[ SECRET POST #3180 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3180 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Does fandom as a whole actually WANT variety in its fic?

[(Anonymous)]

I think the problem is that most people can't actually write the characters that they are trying to portray. So instead they write generic fluff or tropes, using those as a crutch to prop up their otherwise crap stories.

Re: Does fandom as a whole actually WANT variety in its fic?

[(Anonymous)]

Tbf that is true of the weird-fic writers as well. They use the twist or anti-tropes to prop up otherwise unsupported characterizations or stories.

Not saying OP is one of them, don't get me wrong, but those edgy for the sake of edgy fics abound too.

Re: Does fandom as a whole actually WANT variety in its fic?

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT You're not wrong.

Re: Does fandom as a whole actually WANT variety in its fic?

[(Anonymous)]

OP

I sincerely hope I'm not one of those people. I just write about things I think are interesting, not because I'm intentionally trying to be edgy.

Re: Does fandom as a whole actually WANT variety in its fic?

[(Anonymous)]

I really wasn't trying to accuse you :)

It seemed a little unfair to mention only one extreme, is all.

Re: Does fandom as a whole actually WANT variety in its fic?

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

Well, of course nuance is a good thing to add to any discussion. :)

Re: Does fandom as a whole actually WANT variety in its fic?

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT

I won't deny that the phenomenon you're describing exists, but what about writers who do have a good grasp of the characters yet still don't venture outside their fandom's popular tropes? Do you think they write that stuff just because it's what they like to write, or because they think if they try something new it will be ignored?

Re: Does fandom as a whole actually WANT variety in its fic?

[(Anonymous)]

AYRT Interesting question.

I think there tends to be two different types of tropes. General tropes found in every fandom (genderswap, aliens made them do it, sex pollen, etc) and then canon specific tropes (.

In my experience at least, the canon based tropes that emerge in fandom tend to be in part informed by the one or two gem fics that exist. The fandom classics.

There's another angle to this that muddys the water. Good authors often write stories which fit into the universe they're writing about. If you're writing about that Universe, there's not a huge amount of room to experiment. People are telling each other stories about the same Universe and so tend to rely on similar frames of references to build up that feeling in their stories.

Hope that made sense, it's really late here and I'm rapidly losing consciousness!