[ SECRET POST #4839 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4839 ⌋

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Comments

Re: What makes you mock a fic?

[(Anonymous)]

Nothing really, I basically live for fic, so there isn't much if anything that will cause me to feel that way. Of course this is also because I know what I like, and have enough experience sorting through fic (all the way before AO3, I must say that site has spoiled me rotten) that I can usually tell by the tags/summary/title of the fic what to expect from it. I'll still come across fics that aren't exactly my cup of tea, but it's been year since I've actually been offended by something someone wrote.

Sometimes I'll have a giggle over an unfortunately placed word, but that's generally unavoidable in fics even if they have been checked or beta'd. (and it's entirely harmless to miss a few, I'm just a child apparently and I get a kick out of them.)
Honestly the best way to catch errors like this is to finish editing and wait a full day or two before reading through your work again. That way your mind isn't supplementing corrections automatically as you read. (editing right after you finish a fic is important, but a delayed second look is better because you're brain needs time to separate what you intended to write and what's written on the page, y'know?)

Other than that, all I can say is KNOW YOUR CHARACTERS. Don't rely on popular opinion or PC culture to determine how a character can and will act in canon. I'm having a hard time with this in the 'Stranger Things' fandom, where I literally waited from the second seasons debut until about a month ago to look for Steve/Billy fanfic. Because I just knew that a lot of people were going to edit the hell out of the characters (aka 90% Billy) because it's just easier to pretend he's a good guy, and that there was something to base their relationship on besides the flour and eggs that we were given. (Meaning that the potential between them could have actually become something beautiful, but acknowledging all the anger, beatings, self-hatred, and abuse, is apparently too much trouble, so we're left with the oddly shaped dollar discount versions of them which is literally just Original Fiction with a facelift) Of course this is mostly just my own personal opinion, but the same as when people use characters they relate to as convenient self-inserts, there's nothing that can get me to exit a tab quicker.


Be aware of the fandom you're writing for as well. Tag/post in the appropriate universe/adaption you're taking from. If you are writing about the movie version of a character, post your fic in the category

SA: Sorry- Cut My Post Off Early

[(Anonymous)]

Post your fic in the movie category, "all media types" would be secondary, and do not add the 'comic-verse' (for example) since those are a completely different set of individuals and not the same characters you are writing about. Also be careful about fourth-wall referencing, I'm not sure how to phrase this, but to use 'Gotham' as an example, it was a big thing in the fandom to ship both the characters and their actors. I had to exit out/pretend really hard sometimes when the author would try to cleverly adding in plugs by way of the RPF shipname and things like that. Basically try not to layer your fic with other forms of shipping that aren't part of canon.

Finally, know your warnings. If you're writing a multichaptered fic, have a plan! You don't need to have the whole thing written in its entirety (though that absolutely helps, and generally prevents stories to go uncompleted) but a basic plan where you know what you want to do with the plot and the characters/their relationships is kinda essential when knowing what to tag. (good tagging lets the people who want to read your fic know about your fic)
Parings. (if there are multiple than the main most focused on relationship first, be it platonic or otherwise, and followed by lesser relationships which take less screen time, and so forth) Triggers/Squicks, F!S has a list of them, tag what applies to what you've written. Theme. (angst, hurt/comfort, fluff, etc.) Leniency to canon. (AU's of any kind, established relationship when the characters aren't together in canon, future fic, and the like)... I'm sure there are more I'm forgetting, but you get the gist.

I'll cut this off now, since I already screwed up and have to double post, but basically so long as you're tagging and listing your story properly, are aware of who the characters are and how they act, and check over your work, then you have absolutely nothing to worry about!
Your skill of a writer can only improve as you continue to write, if you're worried about people mocking you, all you need to do is leave in an authors note that you would like to improve and will accept kindhearted criticism. (of course this is me putting words in your mouth, if you're not a fan/aren't willing to hear criticism please just disregard this) The want to improve, from what I've experienced is enough for your readers to take what you've written seriously. I know some dicks might crawl out of the woodworks, some intentionally, some not, but people are less likely to mock (or think about mocking) when they know you take your writing seriously and want others to do the same. (if that makes sense?)