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Fan Fiction II: Great story! Where's the sequel?

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Matt the Bruins fan - May 31, 2012 6:54:57 am PDT #7754 of 10436

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

I'm with Dana: I really enjoy reading the Darcy stories, even though probably because she's a reader-proxy.

Which, frankly, I think is different than a Mary Sue. A Mary Sue is, IME, a writer proxy, with powers out of proportion with her position, and a tendency to warp the narrative around her rather like a black hole.

In the particular stories I've been running into, there seems to be a writer-proxy thing going on and the warping narrative effect. I was OK with the Darcy character in the Thor movie, and wouldn't mind reading about her in relation to him. But I'm side-eyeing all these stories where she suddenly becomes integral to the social lives of bunch of super heroes/government agents who have grown up on earth and don't need a guardian angel/pixie girl to introduce them to pop culture.

Atropa - May 31, 2012 7:18:54 pm PDT #7755 of 10436

The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.

Musesfool wrote an Avengers/DCU crossover that is a delight: [link]

"Nightwing?" Clint scoffs. "That guy's not real."

sumi - Jun 01, 2012 5:09:03 am PDT #7756 of 10436

Art Crawl!!!

Hmm, there's a SPN Summer Fan Art Challenge.

Has to be a summer themed piece.

Calli - Jun 01, 2012 4:12:21 pm PDT #7757 of 10436

I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs

I quite like this Darcy-centric Avengers fic: [link]

I think the reasons she becomes central to the plot make sense in it.

Dana - Jun 01, 2012 5:06:05 pm PDT #7758 of 10436

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

I have known LJC longer than I've known shrift.

I am old.

Consuela - Jun 01, 2012 6:21:04 pm PDT #7759 of 10436

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

I am old.

At my one and only vividcon, I sat up until 2 am with LJC and talked about Robin of Sherwood fandom. Which had its heyday in, like, 1988. I am older than you!

shrift - Jun 01, 2012 8:07:33 pm PDT #7760 of 10436

"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty

I have known LJC longer than I've known shrift.

LJC knows everyone. We could play the fandom Kevin Bacon game with her.

Consuela - Jun 01, 2012 9:23:09 pm PDT #7761 of 10436

We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix

Oooh, you know how there's a number in mathematics for how many degrees you are separated from wassname? We could have an LJC number.

sumi - Jun 02, 2012 6:02:55 am PDT #7762 of 10436

Art Crawl!!!

I explained fan fiction to my counselor yesterday.

WindSparrow - Jun 02, 2012 1:59:20 pm PDT #7763 of 10436

Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.

I explained fan fiction to my counselor yesterday.

That's always fun.

"I have a creative outlet now. I've been writing short stories."

"That's very good to hear. What kind of stories?"

"Fanfiction."

"What is that?"

"You know when you are really fascinated by a show and you can't help but imagine what the characters are doing off screen...."

"Riiiiiight. That sounds - lovely. I'm glad you have something you enjoy."

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