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rosefoxwrites 2005-05-24: rosefoxwrites: "Truth is rarely writ in ink; it lives in nature.": I used to write a draft and then fear revision, because the draft seemed the essential truth of the story and any change--even a change that made it more readable--would make it somehow untrue. I would write from dreams and give up in frustration when I realized they had no plots and I was unwilling to insert them.

halegirl 2005-05-28: halegirl: Feedback and educational implications revisited (No, this isn't an essay...: And I suspect my views on how I treat feedback are strongly out of whack with mainstream fan fiction community members. Why? If I was to write a story and publish it to Fanfiction.Net or FanDomination.Net (ignoring LJ for the moment as I see LJ as social space, not archiving space and as such, the rules are different) or FanWorks.Org or RockFic.Com or SugarQuill any other fan fiction archive, I would want no feedback. None. Nada. None. Zilch. Don't send me any. My reasoning involves the following thought processes:

sistermagpie 2005-05-29: sistermagpie: Those crazy fans: Which brings me to the next thing that came up elsewhere, which is why one is in fandom? This came up in the context of saying that fandom is supposed to be "fun" and if you're making yourself miserable there's something wrong with you. First, this taps into something that's always going on in fandom, I think, which is always finding ways to show that you're not one of the crazies or the losers.

esorlechar 2005-05-25: esorlehcar:[discussion]: westmoon:I think our fascination with celebrity is all about fascination with the "other", the unattainable. And if that celebrity seems to not take that charmed life for granted, and doesn't display fits of diva behaviour, then that makes the fascination that much more compelling - because these days it seems rare. And it makes one wonder again about life and the rewards it seems to offer to some, and whether that adds to the glamour.

halegirl in fan_ta_sm 2005-05-28: fan_ta_sm: A historical perspective on Mary Sue:

nasheidesei in fanficrants2005-05-28: fanficrants: Here's a confession, and a conundrum to go with it.: Is there really a major difference between a story that focuses around an original character and one revolving around a self-insertion character? Where's the line between these two rather disliked fanfic types?

kaiz 2005-05-24: kaiz: Analysis Fatigue: I have zero inclination to wonder why I like Brand X, Y, or Z kink!fic. I have no desire to delve deeply into my psyche to discover if I'm being misogynistic or classist or homophobic or exploitative or lacking in compassion, etc., etc. because I like Brand P, Q, or R fanfiction or like/dislike Characters or Pairings A, B, or C.

allzugen 2005-05-24: allzugern: Who Says??: And isn't a cliche a 'trite or over used expression'? How can something be considered trite and over used if it is something that is a fact of an active sex life for many people?

allzugen 2005-05-24: allzugern: Poll Based on the Subject of My last Post: Poll #499963 Bruising During Sex

singingweaver 2005-05-30: singingweaver: So, what if Jay was the one to off Steph? [WAR CRIMES]: So [info]monkeycrackmary made this post about this, and I spent a slow morning at work filling my notebook with theories and possibilities in response, and here you go.

its_art 2005-05-28: its_art: AtS Essay: Our Time is Never Up-- AKA Why the Memory Spell: I've always been bothered by the memory spell performed in "Home". Of course, there are the obvious reasons for my discomfort. I loved Connor and the memory spell took him off the show. So, of course, that would make me dislike it. I was rewatching "Orpheus" and I realized the deeper reason as to my problems with the spell.

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