How are you defining "fannish" there, Consuela? Just out of curiosity.
You can't open the book of my life and jump in the middle. Like woman, I'm a mystery.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?
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Amy - Jun 10, 2011 11:38:05 am PDT #7039 of 10434
Because books.
Consuela - Jun 10, 2011 11:48:01 am PDT #7040 of 10434
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
For the purposes of this discussion, I would define it as: self-indulgent. Too much emo, too many speeches about fighting the good fight, not enough complexity or ambiguity.
It's not a porny story, but it's clearly written to mash some fannish buttons.
It's sort of "The Zeppo" times a thousand, in which Xander ends up a better Slayer than Buffy is.
Amy - Jun 10, 2011 11:49:58 am PDT #7041 of 10434
Because books.
Oh, that makes sense. Thanks!
chrismg - Jun 21, 2011 8:47:02 pm PDT #7042 of 10434
"...and then Legolas and the Hulk destroy the entire Greek army." - Penny Arcade
§ ita § - Jun 25, 2011 6:34:25 pm PDT #7043 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
When a fic starts with "With a flutter of silent noise" it's very considerate because you know there's no point reading much further.
Cass - Jun 25, 2011 8:44:34 pm PDT #7044 of 10434
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
When a fic starts with "With a flutter of silent noise" it's very considerate because you know there's no point reading much further.
Sadly, this is inappropriate feedback to the author. But it's completely true.
Or the author needs to hit the mute button. Sometimes I think there should be noise, but it's silent and it's because of the mute button. ::nods::
sumi - Jun 26, 2011 4:23:24 am PDT #7045 of 10434
Art Crawl!!!
That's right.
Damn, that silent noise - it gets you everytime with its stealthiness.
Anne W. - Jun 26, 2011 4:33:57 am PDT #7046 of 10434
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
What's sad is that the author was probably so proud of how evocative that line was.
A beta who is not afraid to call one out on such things is a godsend.
§ ita § - Jun 26, 2011 4:48:59 am PDT #7047 of 10434
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
What's sad is that the author was probably so proud of how evocative that line was.
I can't lie--at 15, I'd have been very impressed with myself at that line. But there's a reason there's no extant samples of my work from that period.
Laga - Jun 26, 2011 7:00:54 am PDT #7048 of 10434
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
I keep them for the horror.