyable, funny, and entertaining. Even if it's pretty badly written, I might keep reading as long as it's legible.

Some fics are sneaky, though. They masquerade as fairly good or decent, but then they fling things like TRIPLETS at you from nowhere, and you're all "WTF." I hate that! Makes me feel cheated :x

[morwen_peredhil]

Sorry! I totally didn't mean anything you've written.

then they fling things like TRIPLETS at you

It's a law of fanfic: NO SINGLE BIRTHS ALLOWED.

[qwirky]

Sorry! I totally didn't mean anything you've written.
<3 It was just a moment of crazy FANFIC PANIC: 'oh em gee, I wonder if I write predictable openings, too?!?!' But I usually have problems with ending fics, though, not opening them.

It's a law of fanfic: NO SINGLE BIRTHS ALLOWED.
*nod* Unless there are fertility meds involved, there's a family history of multiples, or it's a crack!fic, people need to lay off the multiple births. This one fic I was skimming was just, "And then she popped out three babies," and it was a COMPLETE surprise, and NO ONE COULD TELL beforehand she was carrying all these kids around. Me: "... Really?"

Oh well. I apparently have a high tolerance for badly written fic, which is why I keep subjecting myself to these things~. :o

I hope you find some better fics soon :D

[morwen_peredhil]

I've been spending time at the Pit of Voles. In case you can't tell.

[octavia_b]

I usually give fic one paragraph to grab me. One thing that is guaranteed to make me hit the back button is the use of characters' full names. It used to be particularly prevalent in the HP fandom, as in "Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley were walking to the classroom of Professor Severus Snape, the Potions Master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry"

Aaaaaagh! I'm SEEKING OUT fic in this fandom. I think fucking KNOW WHO THEY ARE!

*deep breaths*

[morwen_peredhil]

I'm SEEKING OUT fic in this fandom. I think fucking KNOW WHO THEY ARE!

Hah! So much word.

[morwen_peredhil]

Seriously. We know their names already!

Can you tell that I spent too much time at the Pit of Voles today? *shudder*

[endlessdeep]

Yes, which explains why I don't read very much fanfic.

But I'm on a I-wanna-read-Eric-Northman-fanfic-splurge right now, so I'm back to giving it a try. I just need an Eric fix and at this point I'm not being too picky. :}