[ SECRET POST #3472 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3472 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Why would anyone bother to put their best writing into fanfic? Serious question.

[(Anonymous)]

Because it's their favorite hobby and they love writing? Not everyone wants to be a pro, but they can want to do their best anyway.

[(Anonymous)]

Or they might just be wanting to have some fun...

[(Anonymous)]

How does investing care in your writing preclude having fun with it?

[vethica]

Nowhere else to put it?

[(Anonymous)]

I can sort of get it - for those of us want to be published authors someday, we want the fic to be the best it can be.

Still not sure we should hold our standards to strict levels, though.

[ketita]

I admit that I no longer do it. I used to - I used to work really hard on fanfiction, and I still have a few fics where I experiment with new stuff and put a lot of effort into it. But overall, since I can get away with 85%, and so many well-loved fics are just terrible, I just don't see the point sometimes.
It's not like my 85% is bad. It's just not nearly as rigorous as I'd put into something else. Fewer drafts, less rereads, etc. And sometimes there are plot issues that I just let slide because eh, it's good enough.

[(Anonymous)]

85% is more than generous IMO for free entertainment.

[ketita]

I do think that my 85% is decent. It's just that after that it starts becoming a real effort, and when I write fic I'd rather just have fun. Now that I've passed the threshold where my 85% feels good enough, that is. A few years ago I was still working hard.
...also tbh, it's harder to find betas that actually push me.

[(Anonymous)]

I know for me it's because I have no interest in becoming a professional writer, but I love to write and have been doing so since I could first hold a pencil.

Besides, why wouldn't I write my best stories for/about the characters I love most?

[(Anonymous)]

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