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fandomsecrets2012-06-15 06:50 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-06-15 06:50 pm
[ SECRET POST #1991 ]
⌈ Secret Post #1991 ⌋
Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.
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[ ----- SPOILERY SECRETS AHEAD ----- ]
15. [SPOILERS for Legend of Korra]
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17.[SPOILERS for Mass Effect 3]
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20. [TRIGGER WARNING for rape]
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21. [TRIGGER WARNING for stalking/harassment]
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22. [TRIGGER WARNING for mentions of suicide/self-harm]
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Notes:
Secrets Left to Post: 00 pages, 000 secrets from Secret Submission Post #284.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 0 - not!secrets ], [ 1 2 - not!fandom ], [ 0 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - unreadable ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.
Re: My rambling thoughts on the issue
I actually really object to this mentality. I do write original fiction as well as fanfiction, but I don't view one as superior to the other, or a stepping stone to the other, or practice for the other. They're both arts that I treasure for being what they are, not as a means to an end.
I twitch when people see fandom and its resources as something to be exploited in the pursuit of becoming a paid, published writer. I have no problem with fandom people publishing original fiction, in fact, I cheer them on, but it's incredibly disingenuous to participate in fandom for any reason but a love of fandom. When people only want to use fandom to hone their writing, and want to throw us away like used tissue once they've got their publishing deal, I get angry.
I don't see creating your own characters/worlds as some kind of "graduating" as a writer, either. Some professional writing is essentially fanfiction. Want to write for Marvel or DC comics? Doctor Who? Be an assistant writer in most TV shows or movies? Do a screen adaptation of a book? Congratulations, you're writing with someone else's characters and worlds. And besides that, it isn't like my fanfiction is entirely without invention. I've brought new characters and new character interpretations to my fic, and added a fair bit of worldbuilding. The two skills aren't mutually exclusive.
Sorry for this ramble, I just get annoyed at the whole "hierarchy of writing" idea where writers step on the heads of fandom to get to their paycheck.