Little Realizations.

[fangrrl_squees]

Really, there's nothing wrong with writing fanfic. I need to learn to forgive myself for the habit. Right now, I feel like it's the moral equivalent of signing my name on someone else's canvas.

What's wrong with the bloody hobby is when one stops in the middle of traffic with an out-loud exclamation of "Wait a minute! The structure is completely fucked That (plot thingy) needs to be at the end, not the beginning!" Complete with melodramatic emphasis, I might add, and a bit of hand-waving for good measure.

And why is this wrong? Because one stands a very good chance of being mown down by some minivan-driving mom at the corner of Ocean & Plymouth, that's why.

Obviously, that didn't happen to me on my walk to the train station, this afternoon - but it was a near thing.

I really gotta stop thinking about plot during my commute, but it's about the only I have for it, right now. At home, I'm too busy or tired and at work I'm - gosh - working. Or trying to work, I should say...

Comments

[kaffy_r]

Dear Lord, I hear you.

[theta-g.livejournal.com]

If it's the craft that interests you primarily, fanfic is a wonderful place to practice and play. And play is the best solution to swim in when you want to learn.

If you simply want to amp up the squee you get consuming canonical creations by rolling some of your own, fanfic is only too happy to oblige in any medium you choose.

So that's two for, none against, yes?

[fangrrl-squees.livejournal.com]

Well, I also think it's intellectually lazy and more rife with awfulness than the regular sort of fiction - although, uuuuusally the "90% of anything is crap" rule holds, but fanfic seems to spike to 95%, distresstingly often.

*laughs* But yeah, I shouldn't be so hard on myself for writing it. It's fun and doesn't hurt anyone - not unless you count the occasional emotional scar and even that's rather infrequent, at least in my paltry collection. ;)