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fandomsecrets2014-09-08 06:46 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2014-09-08 06:46 pm
[ SECRET POST #2806 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2806 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[Five Nights at Freddy's]
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[Star Trek, MCU, Batman Begins]
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[Twilight Saga]
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[Xenosaga]
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[Doctor Who]
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[Great British Bake Off]
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[Law & Order: Criminal Intent]
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[Minecraft]
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[Macklemore]
Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 044 secrets from Secret Submission Post #401.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
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Re: Sorry
I feel the same way about established settings. Especially in fantasy and science fiction, where there is so much worldbuilding and often so many stories that could be told. Speaking as a published fantasy/romance author, I know that I will never have enough time to explore every aspect of my world settings that I might like to, and I honestly am one of those oddballs who'll feel like she's really "made it" when people start writing fanfic of my stories.
(I should mention, I would have no problem with fanfic involving my canon characters; I would love to see people's takes on them, too. But I'd especially love to see people exploring all the nooks and crannies that I hinted at or mentioned as an aside or dealt with in a small sub-plot but never had time to go into fully. I would adore that. And yes, if I ever get fic written of my fiction, I intend to read the fuck out of it. I'll be the damn test case if necessary.)
I love forum based roleplay; it's much less stressful than roleplaying real time. Weirdly, I don't have as much problems roleplaying in my family's D&D game, but I do online, especially with people I don't know well. And, I think, especially with the mechanics of the game, where often bar settings are common and there are multiple conversations going on. It's a good way to meet people, but for someone like me who has ADD and difficulty keeping track of things -- ouch. Forum based is much better, but I've had trouble finding ones that are active or that stay active.
I'm really glad your roleplay group has been supportive of OCs. OCs can be awesome when done right, even if the canon characters are involved. It's just a matter of fitting them in the right way and not overshadowing the canon characters with the OC (which is a mistake a lot of people make and why OCs are pretty much associated with Mary Sues, unfortunately). :(
Re: Sorry
I write in Harry Potter and Danny Phantom mostly. My works are up on A03 and ff.net.
I honestly am one of those oddballs who'll feel like she's really "made it" when people start writing fanfic of my stories.
Yessss so true. I honestly want fanfic as much as financial success because I'll always have stuff to read.
I am a part of two RPs called Portal Breach and Novarus and most of us a re a big community OOC as well as IC. PB has gone for like 4 years and Novarus recently had its one year Anniversary.
They can indeed. I honestly see a lot of canon characters get treated like Mary Sues in fanfiction honestly so IMO its just a bad writing thing mis-attributed to to OCs.
On the not overshadowing front, in one of my stories I spent a lot of time working on and thinking about headcanons for canon characters and studying them to get them and I made goals for the fic , like having it do things with canon characters and their relationships with each other that I would have loved to see in canon. So before I started writing I had some excitement about writing the canon stuff and I didn't let the OC stuff take over. Also in the story , most of the canons' interactions with OCs serve as a foil.
EX: The canon villain has a business deal with this lady (an OC) and throughout the story he sees his vices and bad qualities reflected in her, and even though she's worse , it makes him realize how bad he got and through that he has a genuine change of heart and works to really overcome the flaws. The OC was his flaws and negative attitudes reflected and taken creepily farther.