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Speaking of POV, I find third person POV easier to write, as well as generally being more enjoyable to read. The 'I' is just off putting imo.

What about you cholas?
I definitely prefer reading and writing in 3rd person. Specifically 3rd person limited.

However, I tend to put in thoughts for some 1st person *flavor*.

I read some great 1st person, of course.
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Speaking of POV, I find third person POV easier to write, as well as generally being more enjoyable to read. The 'I' is just off putting imo.

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as long as it's done well, I don't mind the POV.

I tend to write in third person a lot, but I try to switch it up every now and then - i've even written in second person before (be really careful if you ever do that). :P
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Speaking of POV, I find third person POV easier to write, as well as generally being more enjoyable to read. The 'I' is just off putting imo.

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as long as it's done well, I don't mind the POV.

I tend to write in third person a lot, but I try to switch it up every now and then - i've even written in second person before (be really careful if you ever do that). :P
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Do you guys have any smut recommendations? So far, the only authors I know of that write good ones are JelloValley's Alex (also known as scratchednote5), pooltides, and g_odalisque.
what pairing? For TaeNy, I like: txsxsw@lj, byunshroom87@lj, nelly@bysone, this random fic at@AFF lol
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Do you guys have any smut recommendations? So far, the only authors I know of that write good ones are JelloValley's Alex (also known as scratchednote5), pooltides, and g_odalisque.
what pairing? For TaeNy, I like: txsxsw@lj, byunshroom87@lj, nelly@bysone, this random fic at@AFF lol
This is the best smut/make love taeny's fanfiction i ever read :love: it seems so real... :run:
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Do you guys have any smut recommendations? So far, the only authors I know of that write good ones are JelloValley's Alex (also known as scratchednote5), pooltides, and g_odalisque.
what pairing? For TaeNy, I like: txsxsw@lj, byunshroom87@lj, nelly@bysone, this random fic at@AFF lol
This is the best smut/make love taeny's fanfiction i ever read :love: it seems so real... :run:
Byunshr00m87 fics= UNF
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ON @URATUS
@uratus, in my opinion, is a terrifyingly bad writer because every single thing about his style is incorrect, from his word usage to his syntax to the complete lack of understanding/respect for what sentences are. It just. Everything about his writing style is so preschool, like... I don't know how to describe it.

It's like he knows technique, but he doesn't understand it, he can't apply it.
He sounds like a child repeating back what a teacher told him without actually ever knowing what makes things work. I can't abide by it, at all. It frustrates me.
x2 and normally I don't believe in "bad" writing and wouldn't say that ever - but I'll make an exception for this piece of shit, he deserves the special treatment
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x2 and normally I don't believe in "bad" writing and wouldn't say that ever - but I'll make an exception for this piece of shit, he deserves the special treatment
I dunno what he's like as a person, so I can't comment on that. I'm sure he's not that bad.
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ON @URATUS
@uratus, in my opinion, is a terrifyingly bad writer because every single thing about his style is incorrect, from his word usage to his syntax to the complete lack of understanding/respect for what sentences are. It just. Everything about his writing style is so preschool, like... I don't know how to describe it.

It's like he knows technique, but he doesn't understand it, he can't apply it.
He sounds like a child repeating back what a teacher told him without actually ever knowing what makes things work. I can't abide by it, at all. It frustrates me.
x2 and normally I don't believe in "bad" writing and wouldn't say that ever - but I'll make an exception for this piece of shit, he deserves the special treatment
god,chill girl...
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ON @URATUS
@uratus, in my opinion, is a terrifyingly bad writer because every single thing about his style is incorrect, from his word usage to his syntax to the complete lack of understanding/respect for what sentences are. It just. Everything about his writing style is so preschool, like... I don't know how to describe it.

It's like he knows technique, but he doesn't understand it, he can't apply it.
He sounds like a child repeating back what a teacher told him without actually ever knowing what makes things work. I can't abide by it, at all. It frustrates me.
x2 and normally I don't believe in "bad" writing and wouldn't say that ever - but I'll make an exception for this piece of shit, he deserves the special treatment
god,chill girl...
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ON @URATUS
@uratus, in my opinion, is a terrifyingly bad writer because every single thing about his style is incorrect, from his word usage to his syntax to the complete lack of understanding/respect for what sentences are. It just. Everything about his writing style is so preschool, like... I don't know how to describe it.


