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fandomsecrets2014-05-07 07:03 pm
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[ SECRET POST #2682 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2682 ⌋
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Re: Fic etiquette question
(Anonymous) 2014-05-08 03:30 am (UTC)(link)I began to read a fic (about 2 chapters in and that was all). The (I think) cliched plot line (i.e. arranged marriage to a god) is the main idea as far as I read. I felt the plot line could have had more potential if the OC had been used better (i.e. not acting like a 14 y/o) and was inspired to "re write" the fic---i.e. change everything but use the "arranged marriage to a god" plot. If ever posted, would it be proper to notify the original author that their story inspired this sort of remake/re-write and ask if they'd be okay with me posting it (obviously linking their original fic throughout). Or is that too much?
I feel like I would let them know their plot inspired my story (and I would link them as well)...but....what say you, FS?
*chances are this will not ever be posted, btw*
Re: Fic etiquette question
The "arranged marriage to a god" idea has been around since the ancient Greeks. If you want to use it, that seems fine to me. It's an idea, not the body of someone's work, and it's so old that it's all over mythology.
Write your own thing with this idea (WITHOUT using the other writer's OC... that you seem to hate) and then drop a line to the other author to say, "Hey, I really enjoyed your fic and it inspired me to risk writing one of my own. Thanks for the push!" or something much nicer but also lacking the implication that the original fic sucked so bad it required a third party re-write.
Re: Fic etiquette question
(Anonymous) 2014-05-09 02:26 am (UTC)(link)Yeah, I did not figure the author would be happy about it, but what you've written in the second part of your response is essentially what I'm doing--taking the plot "arranged etc etc" and writing my own thing (particularly helpful that I did not read the rest of the fic, so I cannot claim to have been "adapting" material) with my own OC.
But you do make sense, and if I ever should post, I will do so following that lead (drop a very nice positive line to the original author). It's easy to forget other people's feelings.
Re: Fic etiquette question