[ SECRET POST #244 ]

[degrees.livejournal.com]

⌈ Secret Post #244 ⌋

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

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 02 pages, 036 secrets from Secret Submission Post #035.
Secrets Not Posted: 0 broken links, 0 not!secrets, [ 1 ] not!fandom.
Next Secret Post: Tomorrow, Friday, September 7th, 2007.
Current Secret Submission Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[allira-dream.livejournal.com]

2. LOVELESS RECS. Ritsuka/Soubi, most of them showing their disfunctional functional relationship.
A Degree of Captivity. (http://community.livejournal.com/springkink/282150.html) NC17.
Action and Reaction. (http://inksheddings.livejournal.com/28363.html) R
Rejected Goods. (http://lazulisong.livejournal.com/618753.html) R.
The Balloonist. (http://telegraph50free.livejournal.com/9126.html) PG.

I've some more Over here. (http://www.livejournal.com/tools/memories.bml?keyword=rec&user=allira_dream&sortby=des) Just scroll down to LOVELESS. There are a few of other couples/characters, too.

And, for what is worth it in the sense that both my Soubi and Ritsuka are quite damaged not-quite-right-for-each-other-but-dealing-with-it. *shrugs* My Loveless fic. (http://allira-dream.livejournal.com/tag/fic:+loveless)

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[dandydevildog.livejournal.com]

I agree, Scarecrow is such a great character.

And do I ever love Jeffrey Combs and his amazing voice.

Re: #30

[(Anonymous)]

There's something about that whisper... it makes him the perfect contrast to the rest of the Batman villains, I think. He doesn't have to raise his voice or laugh maniacally.

Glad to see I'm not alone. :)

[itsychick.livejournal.com]

4. Oh man, I miss Bordertown SO MUCH. It's nice to know there are other people around who still love this series! Even having worked in a children's bookstore and talked with the publishers and fans, I will *never* understand how people can rank Paolini's stuff alongside the greats. Are they blind?

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[venomized.livejournal.com]

Best secret ever.

[donkey.livejournal.com]

Zidane is the most awesome thing to ever be awesome ever. T_T NO MORE WHINY EMO PROTAGONISTS EVER PLS SQUARE. FFIX REPRESENT!

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[wtf.livejournal.com]

I totally do that too! ♥

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[therealkaichan]

First comment I post here, but yes.
Conqueror of Shamballa was AMAZING, and I don't care what people thinks about it, it was a great ending for the anime.

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[ryuuzoku-aya.livejournal.com]

I dunno, in a series called Princess Tutu, I really don't think there'd be an exceptionally large amount of pants.

[ashe.livejournal.com]

24~ aww, that's so nice! :)

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[static-roses.livejournal.com]

OMG.

IX SECRET.

AND A REALLY FUCKING AWESOME ONE TOO.

Seriously, that's great that he was able to inspire you so much. That game had a huge impact on me as well. (Specifically 'You don't need a reason to help someone.') It deserves way more credit than it's given.

[kyrakitty.livejournal.com]

28, Okay, I know goodfic takes work, but please. Writing fanfic is harder than writing original fic? When was the last time you wrote original fic?

You still have to stay in character for that. And you have to build up your own fanbase, not glom onto someone else's. Not to mention the fact that you actually have to make your own stories.

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[xreddestinyx.livejournal.com]

Er... 4chan is annoying, and Gaia is annoying. But I still kind of like them. 4chan has nice pictures sometimes, and Gaia has little games to play and some nice guilds. Sure, there are some cool people, but generally, both of them are polluted with the dumb. I use them more for their perks than the social aspect.

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[oxbonkus.livejournal.com]

OH MY GOD. I couldn't agree more. People like Windling and de Lint and McKillip NEED MORE LOVE. It makes me cry on the inside. ;O;

#7 and #28

[julian-black.livejournal.com]

7. So. Much. Win.

28. While I sympathize with your frustration when non-fans dismiss the work that goes into writing fanfiction, I absolutely disagree with your claim that "Fic authors work just as hard as the 'original' writers out there."

You are right in saying that when you write fanfic you have to stay in character, avoid cliches, and deal with criticism--but these are things writers of original fiction have to do, too.

With fanfiction, everything is already laid out on the table for you to use. The characters are established and the world-building is already done. On top of that, you have a built-in audience of readers who know the source material well enough to fill in a lot of blanks. You can open a PotC fic with a scene showing Jack and Elizabeth in conversation and your readers will already know who these characters are, what their story is, and what to expect from them. You can skip all the development stuff that writers of original work have to do because the creator(s) of your fandom's canon have already done all that work for you.

With fanfic, most or all of the tools you need have already been created for you, by someone else. You may have to modify a few of them (if there isn't enough information in canon), or you might even decide to bring along some of your own (in the form of OCs, new settings, different kinds of magic, etc.). But the toolkit is already there.

With original fiction, you have no choice but to make your own tools. Even if you borrow a few from other writers, you still have a lot of re-shaping to do before you can use them to create your own work. Otherwise, you'll just end up writing derivative shit like Eragon.

When it comes down to it, writing original fiction is a hell of a lot more work than writing fanfic. I've done both, and there's simply no contest. None. Not only that, but finding an audience for good original fiction is a hell of a lot harder than it is for even the crappiest fanfiction--and you'll meet with much harsher criticism along the way.

[th3newblack.livejournal.com]

1. I LOVE THIS SECRET

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[avenginglyyours.livejournal.com]

HA! Lino Ventura and Jacques Brel in L'Emmerdeur ♥
I love you, anonymous person who has them as their OTP.

[marsdragon.livejournal.com]

9. If I hadn't read all the other comments first, I would call this a troll. (mostly because of the Viral thing, as others have pointed out) I'm somewhat surprised someone could get into Gurren Lagann WITHOUT knowing what happens to Kamina by now, but maybe I just hang out in the wrong circles.

17. Damn, this is like me, but without the RPing and actually being afraid of men. I just...get to be friend-friends with them and never think about boyfriends. I suppose I'm better off, but we're still never getting laid.

_{I'm also almost squicked out by the idea of me having sex. Where the hell do these complexes come from?}