[ SECRET POST #4952 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #4952 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

In before "But fanfic writers write for fun! Don't like it don't read it!"

Wanting better quality in anything you consume is fine, even if it's free. No one owes you anything, but having wants and wishes is normal. And, frankly, I think a lot of fanfic writers just undervalue the effect of proper plotting - I think a lot of writers want to be good at what they do, but they see some of these things (plotting, writing 102 concepts) as unimportant. Which is wrong, but understandable. :)

[(Anonymous)]

I completely agree with this. I 100% write fic for fun, but most of the fun I get from it is seeing myself improve and get to grips with various techniques or skills.

Like, when you've had an idea for a while but knew you weren't ready to do it justice, and then you take it out again and look at it and think "yeah, I can do this now", it's just the best feeling. And part of that is thinking about those basics that, particularly if you've been mostly writing flashfic or one-shots, you can kind of forget about (and that I've certainly been guilty of not thinking about).

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DA

Agreed! Even with one-shots it's easy to get stuck-I had one that I'd been working on off and on for over a year and it didn't seem to gel right for the longest time.

But then one day I looked at it and finally figured out the wrinkles in it, and when I Finally posted it, damn, was it satisfying :D. Some fics come together really quick and easy, others, sometimes you just gotta sit with them for a while before it all finally clicks into place.

[(Anonymous)]

Agreed. Though I think that mindset has a lot to do with how fandom works. It's not that good writing never gets recognized or applauded, but... you don't need to be a good writer to get a lot of attention when it comes to fanfiction. Other factors are just as important if not more so - size of the fandom, popularity of the pairing, hitting that sweet spot of trope combinations, sheer timing, etc. So I'm not surprised that people downplay the value of proper plotting in a fic. So many people don't care about plot at all, because that's not why they read fanfiction.