Hmm... May I ask that you guys include some examples of what you find disagreeable about @uratus's work? Like a anon said, perhaps dissect a paragraph or so? Thanks for providing an example of his word (mis)usage for "holistic/individualistic", but I'm afraid I'm still confused as to what exactly is incorrect about his syntax (besides overuse of sentence fragments).

Also, if you find his style preschool, what are some authors/stories that you find NOT lacking? Besides Endless Season and to an extent, Who I Was From the Start, I don't find many fics consistently praised on here. ES and WIWFTS are good, imo, but there are still syntax and grammar errors. Why criticize @uratus's writing style but praise his plot, when you overlook writing mistakes in the other two and applaud the chracterization, etc?
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Do you guys have any smut recommendations? So far, the only authors I know of that write good ones are JelloValley's Alex (also known as scratchednote5), pooltides, and g_odalisque.
what pairing? For TaeNy, I like: txsxsw@lj, byunshroom87@lj, nelly@bysone, this random fic at@AFF lol



Thanks for the recommendations, everyone :D And I don't really focus too much on pairings, but I prefer Taeny, Yulsic, Jeti, Taengsic, and Taeri. I guess it's pretty obvious who my biases are... :$ But really, any smut is fine, as long as it's well written/believable. And I kinda prefer it to be written in 3rd person POV, but... -shrug-
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Hmm... May I ask that you guys include some examples of what you find disagreeable about @uratus's work? Like a anon said, perhaps dissect a paragraph or so? Thanks for providing an example of his word (mis)usage for "holistic/individualistic", but I'm afraid I'm still confused as to what exactly is incorrect about his syntax (besides overuse of sentence fragments).

Also, if you find his style preschool, what are some authors/stories that you find NOT lacking? Besides Endless Season and to an extent, Who I Was From the Start, I don't find many fics consistently praised on here. ES and WIWFTS are good, imo, but there are still syntax and grammar errors. Why criticize @uratus's writing style but praise his plot, when you overlook writing mistakes in the other two and applaud the chracterization, etc?
Sure thing! I'll do my best.

Here;

SORRY, WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO BE SO LONG


idk if this is supposed to be a dark comedy, but I'm sort of getting that message with the stylistic choices.

So, yeah. This is basically my mindset throughout reading his stories.
ALSO I just noticed that most of this isn't necessarily "incorrect" as it is "awkward/weird as fuck", so... I guess I didn't answer your question properly, sorry;; It was just the first paragraph of the first story in my browser history when I looked up his name and I picked it for that reason.

It's not the errors alone I find disagreeable, it's the errors when taken into context with the style. Does that make sense? Like, the way he writes puts great emphasis on quality of prose, so that highlights any mistakes and makes them stand out more and that wrecks the whole illusion, whereas the other two put most of their money on the content rather than anything else, so when there's an error in syntax, it isn't noticed as much because it isn't written in a way that would make correct syntax important.

idk if I make sense, but. Yeah. I tried! :lol:

I can't remember the titles of the other fanfics I liked, but I'll get back to you on that. There were a few others, I distinctly remember them.
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Hmm... May I ask that you guys include some examples of what you find disagreeable about @uratus's work? Like a anon said, perhaps dissect a paragraph or so? Thanks for providing an example of his word (mis)usage for "holistic/individualistic", but I'm afraid I'm still confused as to what exactly is incorrect about his syntax (besides overuse of sentence fragments).

Also, if you find his style preschool, what are some authors/stories that you find NOT lacking? Besides Endless Season and to an extent, Who I Was From the Start, I don't find many fics consistently praised on here. ES and WIWFTS are good, imo, but there are still syntax and grammar errors. Why criticize @uratus's writing style but praise his plot, when you overlook writing mistakes in the other two and applaud the chracterization, etc?
Sure thing! I'll do my best.

Here;

SORRY, WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO BE SO LONG


idk if this is supposed to be a dark comedy, but I'm sort of getting that message with the stylistic choices.

