[ SECRET POST #4537 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4537 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 42 secrets from Secret Submission Post #650.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - 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.

Comments

[case]

Name the fandom. And repeats, etc.

(If you think something in this thread is a troll, please ignore it! Conversation is fine, but OT wank makes stuff harder to keep track of in this thread. Thanks.)

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General comments → Off-topic discussion thread

Games thread → Thread for games/memes/etc.

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01. https://i.imgur.com/0VlSFSn.png

[morieris]

It's how I imagine F!S to be, honestly. A virtual pub, and each thread is a table, and the GC is the bar.

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[type_wild]

I can't say I seek out LGBT media specifically when I choose what to read or watch, but I 100% agree when it gets to media in general. The only romances I'll enjoy are ones I specifically sought out; the standard romantic subplot that's there because "gee, every story needs a romantic subplot, right?" will just immensely annoy me.

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[(Anonymous)]

I see this as two different issues... one is pretty common. A lot of people who read primarily fanfiction like the fact that they can read very selectively, thanks to tagging. They don't want to read widely, they want to read exactly the sorts of tropes, pairings and genres they like and nothing else. I don't necessarily agree with that approach to reading in general, but I understand why people do it.

However. I firmly believe that if you want to write original fiction well, you need to read widely... not just stuff you like, and definitely not just fanfiction. It's not a judgment about quality, mind you. It's that published original fiction isn't the same as fanfiction, even when you're comparing well written original fiction and well written fanfiction. The lines are blurry these days, but it still benefits a writer to read outside of their comfort zone for the exposure to how other people write and the technical aspects of the craft.

That said, most people who read selectively like that usually have lots of reasons for why they do so, and IME, they don't react well to suggestions that maybe the should read more variety. If you have specific suggestions for specific works that showcase a good example of [insert specific aspect of writing here] that this author has trouble with, maybe you could recommend that specific work to her? Sort of a "Hey, I noticed you said you were having trouble with writing natural dialogue. You might want to check out [author name], I've always admired how well they write character interactions and how natural it sounds."

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[(Anonymous)]

The dakis aren’t even life sized so they’re really just chibi pillow versions of characters.

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[(Anonymous)]

wtf? how is this stealing?

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06. https://i.imgur.com/E26T6HP.jpg

[venusundae]

omg i've had a long ass day and bc of how this secret is visually split i thought the word "this" referred to dirkjake but then also lord english/gcatavrosprite??? lmao i'm so tired

i'm glad people still make fanwork for a pairing you like tho! i think imperfect dynamics are the most interesting, and i love fanworks where flawed characters have to face that and grow through it. dirkjake isn't my main jam from hs, personally, but i too am glad fanwork exists bc of junk like that in canon that i just rly disliked lmao.

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[(Anonymous)]

Yes! There's a lot I miss about those times.

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