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posesivnes of charicters
pcpoet:
I have just started writing short story's and never understood writers dread of fan fiction till now. I have come up with a character and I don't ever want someone else using that character. anyone else feel possessive of there writing.
superpsycho:
--- Quote from: pcpoet on April 14, 2014, 10:41:51 PM ---I have just started writing short story's and never understood writers dread of fan fiction till now. I have come up with a character and I don't ever want someone else using that character. anyone else feel possessive of there writing.
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I think any author who spends time developing a character is going to be a little possessive of them at minimum, and potentially a whole lot if the character is unique and required a lot of time, effort and imagination.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
If anyone fanficced any of my work, my emotional response is "Go for their eyes with a teaspoon."
superpsycho:
--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on April 15, 2014, 02:12:18 AM ---If anyone fanficced any of my work, my emotional response is "Go for their eyes with a teaspoon."
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It depends on the purpose I'd written the story for. If it's for publication, then of course I don't want people using my material but I've written short stories as an exercise for people to rewrite. Those they can use anyway they want simply because that's what they are for. Though I might get ticked if they put the original out as their own.
The Deposed King:
--- Quote from: the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh on April 15, 2014, 02:12:18 AM ---If anyone fanficced any of my work, my emotional response is "Go for their eyes with a teaspoon."
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I guess my first reaction would be how good is it. Followed by dang I have to shut them down. Followed by, did they use any of my secondary characters in a non-mainline setting? Followed by, nah, probably still no good.
But I would be intrigued. However with my MC and my core cast, I would probably not want them doing it.
The Deposed King
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