So, yeah. This is basically my mindset throughout reading his stories.
ALSO I just noticed that most of this isn't necessarily "incorrect" as it is "awkward/weird as fuck", so... I guess I didn't answer your question properly, sorry;; It was just the first paragraph of the first story in my browser history when I looked up his name and I picked it for that reason.

It's not the errors alone I find disagreeable, it's the errors when taken into context with the style. Does that make sense? Like, the way he writes puts great emphasis on quality of prose, so that highlights any mistakes and makes them stand out more and that wrecks the whole illusion, whereas the other two put most of their money on the content rather than anything else, so when there's an error in syntax, it isn't noticed as much because it isn't written in a way that would make correct syntax important.

idk if I make sense, but. Yeah. I tried! :lol:

I can't remember the titles of the other fanfics I liked, but I'll get back to you on that. There were a few others, I distinctly remember them.
Thank you very much for explaining. I think I see what you mean about the awkwardness, and yes, it does flow smoother with your rewording. However, I think you’re nit-picking a little on the description of the guns/bullets— by “small, slow bullets” I think he means they’re RELATIVELY slow compared to others, as in, “just under the speed of sound”. As for putting in "Ruger Mark II Amphibians" and the "60-grain bullets", I don’t know about you, but I kind of like detail. Also judging from his responses to comments, he does know quite a bit about firearms—it’s not like he’s just cramming in random names of guns. Compared to other authors of the action/spy genre, I’d say he’s doing fine in the weapons department. I agree that his metaphors need some work; “finger thwacks on ripe melons” gives me a good picture of what it should sound like, but it also brings up images of a supermarket fruit display. I’m personally fine with a bit of onomatopoeia, so I don’t mind "pfffbbt’s”. Although yes, it should be "pfffbbts". ^o)

I understand what you're saying about the errors, but I still find mistakes in syntax for the other two rather jarring, whereas I don’t tend to notice his mistakes as much. I honestly don’t know why. Maybe I have lower standards? :P Do you know any fics that have well-written prose AND good content? And thank you, I'll be waiting for your recommendations :D
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Hmm... May I ask that you guys include some examples of what you find disagreeable about @uratus's work? Like a anon said, perhaps dissect a paragraph or so? Thanks for providing an example of his word (mis)usage for "holistic/individualistic", but I'm afraid I'm still confused as to what exactly is incorrect about his syntax (besides overuse of sentence fragments).

Also, if you find his style preschool, what are some authors/stories that you find NOT lacking? Besides Endless Season and to an extent, Who I Was From the Start, I don't find many fics consistently praised on here. ES and WIWFTS are good, imo, but there are still syntax and grammar errors. Why criticize @uratus's writing style but praise his plot, when you overlook writing mistakes in the other two and applaud the chracterization, etc?
Sure thing! I'll do my best.

Here;

SORRY, WASN'T EXPECTING IT TO BE SO LONG


idk if this is supposed to be a dark comedy, but I'm sort of getting that message with the stylistic choices.

So, yeah. This is basically my mindset throughout reading his stories.
ALSO I just noticed that most of this isn't necessarily "incorrect" as it is "awkward/weird as fuck", so... I guess I didn't answer your question properly, sorry;; It was just the first paragraph of the first story in my browser history when I looked up his name and I picked it for that reason.

It's not the errors alone I find disagreeable, it's the errors when taken into context with the style. Does that make sense? Like, the way he writes puts great emphasis on quality of prose, so that highlights any mistakes and makes them stand out more and that wrecks the whole illusion, whereas the other two put most of their money on the content rather than anything else, so when there's an error in syntax, it isn't noticed as much because it isn't written in a way that would make correct syntax important.

idk if I make sense, but. Yeah. I tried! :lol:

I can't remember the titles of the other fanfics I liked, but I'll get back to you on that. There were a few others, I distinctly remember them.
Ok,i don't want to sound like a pain in the ass,but i think you analize too much Artie. I mean,if i have to analyze everything i read like you do,i shouldn't read anything anymore.

@uratus writes a lot of metaphores or similes,you like it or you don't. They're sometimes out of context,but who cares.
@uratus writes a lot of "archaic words" (pass me the term) you like it or not. They're sometimes out of context,but who cares.
"Small, slow bullets" is probably an oxymoron. You don't like it,good, on the other hand i don't mind it.

ecc. ecc.

