[ SECRET POST #3415 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3415 ⌋

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

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Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 027 secrets from Secret Submission Post #488.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
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Comments

[quantumreality]

I think part of the problem is that some fanfic readers are stunningly incapable of grasping that there are extratextual points that can be reasonably deduced to have happened instead of practically being spoon-fed every little thing about what's going on.

As a result fanfic very quickly becomes trope-filled and reductive.

[(Anonymous)]

Nah, fanfic is trope-filled because people read it for the tropes. They don't want challenging, convention smashing literary genius, they want fun, safe, familiar escapism.

And I don't think reductive is the right word to use, from your complaint. I think you might be thinking of 'redundant'.

But even that I would assign to the pile of bad writing - which is a different issue than what the OP is talking about, which is that fanfic plots are repetitive (because people read fanfic for the tropes - see first point).

[(Anonymous)]

That's probably true for some fanfic readers, but I kind of agree more with the first anon who replied... Just from personal observation, what I see of fanfic readers is that a decent plot (or characterization for that matter) simply isn't a priority with them. They're in it for the shipping, or the porn. Tropes are familiar and easily digestible, so they provide the escapism and satisfaction without being much of a challenge.

All of that makes me really sad, but that's my general impression.

[(Anonymous)]

Anon above

I just wanted to clarify that I don't think fanfic being filled with familiar tropes is necessarily a bad thing. I just think it is the nature if the beast. I feel like a lot of people treat escapism like it's a dirty word. I think of it more as the literary equivalent of comfort food when done well. A well written, in character, deftly paced tropey h/c piece takes skill, as does a perfect chicken soup. The rest is bad writing (which is to be expected considering fanfic has has no screening process).

(And done badly