Things you really don't care for in fan-fiction

[jasonjkay]

Just read something that jogged my memory for something I really hate. Authors who break the fourth wall, as in the character will turn to the reader and speak to them, or its mentioned that they want to hurt the author responsible for their crazy life. Things like that that instantly jerk you out of the story and make you fully aware that you are reading a story.

[Noy Telinú]

Just read something that jogged my memory for something I really hate. Authors who break the fourth wall, as in the character will turn to the reader and speak to them, or its mentioned that they want to hurt the author responsible for their crazy life. Things like that that instantly jerk you out of the story and make you fully aware that you are reading a story.

Thats outright shattering the fourth wall!

It IS pretty annoying... Except in deadpool fics, where the LACK of that is ooc.

[jasonjkay]

Abandoned fics. I know it's hard to write, especially if you have no free time, your inspiration dries up or you lose interest in the source material. It's just theirs nothing worse than reading a well written amazing plot driven fic that's last chapter ends just when the fic is really getting interesting and then theirs. no more, its not been updated in years. That can be really heartbreaking and you cant help but pester the author to update, and yet like I mentioned there are many reasons why they might have stopped, still bugs me though. I know how hard it can be to write as I did try years ago but I sucked and gave up, so don't try to defend yourselves if your a writer. Im not criticizing anyone im just saying it bugs me.

[khammel]

Abandoned fics. I know it's hard to write, especially if you have no free time, your inspiration dries up or you lose interest in the source material. It's just theirs nothing worse than reading a well written amazing plot driven fic that's last chapter ends just when the fic is really getting interesting and then theirs. no more, its not been updated in years. That can be really heartbreaking and you cant help but pester the author to update, and yet like I mentioned there are many reasons why they might have stopped, still bugs me though. I know how hard it can be to write as I did try years ago but I sucked and gave up, so don't try to defend yourselves if your a writer. Im not criticizing anyone im just saying it bugs me.

That is one reason I am trying to write again, even though the incomplete stories are often 10 years old. ("On Her Own" is closer to 14).

[Spokavriel]

So on her own is thinking about asking for lessons to drive a car? No offense intended but well your comment on the story reminded me of something I pointed out to you before but not said this bluntly before.

I don't care for stories that have characters come in and automatically having history especially if the story has events in, or book ending, that time frame and it doesn't even get hinted at.

[khammel]

So on her own is thinking about asking for lessons to drive a car? No offense intended but well your comment on the story reminded me of something I pointed out to you before but not said this bluntly before.

I don't care for stories that have characters come in and automatically having history especially if the story has events in, or book ending, that time frame and it doesn't even get hinted at.

And, to be equally blunt, that is why I have stopped writing it. I am having a hard time coming up with all the back story you requested.

[Spokavriel]

Is there any way I could help?

[jasonjkay]

That is one reason I am trying to write again, even though the incomplete stories are often 10 years old. ("On Her Own" is closer to 14).

I think I liked that story, although it's been a while since I read it. How many chapters did you get up to? I only have 7 and would have loved to read more but im not expecting anything after so long.

So on her own is thinking about asking for lessons to drive a car? No offense intended but well your comment on the story reminded me of something I pointed out to you before but not said this bluntly before.

I don't care for stories that have characters come in and automatically having history especially if the story has events in, or book ending, that time frame and it doesn't even get hinted at.

What? lessons to drive a car? what character with history? im sort of confused by your post yet obviously khammel understood it.

[Noy Telinú]

Genma's Daughter. I don't care for that in fanfiction. I hate it a ton.

Also I don't care for destroying the character beyond recognition using terrible logic and mountains of lies and not believable reactions.

[jasonjkay]

Genma's Daughter. I don't care for that in fanfiction. I hate it a ton.

Also I don't care for destroying the character beyond recognition using terrible logic and mountains of lies and not believable reactions.

I kind of got that impression from my Ranmachan webpage topic. Ill just nod and agree you really really hate that fic and say no more about it.

[Spokavriel]

The story is a teenager. That's all it was a teenager behavior analogy joke.

[khammel]

Genma's Daughter. I don't care for that in fanfiction. I hate it a ton.

Also I don't care for destroying the character beyond recognition using terrible logic and mountains of lies and not believable reactions.

I posted my 'reaction' story to the C&C if anyone wants to see my idea on how I would have done a "GD" scenerio... "Scenes from an Unfinished Work" .

[Noy Telinú]

The story is a teenager. That's all it was a teenager behavior analogy joke.

Oh? It was a joke? What's the punchline? I think it's not a funny one.
Unless I'm missing something here...

[TerraEpon]

Oh? It was a joke? What's the punchline? I think it's not a funny one.
Unless I'm missing something here...

The joke is that the story is almost 14 years old, so like any 14 year old would be thinking about driving lessons.

[Noy Telinú]

Really? Some 14 year olds don't think of that stuff.

I also don't care for everyone beating Akane up all of a sudden and berating her.