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Case ([personal profile] case) wrote in [community profile] fandomsecrets2015-03-10 07:09 pm

[ SECRET POST #2988 ]


⌈ Secret Post #2988 ⌋

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(Anonymous) 2015-03-11 12:06 am (UTC)(link)
AYRT That's true. OTOH, literary theory is kind of useful in analyzing story structure. That's something that should transcend fandom tropes and such, I think.

Certain aspects of story structure would transcend fandom tropes, but other wouldn't. For example, fanfiction works under the assumption that you already know the characters and the setting. A person who is unaware of that might think that certain parts of the story are too abrupt or that certain elements are not introduced smoothly enough.

I honestly can't believe people are paying tutation for something like this.

(Anonymous) 2015-03-11 01:47 am (UTC)(link)
Fanfiction works under the assumption that you already know the characters and the setting

Right, that's what I meant about canon theory. Although we have no idea whether or not the instructor taught that as part of the course, or if the students were given any introductory canon for the stories they were reading.

[I've always likened canon theory to: as the writer you are given a broken down house, with some of the floor boards missing and parts of the walls, maybe even whole rooms, and you have to reconstruct it (or in some cases, renovate) to create the backdrop for your story, otherwise you can't set the scene and proceed. Every time, it's a new house, depending on your plot.]