[ SECRET POST #1572 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1572 ⌋


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Comments

[amethystium.livejournal.com]

You know, while fanart may be indeed 'immediately engaging'; that is, it does not take time to read it, there are also people like me, who draw fanart, but cannot write fic. I mean, sure, if I practised for some years, perhaps I could write something not derpy and remotely entertaining, but I just am rarely ever inspired to write. I've always thought it must be nice to have plot bunnies, and be excited about writing stories, well, and doing so, of course. So while you may not be a great fan artist (yet?), you still have your writing skills. Don't take them for granted!

Also, as someone above has said: you still can develop artistic skills, if you give it a go and practise. Good luck!

[delwynmarch.livejournal.com]

I can't talk for OP, but in my case, it's not a matter of taking my writing skills for granted. It's more a matter of fanart being more "acceptable" than fanfic, so to speak, when wanting to gift an original creator. At worst, the creator will think a fanart is ugly, but it's pretty unlikely that they'll think the fanartist is creepy/lazy/unimaginative/thieving for drawing a fanart in the first place, like quite a few creators think about fanwriters. There are also less possible legal problems when gifting a creator with a fanart than with a fanfic, which makes it easier for creators who enjoy fanworks to accept fanarts over fanfics. And finally, there is the matter of language: a fanart can be understood by a creator even if the creator and the fanartist don't have a common language, while a fanfic can't be understood by a creator if it's not written in a language the creator knows. For all those reasons, when it comes to giving back directly to an original creator, it seems to me like it's much easier when one is a fanartist rather than a fanwriter.

[amethystium.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I understand where you are coming from and I have to agree, this sort of disparity certainly is there. Fanart is more accepted amongst the creators of the original work, especially writers. Perhaps they see the fanfic authors as they rivals? Who knows.
Admittedly, my comment was slightly OT, but what I was actually saying was, that for some reason, people often take (their) writing abilities for granted. There is this "Everyone can write!" attitude. Well, not everyone can. I understand the OP's concern though (and wish them that they develop artistic abilities in the future, if this is something they really want).

[delwynmarch.livejournal.com]

Perhaps they see the fanfic authors as they rivals? Who knows.

There are several reasons actually, including legal ones (an original author could technically be sued for stealing the plot of a fanfic if they wrote something close to it, even accidentally).

for some reason, people often take (their) writing abilities for granted. There is this "Everyone can write!" attitude.

I hang out in circles where pretty much all writers are jealous of each other's specific talents for writing this or that kind of stuff, so I can't say I've ever come across that attitude :P I have no doubt that it exists, though. But it's really silly, IMO.