So Artie you are really too much IMO :D

@uratus is a great author and i really like his stories.
He writes well,even though sometimes there are very confusing parts,write not so well. For example i had trouble to read sooyoung's future in ASCC (but i'm not sure about who wrote it,@uratus or the other author)

About his ego ecc. i don't know him,so i don't know what to say...

Anyway IMO (always :lol: ) you guys are too evil with him. If you don't like him ok,but don't tell that he sucks at writing,because c'mon... ^_^

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Thank you very much for explaining. I think I see what you mean about the awkwardness, and yes, it does flow smoother with your rewording. However, I think you’re nit-picking a little on the description of the guns/bullets— by “small, slow bullets” I think he means they’re RELATIVELY slow compared to others, as in, “just under the speed of sound”. As for putting in "Ruger Mark II Amphibians" and the "60-grain bullets", I don’t know about you, but I kind of like detail. Also judging from his responses to comments, he does know quite a bit about firearms—it’s not like he’s just cramming in random names of guns. Compared to other authors of the action/spy genre, I’d say he’s doing fine in the weapons department. I agree that his metaphors need some work; “finger thwacks on ripe melons” gives me a good picture of what it should sound like, but it also brings up images of a supermarket fruit display. I’m personally fine with a bit of onomatopoeia, so I don’t mind "pfffbbt’s”. Although yes, it should be "pfffbbts". ^o)

I understand what you're saying about the errors, but I still find mistakes in syntax for the other two rather jarring, whereas I don’t tend to notice his mistakes as much. I honestly don’t know why. Maybe I have lower standards? :P Do you know any fics that have well-written prose AND good content? And thank you, I'll be waiting for your recommendations :D
Oh, don't get me wrong, I love accurate detail in fics, but I don't like it when it's just shoved in there for the sake of being there, y'know? I like it when detail makes sense in the context, rather than the author planting it in the middle of a sentence just to be like "look how much cool stuff I know!". It doesn't add anything to the narrative and it detracts from the flow because suddenly you're like, "oh, where did this weirdly specific example come from"? Am I making sense?;;

Another thing that's awkward about the infodumps - he says that Ruger Mark II Amphibians "pfffbbt". Do they? I don't know, I've no idea what one is until this very moment. The whole point of a metaphor is to use a completely different thing to describe the current thing, like... What he's essentially saying is, "The Ruger Mark II Amphibians that the assassins were using made the signature pfffbbt sound of a Ruger Mark II Amphibian". Well, of course it will. It sounds like a Ruger Mark II Amphibian because it IS a Ruger Mark II Amphibian, so you're effectively just repeating yourself.

For you, it might be nit-picking, but it was glaringly obvious to me and it really stood out as an astoundingly inaccurate adjective. Like, bullets aren't slow. At all. In the slightest. Describing them as slow is just flat-out wrong, and describing them as "relatively slow" feels too cumbersome and weighty in the sentence. Sure, you can use contextual clues to figure out he means relatively slow without him having to say it, but why would you do that? Why would you choose a word that's deliberately wrong and unfitting when you can just use another one that's both correct and more applicable?

And I don't think I have any good examples on me right now. I'm trying to finish up a few psych essays.
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Y'know... "Lower your standards and it'll be a good writing style" isn't really a point in its favour... :-/

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Metaphors and similes are awesome techniques that can paint a very beautiful picture... IF you use them in a way that properly showcases their awesomeness. @uratus doesn't. That's my issue.

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@uratus writes a lot of "archaic words" (pass me the term) you like it or not. They're sometimes out of context,but who cares.
My problem isn't that he uses archaic words (he doesn't actually do that; the words he uses are perfectly viable in contemporary communication and it's not unreasonable to expect people to have them in their vocabulary), it's that he uses words incorrectly, or in a way which makes it clear he doesn't know how to use them, or in a way that removes from the narrative because they simply don't fit with the rest of the sentence.

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"Small, slow bullets" is probably an oxymoron. You don't like it,good, on the other hand i don't mind it.
That isn't how you're really supposed to use an oxymoron...

