tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404184002215814150.post3937889929158527365..comments2024-03-29T04:01:17.327-07:00Comments on One Year, 200 Fan Fictions: Thoughts so farBen The Bookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05858784692486088730noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404184002215814150.post-10321768754223441112012-01-12T10:05:30.246-08:002012-01-12T10:05:30.246-08:00I'm on three! Oh so close.
Actually Films ca...I'm on three! Oh so close.<br /><br />Actually Films can be shit. I mean, they're made for the lowest common denominator, and the lowest common denominator has terrible, terrible taste. Anything that you make by committee with the broadest possible appeal as your guiding light, is bound to be pretty terrible.C. D. Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219649020266355705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404184002215814150.post-29513419867420414142012-01-12T05:18:13.252-08:002012-01-12T05:18:13.252-08:00Dammit, I need to get reading. I need to ban myse...Dammit, I need to get reading. I need to ban myself from watching Celebrity Big Brother or something. <br /><br />I totally agree with you. There's no way I'd review a fanfic the way I do a film, especially considering the type of films I end up reviewing usually end up with me leading with the phrase "this film was shit." <br /><br />Bizarrely though, two out of three of the authors I've read so far have actually got back to me and gave me some recommendations of their own as well so if this carries on as I go then I should be ok for finding fics. <br /><br />To keep on track I've got to try and read at least one today, one tomorrow, then five each for the next fortnight, then four a week should keep me on track. I hope. <br /><br />And don't even think about passing me ;)Ben The Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05858784692486088730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7404184002215814150.post-79199384679468990632012-01-11T10:37:08.486-08:002012-01-11T10:37:08.486-08:00Ben! I'm almost at 4 books! Should be finish...Ben! I'm almost at 4 books! Should be finishing books 3 and 4 by this Friday. If I surpass you, in full length (75,000 - 150,000 word) books...you're in a lot of trouble. You'd better get to it.<br /><br />I agree with your sentiment, the people who write the things we read are people, just like us, who had to be very brave to put their writing out there for other humans to see. This is incredibly difficult. I don't think a scathing review is fair at all, unless there was "fraud in the inducement" -- if a piece proclaims to be something and falls on its face without even trying, and the author has used this false advertisement to niggle some money out of you, then scathe away. <br /><br />Other than that, I think the worst you can say is "Didn't enjoy the plot" or "Characters seemed thin" or "The writing didn't flow" -- these aren't scathing, they're practical reflections of how the story affected you, or how you connected with it, or how it worked mechanically. Scathing, to me, is "This was complete shit and the author should be ashamed" -- I don't think I've ever found writing that warranted that. Even the most amateurish efforts elicit more sympathy and encouragement than irritation.<br /><br />So, right on. Keep reading, keep reviewing, keep giving feedback. Don't you dare let me pass you, I promise you'll never hear the end of it.C. D. Eaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07219649020266355705noreply@blogger.com