They stopped showing Lynley after about the fifth or sixth case, which - I thought - was a shame, because it's a wonderful series. Just take Lynley and Havers, their backgrounds are so interesting and showing up in every case (well, more or less). And the reasons you listed were exactly the same I had to not read the books. (I didn't read the Dark Angel books either.)
If you're telling a story, tell t using full-stops and quotation marks, capital letters and proof reading. Please.Second that. I've spent my weekend catching up with some fanfics, too, and I was appalled at what some people put out there. Don't get me wrong, I don't say I'm perfect: far from it! English is my first foreign language and I try very hard to make sure my grammar and punctuation is correct. It just annoys me to - quite often - see some sort of author's note at the end of a chapter along the lines of "I couldn't be bothered with grammar, duh, so either you like it as it is or bugger off". I don't care about correct grammar use in speech. I know I make a lot
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They stopped showing Lynley after about the fifth or sixth case, which - I thought - was a shame, because it's a wonderful series. It is a shame. I definitely ship Lynley and Havers, and take her side on most things, because she's so feisty, and with the class issues, it has a touch of Golden Age detectives about it, and it is always pretty on the eye.
And the reasons you listed were exactly the same I had to not read the books. (I didn't read the Dark Angel books either.)Yeah it just feels as if it'd change my vision of things too muc, and I suppose I feel guilty, because the original vision is Elizabeth George's, and I normally take the writer's side when adaptations are made (apart from on Michael Mann and James Fenimore Cooper. Ahem
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So, what do you think? Would it be worth it reading the novels? I mean, do they contain stuff or explain things that I might benefit from when trying to write DA fanfic?
They're not too bad for tie-in novels - but in every one of them there's an extrapolation of development that I struggled with.I was talked into accepting them as grey canon, but, like I said, it was a struggle. The trade off being that they widen the background detail, which is good from a fanfc writer's point of view: it's definitely richened the post FN world that I write about. From a M/A perspective, there isn't much, though Alec is treated decently. But then, 'Before the Dawn' which is set before the tv series, and desn't feature Alec, is my favourite. Worth getting hold of a borrowed copy maybe although that's probablydifficult.
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If you're telling a story, tell t using full-stops and quotation marks, capital letters and proof reading. Please.Second that. I've spent my weekend catching up with some fanfics, too, and I was appalled at what some people put out there. Don't get me wrong, I don't say I'm perfect: far from it! English is my first foreign language and I try very hard to make sure my grammar and punctuation is correct. It just annoys me to - quite often - see some sort of author's note at the end of a chapter along the lines of "I couldn't be bothered with grammar, duh, so either you like it as it is or bugger off". I don't care about correct grammar use in speech. I know I make a lot ( ... )
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And the reasons you listed were exactly the same I had to not read the books. (I didn't read the Dark Angel books either.)Yeah it just feels as if it'd change my vision of things too muc, and I suppose I feel guilty, because the original vision is Elizabeth George's, and I normally take the writer's side when adaptations are made (apart from on Michael Mann and James Fenimore Cooper. Ahem ( ... )
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