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Entries for November 17th, 2007

[ November 17th, 2007 ]

A Message for the Fic Writers of Today

If you've seen my blog before, you'll see that I have made changes in its layout and that I've deleted nearly all of my posts(I've kept my favorite ones, though). This is so I can use this blog for a new purpose: bashing bad fanfiction.

Why not just make another blog, you say? I dunno. Because I'm lazy? Because my blog needed a revamp anyway? You don't need to know.

Now let's get to the topic at hand: bashing fics. Bashing is what me and my friends call the callous tearing apart of profiles in the roleplay sites we're at. We check everything: grammar, spelling, plot holes, logic, length and detail. It is in this way will I scrutinize fanfics I come across on the internet. Why? Wouldn't you like to know. *rolls eyes*

Before anyone finds my fanfiction.net account and reads my old stories, then comes here to diss me for being a hypocrite, I'll go ahead and admit it. I'm a fanfic writer. Not even a great one, or a popular one. Hell, I still a LONG way to go to before being called a "good writer". I'll admit, there was a time in my life when I made self-inserts and PWP, but the great difference I have with the greater number of fanfic writers today is that I did not post those crapfics on the internet. Back then, I didn't even know the internet existed.

That did me good. Because back then, there was no way to connect with other weirdos like me, no way they could fill my head with praise such as "OMG I luv dat paring make more pls" or "This is a great fic keep it up!".

What I got was "You're a fucking pervert" and "Hey, is that character YOU? Pfft." and the very helpful "That went too fast. It was like they humped each other for no reason." (Remind me to thank my friends in high school). And in that period where I was deciding whether to go on writing, a miracle happened. My entire collection of bad stories disappeared, perhaps now in a landfill somewhere, under piles of some other filth. Or maybe it's not, and those pages are now circulating within the black market of my old high school (let's just hope it's the former). It was a sign from GOD. I had to repent! To change my ways and-

Okay. Sorry 'bout that. What I'm trying to say is, fanfic writers should be criticized, and their fanfics should be ~~burned~~ tossed aside so they can have a fresh start. And, hopefully, when they start again, they'll have a good mentor and improve. Not all people have this luxury.

So, if you see your fic here, be thankful. I'm doing you (and the world) a favor.

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