Thanks for commenting. You have a good point about the plots, because yeah, most of them were very basic storylines and the most well-written character in the world could not have saved them. I only found one girl-falls-into-ME fic that was written well, and that was Don't Panic! and its sequel. I never found an arranged marriage fic I liked because elves not having arranged marriages is one canon fact I will not budge on: they don't, they never will. I guess as people keep writing they learn to write better plots as well as better characters.
I think a lot of the time people read "immature writer" as "bad writer" which is a little unfair. Immature writers haven't developed their writing style and plot/characters yet so it's unfair to compare them to people who have been writing for years. Immature writers are also often immature in the sense of being young and they don't have as much experience as other people in the fandom. I guess everyone thinks they know it all when they're teenagers.
The essay by Merlin Missy sounds interesting, do you have a link?
I don't feel guilty about not reading something that I know I won't like (see: arranged marriages between Elves) but if I read something that looks promising but I think needs a bit of work, I'll review it and mention what I think could be improved. But I do like to leave a comment on fics even if it's just "I liked this" because I know how disheartening it can be to post a fic and not get any feedback. I have this theory about fandom karma.
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Date: 2010-04-19 01:41 am (UTC)I think a lot of the time people read "immature writer" as "bad writer" which is a little unfair. Immature writers haven't developed their writing style and plot/characters yet so it's unfair to compare them to people who have been writing for years. Immature writers are also often immature in the sense of being young and they don't have as much experience as other people in the fandom. I guess everyone thinks they know it all when they're teenagers.
The essay by Merlin Missy sounds interesting, do you have a link?
I don't feel guilty about not reading something that I know I won't like (see: arranged marriages between Elves) but if I read something that looks promising but I think needs a bit of work, I'll review it and mention what I think could be improved. But I do like to leave a comment on fics even if it's just "I liked this" because I know how disheartening it can be to post a fic and not get any feedback. I have this theory about fandom karma.