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fandomsecrets2007-12-18 05:52 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2007-12-18 05:52 pm
[ SECRET POST #347 ]
⌈ Secret Post #347 ⌋
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Secrets Left to Post: 06 pages, 150 secrets from Secret Submission Post #050.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, [ 1 2 3 4 ] not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom, [ 1 ] too big.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Wednesday, December 19th, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
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35. Hello! *waves* I'm a person who shares that approach to fanfiction with you almost to a T. I used to entertain the thought of going pro with writing for awhile, but then I decided it would be unrealistic. Being published was never my dream anyway; as I kid, I always wanted to be a lawyer, and who knows, maybe I'll still get there. (Provided I don't fail all my finals, right 32? *shout-out*)
That said, I know tons of fandom writers who are passionate about writing, who want to do more than that, who use fanfic as their trial ground, and guess what, some of them have made it. There's nothing wrong with perfecting your craft while indulging in a spot of geeky interests. Get off your
highmiddling horse.41. Not unless... it gets boring :D
ETA to 41: Gratuitous add-on because I refuse to get anything done tonight. I generally think that details in fiction should have significance. I'm not a proponent of gauche, in-your-face drama, but that's not how it has to be done. Conflict isn't always about hand-waving and flying spittle -- when done right, it can be subtle and have much larger impact on the reader.
On that vein, I would love to read a story about two characters just sitting around shooting the shit, but I would also like the writer to put a little effort into letting us glimpse into the relationship between these characters, flesh out their history a bit through this interaction, however brief. And in a story where the main focus is a character's ordinary everyday routines, I still like to think more could be wrung out of it. Perhaps a few tics and quirks in the character's habits that make the readers go, "Yes! That's so them!", or maybe insight into their state of mind in regard to a totally separate issue. God, there are so many way supposedly mundane actions could be made to look interesting. I would even like to read a fic about the general everyday routine of a normally hyperactive character -- in that case, the contrast alone would make for awesome thought fodder.
Bah, tl;dr. In short, I totally agree that it doesn't always have to be about EXPLOSHUNS or PASSHUNS, but my personal preference is that the writer gives weight to the actions of their characters -- even the normal, seemingly boring ones.
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(Anonymous) 2007-12-19 12:31 am (UTC)(link)Re: 41
(Anonymous) 2007-12-19 01:43 am (UTC)(link)*eyeroll*
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(Anonymous) 2007-12-19 01:55 am (UTC)(link)