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Fanfic richer or poorer?
cephis:
I am well aware that fanfic is frowned upon by mr. Butcher on this site, as it is a contractual oblegation. I started thinking of fanfic in general
1. do you think fanfic adds depth to a universe, or do you think that the differing styles detract from the expeirance?
2. why is there so much slash ?
Discuss.
Matrix Refugee (formerly Morraeon):
1. I think good quality writing helps enhance the universe/mythos of a certain series, etc. But bad writing, while it doesn't detract from it, can make me embarassed to be fond of the same thing as the author of said bad writing, and at times, I wonder if the person read/watched the same thing that I did.
2. I'm not going to answer this one, since I'm not the most fond of slash and I tend to get suspicious of the fankiddies that see subtext where I don't.
LizW65:
My personal attitude is "Why write about someone else's characters and universe when it's so much more rewarding to create you own?" However, I think fanfic may be useful practice for emerging writers as well as a form of wish-fulfillment fantasy for those who can never get enough of their favorite characters.
As to whether it adds depth to a universe, yes, if it expands on it in ways that are creative and exciting. I've read a few pretty good Star Trek novels, for instance, and Alan Gordon's Fool's Guild series, which I love, is, technically, Shakespeare fanfic.
I've no idea about the slash.
the neurovore of Zur-En-Aargh:
I think fanfic is morally acceptable only if
a) the author has given permission (some specific Good Omens fanfic writers)
b) the author is dead
c) it's a shared creative universe to begin with (DC comics for example)
In general, I think 99.9% of it is not a net win. I can count the counterexamples I have seen on the fingers of one hand with three fingers left over.
Why so much slash ? I think it's a combination of a) being able to write about relationships which one can idealise without having to worry about social power dynamics between women and men and b) some sort of female equivalent, most slash writers being female, of the HotBiBabe cliche in porn aimed at a male audience, translated into a key of romance.
cephis:
--- Quote from: Morraeon on March 17, 2008, 08:35:02 PM ---1. I think good quality writing helps enhance the universe/mythos of a certain series, etc. But bad writing, while it doesn't detract from it, can make me embarassed to be fond of the same thing as the author of said bad writing, and at times, I wonder if the person read/watched the same thing that I did.
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The good writing is the important part and most of the time, they change the style entirely, no attempt to try to incorperate the setting into the story. it's like [Insert Name] walked through the do and saw [Insert Name] with [Insert Name].
--- Quote from: Morraeon on March 17, 2008, 08:35:02 PM ---2. I'm not going to answer this one, since I'm not the most fond of slash and I tend to get suspicious of the fankiddies that see subtext where I don't.
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The inexplicable part is that most of that stuff is written by little girls, sorry, women. I could understand if it was greared towards gay men, but there isn't enough sex to satify that need<sigh> I don't know
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