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What do you hate to find in fan fiction?
Topic Started: Feb 24 2008, 05:15:58 PM (1,356 Views)
Sovereign
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Ducky
I agree completely with the last comments but I'd also add another large problem with some fanfics I've seen (though not read). Any fanfic has to make sense and strive to keep everyone in-character, regardless of the writer's aspirations. For example, in Naruto fanfics it seems to be a thing to change a group of terrorist criminals into everyone-loving people who want nothing more than to find love. :crazy Of course the same rules go for OCs even if they have more freedom than canon characters.

Also, it seems like that kind of writers (Mary Sue or slash) don't really care about plot or entertainment value at all. They seem to be writing their stories solely for themselves but they can't expect others to wish to read them with the same vigor. I can forgive fanfics having elements that may not be completely sit well with the canon but if they choose to write a fic about some franchise, they should respect the source material to their best extent.
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LBT90321
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Ducky123
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Ehh, what? :huh:

In terms of fanfictions, I'm probably very close to Malte's opinion (liking mostly "pure" LBT stories with very few exceptions) just more open-minded, I guess. There are stories I would never touch (mostly crossovers and sci-fi stories) but I've also read a few incredible stories which have not been strictly LBT (rhombus, I'm totally not looking at you :smile)

As for things I hate... well, many strong arguments have been said for a various amount of fanfictions and I must say I agree with most of the views shared here. Sex is totally off-limits and so is violence just for the sake of it. What I most hate in fanfictions is simply them being poorly written. When you're presented to stories from writers who write on a level high enough to consider writing for a living (in my humple opinion, that is ^^spike) and then you read some poorly written nonsense, you just get angry because you know you've wasted your time you cuold've spent reading something GOOD or improve your own writing :lol
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Sneak
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well, I guess there's little excuse for poor-writing if it's very very first and probe work of author...

truth to be told, I'm afraid to post my first works because of fear to be ridiculed or hated... :(
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Ducky123
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truth to be told, I'm afraid to post my first works because of fear to be ridiculed or hated... sad.gif

You'll never know until you try, I suppose. My offer to help you with proofreading/english language problems is still valid, just ask me ;)
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