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[nny]

Okay. I'm asking for trouble here, I do know this. And I'm not going to get upset, or at least I'm not going to get upset enough to stop writing 'cos sadly it'd appear that's impossible.

You're welcome to post anonymously here.

I'd really appreciate perspectives on what is wrong with my writing.

Seriously.



I know I can write reasonably well. Not memorably, though, is the thing. My fics seem to be vaguely diverting, but people don't seem to think of me as a writer, really. Of course, it's possible that I'm totally off base here, but it's hard to step outside the issue here and look at it dispassionately, which is rather the problem. Anything said would help - tell me to write longer fics, tell me to stop having Crowley call Aziraphale 'angel', tell me my pacing sucks or that I should really get my fics beta read more often... anything at all.

I'd really appreciate it.

:D?

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Re: Icon not to be taken seriously. :P

[villainny.livejournal.com]

That's a pretty accurate summary, actually. It's weird because whenever I'm thinking about original fic it's always in terms of what happens. Fanfic tends to be an excuse to use the line that the character's saying in my head, or one particular mental image rather than it is about plot, because the plot's already there, in the canon.

Thank you for the perspectives, that actually helps.

And I don't hate you, idiot.

Re: Icon not to be taken seriously. :P

[apiphile.livejournal.com]

Then I'd quite like to see more original fic from you. :P Especially as original characters can be intimately associated with the person who writes them, and you get this whole "guaranteed quality of story" thing. ;)

Glad they do. Always amazed when the years and years of "blah blah change this and that" actually turn out to be useful!