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The Problem(s) With Fan Fiction

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RokofAges75:
One of my favorite bloggers, Dan Bergstein (of "Blogging Twilight" fame on SparkNotes.com), did a blog about fanfiction... and why he hates it.  *sad face*

http://community.sparknotes.com/2011/04/28/the-problems-with-fan-fiction

I do agree with him on some points... and respectfully disagree on others.  But it was an interesting read either way.  If you read it and have any thoughts, post them here.

(While I'm at it, if you haven't read Blogging Twilight, it is epically hilarious: http://community.sparknotes.com/index.php/2009/07/16/blogging-twilight-index-page/)

(And now he's blogging Harry Potter... just plain epic!  http://community.sparknotes.com/tag/blogging-harry-potter)

myconfession:
I kind of agree with him on a few things. I think everybody that writes fan fiction should branch out at some point and write their own, non-fanfic fictional story. I've done it a few times and it's kind of liberating.

mare:
He has a point but then again all he seems to do is blog, so... lol

What scares me most, is the fact that he thinks the Twilight Books are well written. I have to say I have read fanfics that were more thought out and far more creative than that garbage! I mean maybe he doesn't feel that way? I hope lol

I do agree about the whole original fiction thing and the whole get your own ideas thing.

Thanks for posting that, Julie :)

RokofAges75:
Where are you getting that he thinks Twilight is well-written? LOL  That's what makes his blogs so awesome, the fact that he utterly destroys the quality of writing and logic (or lack thereof) of Twilight.

As for the fanfic stuff, I agree that it is kind of misguided creativity, even though we all enjoy squandering our talents and reading others' wasted efforts too.  I would LOVE to be struck with an idea for an original story that I could feel as inspired and passionate about as I do my fanfic ideas.  Hopefully one day it will happen, but until then, I'm happy writing about the people who do inspire me.  The fact that I am incredibly self-conscious about my writing in real life, yet enjoy having a built-in audience online helps LOL.

I also loved his description of the "five stages" of reading slash LOL.

mare:
Because he made it seem like he can make fun of stories like Twilight and Harry Potter because they are well written. Fanfics are too easy to make fun of because they aren't. He seems to be a fan of Harry Potter so I just kind of assumed maybe he's a fan of Twilight as well.

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