Subject: authors sporking badfic of their own continuua
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Posted on: 2008-08-19 00:52:00 UTC
would be hilarious.
has this vision of Tolkien MSTing LOTR badfic
Subject: authors sporking badfic of their own continuua
Author:
Posted on: 2008-08-19 00:52:00 UTC
would be hilarious.
has this vision of Tolkien MSTing LOTR badfic
We've been stressing from our little Stampede, so how's about a game?
Imagine you're an author of J.K Rowling / J.R.R Tolkein calibre. You've written a series that's rocked the world, and for all purproses, it's your baby.
THen, shock horror, you look online one day, and find fanfic. And not just any badfic, LEGENDARY Badfic, with your stories as the setting.
And, through some odd twist of fate, you also find a PPC'd version of the story.
Now, compose a letter, or a paragraph, of what you would say to the author of the Badfic, or the author of the PPC fic.
How would you feel if I went on the news tomorrow and announced a blanket ban on all fanfiction based on my stories, loudly citing yours as the last straw? I will, of course, make sure to inform every other fanfic writer of your penname, real name, email, and home address.
You're merciless! I don't know if you could get away with giving out identifying information, other than pen name, but citing them as the reason for the ban? I like!
...if any of us were to get published, what would you think of fanfiction (of any calibre) of your universe? Would you go McCaffreyish and reject the very idea, or would you welcome it, frequent forums, talk to fans?
I have no words for how flattered I'd be if I found out that people were writing fic (preferably goodfic) of one of my fictional creations. Finding out that people liked it enough to PPC for it would make me faint, srsly.
If you can give good reason for going right instead of left when the road splits and keep the characters IC, go for it. If you can believably have them become a different person, have a blast.
I agree that NC-17 should not be on ff.net, mostly because of how many children frequent that site. Unfortunately there is plenty of evidence that underaged users are all over adult alternatives such as aff.net. There is no reliable way to block them out either. I know I used to lie my way into aff on a regular basis.
If there's a reason why a character would never experiment then I would respect that when writing fanfiction. Friendship fics are just as interesting to write as romance fics, sometimes even more so.
And also rather smug. I'd correct people on how OOC the characters were under sockpuppet names, then drop an "I am the author, THAT's how I know they're OOC" bomb.
...Besides, I'd throw in subtext liek whoa just to see what the results were. :p
I was reading Narnia Suspian fic the other day, and read this amazing story...
Walk This World
The author of this fic evidently is a published author. Isn't that neat? If I was C.S Lewis (Which I'm not, obviously), I'd be flattered at the thought of a PUBLISHED AUTHOR playing in my sandbox.
And there's Cassie Claire of Draco Trilogy fame. Have you guys read her published work City of Bones?
She plagerized not a small amount of the Draco Trilogy, if you hadn't already heard, and the first two books of her trilogy have been sporked over at . I sporked City of Ash, or whatever the title of the second book is. People familiar with HP and Buffy have found numerous instances where it's like all CC did was change the name (i.e., Auror to Shadowstalker). Also, an assortment of characters, items, abilities, and other such things from Laurel Hamilton's Anita Blake Series, the Wheel of Time series, the comic book series Fables, the Deathgate Cycle, and the Deathstalker series have been identified. Valentine, for example, and Clary being able to do magic with runes she doesn't know? Apparently, taken straight from Weis and Hickman's Deathgate Cycle.
Yeah, I've read part of City of Bones. I have to say, I wasn't really impressed. Some of the turns of phrases she used were really unusual, and not in a particularly clever or correct way, either. Cos yeah. Some of the descriptions were just meh, as well. And I've read work a lot better than hers that does deserve to be published on merit.
Rather than on popularity gained from internet drama.
But just my opinion. What was your take?
But she was a brilliant fanwriter. I suppose after writing about other people's creations, you tend not to have much inside yourself for writing original fiction.
I only really pointed her out because she's famous here for her fanfic, and now she's published and all. That's rather odd, you know, to see the name of someone you know online on the cover of a book.
