[ SECRET POST #3861 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3861 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Except people aren't just waltzing into your house without an invitation. You're basically throwing open the door, saying "come in and stay for as long as you like", and somehow assuming no-one will ever touch anything.

[(Anonymous)]

So come up with a scenario that you can relate to. People who put tremendous amount of time, energy and effort into a creative process can become deeply invested in how those characters are received and treated by others.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. But by throwing those characters out into the world, you're giving up some measure of control over how others connect to them. If you don't want anyone to touch the things you've laboured over, keep them in a box where no-one will ever see them. But if you want others to love and connect to your work, accept that you won't be able to control the way they do that.

Being invested in your creations is definitely a thing. But if you're so invested that you can't stand the idea of others playing with them, maybe don't send them out into the world in the first place.

[diet_poison]

This. This is very well-said.

[esteefee]

This is the truth right here, and why I've always side-eyed when butthurt authors refer to their characters as their "children." Well, yeah, and so: when your children are "released" into the world, they have their own lives, and do whatever the hell they want, and you don't control them or who they fuck, am I right? At least, you really shouldn't try. That way lies Tony Perkins with a carving knife.

So there you go. Otherwise, lock your kids in the attic if that's the way you feel. You can't have people know and love and live with your works and not interact with them in their own way.

[(Anonymous)]

No, that still doesn't hold water. The existence of fan creations doesn't negate the version the original creator made. Honestly, if you're so deeply invested in your own characters that you can't withstand people interacting with them in ways that you don't personally agree with-- in other words, seeing your world from a different angle than you do-- then you probably shouldn't let it out into the public to begin with.