[ SECRET POST #3312 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3312 ⌋

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

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12. http://i.imgur.com/v42amcn.png
[link for anime porn ... type stuff? I'm not even sure what's going on here]















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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

I think writing fanfic because you want to is great. But I do tend to (gently!) respond to fanfic writers who seem to be under the impression that it's good practice for being a professional writer someday. It's better than not writing at all, but being too immersed in how fandom does things doesn't adequately prepare you for a non-fandom audience.

[herpymcderp]

That's assuming you write for fandom, not for the desk drawer.

[(Anonymous)]

It's helpful because it's writing for an audience. Writing in a workshop/circle is good for refining technique.

[(Anonymous)]

On a scale of 1 to 10, its helpfulness is about... 3? 4 on a good day? Fandom audiences aren't mainstream audiences, and while there's some overlap on audience expectations, there's also a lot that isn't shared. You cannot really expect all your experience in writing for a fandom audience to transfer over to a non fandom audience.

[(Anonymous)]

Well sure, but writing fanfic isn't the same as being in a writing workshop. The audience is far less critical, for starters, and while the point of a workshop is to offer and receive constructive criticism, that's not the main point of fanfic or fandom at all.

[(Anonymous)]

It's writing for an audience who already knows how these characters behave and what their general motivations are.

An original fiction writer has to be able to flesh these characters/motivations out to people who aren't privy to the characters.

I'm not saying fanfic is bad at all, but they're completely different mediums.

[(Anonymous)]

it is only good practice if you push yourself and don't fall into the lazy habits of assuming everyone already knows about the canon and what everyone looks like and so on and so forth

otherwise, I agree with you. And am glad you try to be gentle about it. (I just wouldn't be able to manage.)

[(Anonymous)]

Yep, that's a good example. Fanfic can be somewhat weak on the world building aspect as well as characterization, because you can reasonably expect your audience to be familiar with the setting and characters already.

The people I'm talking to are friends, mostly. They're good writers, but they've spent a long time in fandom and aren't always aware of how that influences their writing... not always for the better.