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Anyway IMO (always :lol: ) you guys are too evil with him. If you don't like him ok,but don't tell that he sucks at writing,because c'mon... ^_^
You did tell me that I had to lower my standards to accept his writing. That's not a good thing. You know that, right?

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Also, for the record, I read a lot of books that I really enjoy. "Analysing too much" doesn't detract from my enjoyment of literature, not for even a remote moment. There are plenty of works of fiction - and, indeed, non-fiction as well - that write in a way which more than transcends my standards.
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I think I'm fanfic deprived. I was shopping online for clothes, and you know how the models are always so good to look at, I end up making a love story between two of the models that are modelling the same piece of clothing for a particular brand. I must say the plot got real old because they're always looking and searching for one another in a very graceful and perfect manner then BAM! pictures of them.... together :toj: I was shopping and shipping for a good hour or so then they suddenly became my OTP :rofl:









:fml: I know I'm sad.
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why do you need to censor names of authors? and is "the happy place" SSF?
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why do you need to censor names of authors? and is "the happy place" SSF?
...Because we don't want people Googling the authors' names to find SGSD? And yes, "the happy place" is Sushified.
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why do you need to censor names of authors? and is "the happy place" SSF?
...Because we don't want people Googling the authors' names to find SGSD? And yes, "the happy place" is Sushified.
da i'm usually not too concerned with censoring author names, only a few authors talked about here don't write about a pairing romantically. i imagine anyone googling the other authors might like this place :D
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da i'm usually not too concerned with censoring author names, only a few authors talked about here don't write about a pairing romantically. i imagine anyone googling the other authors might like this place :D
They might like it, but I think it's more like... The people here won't like them. ._.;;
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...Because we don't want people Googling the authors' names to find SGSD? And yes, "the happy place" is Sushified.
um, is that bad? :blinkwide:
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um, is that bad? :blinkwide:
Personally, I don't care, but I also don't care about straight people/males here as long as they don't cause shit.

HOWEVER. Other people seem to mind those things, so I just adhere to the general consensus.
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Y'know... "Lower your standards and it'll be a good writing style" isn't really a point in its favour... :-/

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@uratus writes a lot of metaphores or similes,you like it or you don't. They're sometimes out of context,but who cares.
Metaphors and similes are awesome techniques that can paint a very beautiful picture... IF you use them in a way that properly showcases their awesomeness. @uratus doesn't. That's my issue.

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@uratus writes a lot of "archaic words" (pass me the term) you like it or not. They're sometimes out of context,but who cares.
My problem isn't that he uses archaic words (he doesn't actually do that; the words he uses are perfectly viable in contemporary communication and it's not unreasonable to expect people to have them in their vocabulary), it's that he uses words incorrectly, or in a way which makes it clear he doesn't know how to use them, or in a way that removes from the narrative because they simply don't fit with the rest of the sentence.

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"Small, slow bullets" is probably an oxymoron. You don't like it,good, on the other hand i don't mind it.
That isn't how you're really supposed to use an oxymoron...

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Anyway IMO (always :lol: ) you guys are too evil with him. If you don't like him ok,but don't tell that he sucks at writing,because c'mon... ^_^
You did tell me that I had to lower my standards to accept his writing. That's not a good thing. You know that, right?


Actually no. I just think that he's not that bad and you're standards are very high (which is not a bad thing indeed). Yet i don't think that lower your own standards it's such a bad thing,we're talking about FFs after all. (and again is not that bad,there are FFs written ten times worse out there.) The entire thing changes if we're talking about books,and i'm with you in this.
Anyway,i got your point and i respect it.

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Also, for the record, I read a lot of books that I really enjoy. "Analysing too much" doesn't detract from my enjoyment of literature, not for even a remote moment. There are plenty of works of fiction - and, indeed, non-fiction as well - that write in a way which more than transcends my standards.


So,can you recommend me (us) FFs or books too that respect your standards?? like this i (we) can undestand more your POV...

