[ SECRET POST #4435 ]

[case]

⌈ Secret Post #4435 ⌋

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

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[The Umbrella Academy, Cha-Cha and Hazel]


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[Death Mark]


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[Casey Affleck]












Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 28 secrets from Secret Submission Post #635.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 1 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

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[fscom]

Official advertise your fandom-related event thread.

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[fscom]

Official clickables thread.

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[fscom]

General comments:

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[fscom]

Games thread!

[(Anonymous)]

First secret I've seen in a long time that warrants being anonymous.

[(Anonymous)]

Just here to say I love how adorable Dean looks in that pic. :)

Transcript by OP

[fscom]

He's the cuter and more talented of the Affleck brothers. I want to have a crush on him but I refuse to give in to it considering what a jerk he's been shown to be.

[(Anonymous)]

So you're saying shag then cliff?

[(Anonymous)]

Weird but ok.

[(Anonymous)]

Controversial perhaps, but I don't think "reads like fanfic" is necessarily a compliment, either. Readers frequently put up with a great deal to read about favorite tropes, favorite pairings, porn, etc. that doesn't fly outside of fandom.

(And before any picks up their torch and pitchfork, I'm not saying that published fiction is superior to fanfiction or that there's no poor quality published fiction. I'm saying that fanfiction has a rather specific set of socially acceptable standards that has the potential to make it terrible in a way that differs from terrible published fiction.)

And if you can trust your critique partners' abilities, don't worry about it. Like I said, fanfic-specific quirks stand out, even if readers don't recognize the origin. They can beta for writing quality without understanding the ins and outs of fanfic.

[(Anonymous)]

Do you mean erotica written in historical times, or erotica in historical settings?

Inspired by 7 - celebrities you wish weren't jerks

[(Anonymous)]

And for bonus points, what would you change about them?

Tells of a writer previously writing fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

know the signs

[philstar22]

Just here to say how much I love that picture of Dean. It makes me happy whenever I see it. It is just really hot.

[(Anonymous)]

Jerk is an understatement isn't it?

Re: Inspired by 7 - celebrities you wish weren't jerks

[(Anonymous)]

Viggo Mortensen.

[(Anonymous)]

Idk, I think them arguing could kinda work

[(Anonymous)]

I'm curious why, exactly! I have no real opinion on the ship or the show, I just like hearing people talk about ship feelings (positive or negative)

[philstar22]

I'm with you, OP. Either interpretation of this secret. I like escapism in my erotica. I'll accept a lot more and read a lot more in erotica set in different time periods (or in fantasy/scifi worlds) than I am willing to accept in something set in the modern world.

[(Anonymous)]

For me, "reads like fanfic" is mostly neutral, depending on your priorities. Fanfic tends to have more emphasis on character and mood than plot and pacing, and to be...emotionally indulgent in a deliberate way, targeting some fairly specific kinds of tension and catharsis.

I don't just mean porn, but stuff like H/C and all those reams of "mutual pining" fic - the catharsis there is confession, not consummation. Mainstream stuff often tries to access similar emotional payoffs - see every interminable hetero Will They/Won't They ever - but fanfic has both a defter and a heavier hand with it, distilling it down into a pretty high-octane version of itself.

If a book was logistically meandering but nuanced and intimate, I might enjoy it and consider it objectively good and say it read like fanfic. If a book was myopic and glurgy, I might enjoy or hate it depending on my mood that day, and consider it objectively bad and still say it read like fanfic.

On the other hand, I know some people definitely use the phrase differently to indicate a kind of flashy off-the-wall take on things "season 8 reads like bad fanfic" - because they're using tropey and exaggerated plots - or just to mean that it has a sloppiness about threads and payoffs that comes with fewer expectations/requirements in terms of repeated editing.

In general, I don't think it's a terribly useful phrase out of context unless you verify how an individual person is using it.

Re: Tells of a writer previously writing fanfic

[(Anonymous)]

They thank their betas in the foreword?

Re: Inspired by 7 - celebrities you wish weren't jerks

[philstar22]

Everyone who signed that petition about Polanski. Also anyone who supports Woody Allan.

[(Anonymous)]

why indie romcom, specifically

[(Anonymous)]

I kind of get this.

Mark Hollis of Talk Talk died today. :(

[(Anonymous)]

https://www.nme.com/news/music/mark-hollis-talk-talk-reportedly-died-aged-64-2453863

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/feb/25/mark-hollis-lead-singer-of-talk-talk-dies-at-age-64-reports-say

https://www.thedailybeast.com/farewell-to-talk-talks-mark-hollis-the-transcendent-musical-icon-who-never-wanted-to-be-one