[ SECRET POST #5216 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #5216 ⌋

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


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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 48 secrets from Secret Submission Post #747.
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

[(Anonymous)]

*deep sigh*

Once again another "lol a shameless writer is trying to write their own novel omg how let's laugh about how bad it's gonna be" secret.

Really starts to make me think there's a hatred in fandom for fanauthors trying to do their own thing. And it's really gross

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds to me like OP isn't mocking all fanfiction authors who want to write original fiction, but rather just one specific person who isn't very nice.

AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

Yes. But tbh in the time I've been here a lot of secrets about fic authors writing their own novels feel like they follow a trend. A rather negative trend.

Looking at this secret I feel like I've seen in in variations before.

It bothers me.

Re: AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt but on the flip side, if someone's excited about a BNF publishing an original novel, they probably wouldn't make a secret about it. FS doesn't get as many positive secrets in general.

If it makes you feel better, I personally know several fanfic writers who went on to write original fiction. We've been friends for years and I support their efforts, which isn't hard because I enjoy their writing. But that's not very secret-worthy or something I mention in casual conversation.

Re: AYRT

[(Anonymous)]

Exactly. Some of my favorite fic authors have written and published original fiction. I don't make secrets about them, because I have been publicly, in namespace, talking about how excited I am for those books/how much I enjoyed the books.

Anonymous secrets are for the things you don't want associated with your name (or pseud, or other consistent identity), and being happy that good books exist is not usually one of those things.

[(Anonymous)]

OP even said that they enjoy this person's fic, it just sounds like it's their original writing that's bad. And that's fair - there are plenty of people who can write awesome fic but who can't write their own original characters/plot to save their life.

[(Anonymous)]

I know what you mean. A few people are so... nose-up-in-the-air about their fantastic prose and grammar that you'd think they're the new Hemingway but they're probably just some self-published semi-known author or JK Rowling at best. Worse, they're that damn serious... about fanfic. And fanfic writers. Of all things. Lol. Of course I'm not saying this based on *this* secret, just others that I've seen in here. Yes. Some people are nasty and seem to forget how subjective artistic taste is and maybe more when it comes to writing.

[(Anonymous)]

On the one hand, if this BNF isn't even letting anyone edit their manuscript beyond a surface level, then I can understand OP feeling kind of judgmental. Because while it is 100% fine to go beta-free with fanfic and I don't judge anyone for choosing to do that, working with an editor is a pretty integral part of being a professional author.

OTOH, I do agree with your comment in general. There seems to be a certain hostility a lot of fans have to people who are attempting to get published. You can really tell that a lot of people want the aspiring authors in fandom to fail. There's this attitude of, "You should be mature enough to realize your aspirations are unrealistic, and I'm annoyed that you don't realize that," or something. It's an attitude that always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I wanted to be an author as a teen, but realized in my twenties that I was not remotely cut out for it. However, I still think it's cool that other people pursue that dream, and it's none of my business whether they're cut out for it or not.