[ SECRET POST #360 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #360 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 08 pages, 192 secrets from Secret Submission Post #052.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 linked back to the page ] broken links, [ 1 2 ] not!secrets, [ 1? 2? ] not!fandom, [ 1 2 3 ] repeats, [ 1 ] probably not for real.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Tuesday, January 1st, 2008.
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

Re: 16

[elwing-alcyone.livejournal.com]

That said, I do vaguely recall hearing about some pagan-themed fanfics along a similar vein... Characters being turned into pagans because the author was pagan and wanted them to be pagan.

Definitely. I've seen that in Harry Potter fandom a lot, usually done by girls in their early who think witch = Wicca and Wicca is so cool they absolutely must write about it. (For that reason I have the impression the 16 OP is quite young as well.) I'm a Wiccan, and inserting religion in accordance with one's own beliefs always bothers me, not necessarily because I think it's intolerant or preachy, but because most of the time, it sticks out like a sore thumb and pulls me out of the story.

I agree with your original point that writers wanting to do that should be very careful, and if in doubt keep the fic to themselves.

Re: 16

[elwing-alcyone.livejournal.com]

*girls in their early TEENS

Re: 16

[shadsie.livejournal.com]

Yeah. I've had advice along such lines in regards to original writing, to not preach but to "let your faith color your writing." All I know is that I much preffered "The Chronicles of Narnia" and "The Lord of the Rings" and like books with more "subtle faith and allegory" over the parts of the "Left Behind" series that I've read.

Subtlety seems to play an even bigger role in fanfiction, particuarly since you aren't playing in your own sandbox - you have to respect the canon creator's sandbox (to a degree). (Nevermind that I don't think a lot of people respect the established sexualities of characters in some of those sandboxes enough, but that's a whole other drippy ball of wank). Religion is the most touchy of subjects in many cases, and using characters as a mouthpiece for *any* kind of religious or political viewpoint gets old fast (unless, of course, said canon character already fits the role).

I find the OP's secret rather sweet, although silly, (and I do also think that he/she must be young and new in online fandom/fanfiction), and just needed some friendly writing advice (rather than all the flaming).

Of course, because of all the flaming, I'm wondering if s/he's going to be like I was, back in my teenage years of being a Christian and turn on Pat Robertson, nod and agree that "Yes, the world really, really hates us, I just got confirmation of that" instead of trying to be out in the world/get along in society.