Thank you :D
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I think I'm fanfic deprived. I was shopping online for clothes, and you know how the models are always so good to look at, I end up making a love story between two of the models that are modelling the same piece of clothing for a particular brand. I must say the plot got real old because they're always looking and searching for one another in a very graceful and perfect manner then BAM! pictures of them.... together :toj: I was shopping and shipping for a good hour or so then they suddenly became my OTP :rofl:









:fml: I know I'm sad.
omgaad plot twist, one of them, in her pimptastic shades, is totally having an affair with another model. I can't take it, every one of my OTP's just diiieee :bigcry:
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Actually no. I just think that he's not that bad and you're standards are very high (which is not a bad thing indeed). Yet i don't think that lower your own standards it's such a bad thing,we're talking about FFs after all. (and again is not that bad,there are FFs written ten times worse out there.) The entire thing changes if we're talking about books,and i'm with you in this.
Anyway,i got your point and i respect it.

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May 28 2013, 12:52 AM
Also, for the record, I read a lot of books that I really enjoy. "Analysing too much" doesn't detract from my enjoyment of literature, not for even a remote moment. There are plenty of works of fiction - and, indeed, non-fiction as well - that write in a way which more than transcends my standards.


So,can you recommend me (us) FFs or books too that respect your standards?? like this i (we) can undestand more your POV...

Thank you :D
His content might be great, but I'm talking specifically about his style. And his style is bad. That doesn't mean his writing overall is bad, just that his writing style is.
I shouldn't have to lower my standards for fanfic, lol. Reading fanfic is supposed to be enjoyable, right? If I have to lower my standards, that means I'm forcing myself to enjoy it, which... kinda defeats the point of reading it as entertainment in the first place.

Uh, sure. Sherl0ck H0lmes, H.P. L0vecraft, D1ckens, R0bert H4rris, Br4ndon S4nderson, S1mon Sc4rrow, Game of Thrones, Wheel of Time, etc.
Forgot to mention Vonnegut.
I also quite appreciate the occasional YA fiction. You'd be surprised what enjoyable books there are in that genre; it's not all vapid teen nonsense.
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May 28 2013, 01:38 AM
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May 28 2013, 01:33 AM
Actually no. I just think that he's not that bad and you're standards are very high (which is not a bad thing indeed). Yet i don't think that lower your own standards it's such a bad thing,we're talking about FFs after all. (and again is not that bad,there are FFs written ten times worse out there.) The entire thing changes if we're talking about books,and i'm with you in this.
Anyway,i got your point and i respect it.

Artichoke
May 28 2013, 12:52 AM
Also, for the record, I read a lot of books that I really enjoy. "Analysing too much" doesn't detract from my enjoyment of literature, not for even a remote moment. There are plenty of works of fiction - and, indeed, non-fiction as well - that write in a way which more than transcends my standards.


So,can you recommend me (us) FFs or books too that respect your standards?? like this i (we) can undestand more your POV...

Thank you :D
His content might be great, but I'm talking specifically about his style. And his style is bad. That doesn't mean his writing overall is bad, just that his writing style is.
I shouldn't have to lower my standards for fanfic, lol. Reading fanfic is supposed to be enjoyable, right? If I have to lower my standards, that means I'm forcing myself to enjoy it, which... kinda defeats the point of reading it as entertainment in the first place.

Uh, sure. Sherl0ck H0lmes, H.P. L0vecraft, D1ckens, R0bert H4rris, Br4ndon S4nderson, S1mon Sc4rrow, Game of Thrones, Wheel of Time, etc.
I also quite appreciate the occasional YA fiction. You'd be surprised what enjoyable books there are in that genre; it's not all vapid teen nonsense.
i enjoy ffs altough they aren't written well well. :hmmm: ok,we're really different :rofl:

thanks for the suggestions ...dick3ns my love :love:
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May 28 2013, 01:15 AM
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May 28 2013, 01:14 AM
da i'm usually not too concerned with censoring author names, only a few authors talked about here don't write about a pairing romantically. i imagine anyone googling the other authors might like this place :D
They might like it, but I think it's more like... The people here won't like them. ._.;;
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Plenty of writers lurk here. So I'd be careful of what I wrote about behind their back. Why post in an anon board when you can just leave them a comment?
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May 28 2013, 02:20 AM
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Plenty of writers lurk here. So I'd be careful of what I wrote about behind their back. Why post in an anon board when you can just leave them a comment?
I don't understand the point of this post.
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