I'd be a hypocrite if I denounced it, seeing how much fanfic I read and write. Although I don't think legally I'd be allowed to read it, because then there's the risk that some fanbrat would accuse me of plagiarism, but I'd read it secretly. And clandestinely nudge my PPC friends to please take care of any badfic.
I would be thrilled that enough people read my stuff that there was fic for it.
Isn't that only a risk if you're going to produce more books in the same series? Though clandestine readings are probably wise anyway...
But pretty much all my stories are in the same connected universe (sort of like Stephen King's), so chances are any character I publish could show up again.
So, to be on the safe side, I would not want it being known that I read fanfiction.
I'd be flattered beyond belief, and twice as much if the PPC went after the badfic.
As for reading the fanfic, it's hard not to remember what happened to MZB. I'd love to read what they wrote -- but I wouldn't dare. People like OTW would make me twice as paranoid as they already do, since it would be my work they'd be trying to stake a legal claim on.
who would love that and probably end up putting little hints in the canon to encourage odd yaoi pairings. I wouldn't like badfic of course but anything would be worth any goodfic that my work generated. As for talking to fans... I might actually create my own account on ff.net or somewhere, pretend to be just a fan, and write my own fanfic. See if anyone figures out who I am. I'd try my best to encourage the fandom, the very idea sends me into euphoria.
~Oozaru Angel, who dreams of one day becoming a world famous mangaka.
But if I found more than five Legendary Badfics without Legendary Goodfics to balance it out, I would cry. Potentially, if I found a story I really like, I would include a cameo from the lead character, or make a reference to the character's home-town, but nothing too in-depth.
But yes, overall, I'd be very flattered. And if the PPC thought it were good enough to patrol, I'd probably make a pseudo-alias and create Agents to patrol my Universe. Funfunfun.
... but either do my best to avoid looking at it in terror of running across a Spear Incident equivalent, or comb the entire fandom under a fake name to make sure nobody had made a Spear Incident equivalent.
Then I'd give up, write the SI equivalent myself under a sock puppet account, and watch the fun.
It would make me unbelievably happy.
Goodfic would be even more awesome, though I might have to point the PPC at the badfic.
I'd totally PPC it. I'd find doing so hilarious.
I'd also probably create a sockpuppet account and post AUs on what was going to happen if it was a series and then put in the disclaimer [X Universe] DOES belong to me! Ahahahaha! Just because I get bored of reading [X Universe] doesn't belong to me. BAWWW.
You'd probably get a lot of hate mail from fans OF you who are trying to DEFEND you TO you... very, very funny. grin
And then I'd announce it on my website, or something... happy sigh
Good times. :D
would be hilarious.
has this vision of Tolkien MSTing LOTR badfic
Since the Inklings basically held their own sporkings of awful writing from around their time.
That's exactly what I wanted!
Most of us have made NM & NMs at some point, Makari. It's a rite of passage.
Have some urple ones--I only like the wilver.
What I'd say to a badficcer depends on what the main "bad" part of the fic was. Bad SPAG a la "legolas"? Anatomy fail a la the Spear Incident? Unintentional creepiness a la "soulless shell"'s seventeen-year-old who behaves like a seven-year-old?
What I'd say to the PPC is easy, though:
"Hi, guys. It's me. Just called to tell you that ... well, that badfic you recently sporked? Actually, I wrote that and posted it anonymously as an experiment. I wanted to see how bad I could make it before people stopped telling me it was great. They love it. I'm scared. Hug me now."
Dear Badficcers: While I'm glad you know about my books, I have to wonder if you've read them -and, if so, how recently. I suggest that you set aside all current conceptions of the characters and read the books again with an open mind. This may help you to write something that bears a resemblance to the original, as opposed to something that is similar to it only in the names of the characters.
Dear PPCers: Glad to have you aboard. Sally forth with my blessing. If you want the Canons to help, drop me a line.
To the badfic writers:
I will find you. No, seriously, I will find you. I can do that. Take it down.
To the PPC:
Can...can I join you?
Could I get an up-to-date E-mail address from you?
Thanks!
(I'm Techno.Dann(at)gmail(dot)com, just so you know)