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Question of the Day - Part 4
Rose:
--- Quote from: mare on July 25, 2012, 06:56:59 PM ---Oh, one more...the word orbs! lmao I hate when people use that to describe someone's eyes. Who says that in real life? lmao
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I used to be guilty of that at 16 lol.
RokofAges75:
--- Quote from: mare on July 25, 2012, 06:47:56 PM ---Here's another question:
Now that we've talked about our pet peeves etc..
What do you think you do that can be a peeve for some when it comes to your writing? Is there something that you get called out a lot on? And do you tend to agree with them or disagree?
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I guess I kind of just answered that in my reply to Steph's post, but for people who prefer more subtle, vague, open-ended stories, my stories are probably too detailed and tend to wrap up in big shiny bows, even if the endings aren't always happy. The long ones, anyway. I'm more willing to leave things open-ended in a short story, although even that is tough for me. Some of the stories I've done for monthly challenges here, like Hybrid and Watch Me as I Bleed, I left open-ended, but it was hard because I had this whole back story in my head that I wasn't sure people would get if I didn't explain it. But I do think they were better left open-ended.
With the super long ones, though, I feel almost a responsibility to both my readers and my characters to resolve the story and give it an ending that's worth all the time the readers invested in reading it and all the shit I put my characters through to get to that point LOL. That's my preference as a reader, too, though; I love long stories that take me on a journey and leave me feeling satisfied at the end. If Harry Potter had ended at the moment when Voldemort Avada Kedavras him in the woods and left it up to my interpretation as to what happened, I would flipped out!!! I like resolution.
I'm sure the fact that I write long stories is annoying to people who don't like to read long stories LOL. I know I'm wordy, but when I compare my writing now to my writing ten years ago, I much prefer my writing now, so I make no apologies for writing in detail. 817,774 word BMS did teach me to stick to one storyline, or at least parallel storylines that go together, instead of veering off on every subplot that comes into my head LOL.
A lot of my stories include female characters and romantic subplots, which I know is a turn-off for some people (Mare). And I make banners for all my novels, which is also a pet peeve for some (Mare). LOL So I know what I do that annoys Mare! I'm not sure about other people's pet peeves, but feel free to let me know! LOL
I just write what I like, and if I can go back after the fact and reread one of my stories and feel proud of it instead of embarrassed, then I'll stand by what I've written, even if it doesn't appeal to everyone. I'm not going for universal approval; I don't even think that's possible!
RokofAges75:
^ Also, I'm sure my novel-length responses are annoying to some people! Sorry about that. See, I'm wordy and like to explain too much!! LOL
Rose:
--- Quote from: Sakabelle on July 25, 2012, 06:24:56 PM ---Biggest fanfic pet peeve?
It's probably a toss up between the wall of text (impossible to read so I don't even bother trying) and... a story that tells you everything straight up. Maybe that second one isn't really a peeve, but I'd much rather read a story with some subtlety, that lets the reader try to figure things out through the character's actions rather than just being told what happens. I also like stories that end with a bit of a grey area, where the reader can sort of fill in their own ending. Kinda like the way The OC ended with Ryan and Taylor. Did they stay together? They gave each other that look, but we don't know, and the viewer can draw their own logical conclusion.
I don't like being told every little thing, I guess. I don't want to read a fanfic that tells me every single thing about the character's lives. Tell me about a story that happened in their life - not their life story, you know?
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I'm focusing in on the most OT part of your post... but I loved the series finale of the OC lol. It told just enough to make me happy. God now I kinda wanna go pop in my dvds lol. When I was in Newport over the weekend for my brother's wedding, I felt like I walked into the show. Hot shirtless boys walking down the street, celebrating my brother's wedding on a yacht... yeah, I had the song "California" in my head for almost the entire day LMAO.
Rose:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on July 25, 2012, 07:13:09 PM ---^ Also, I'm sure my novel-length responses are annoying to some people! Sorry about that. See, I'm wordy and like to explain too much!! LOL
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Your wordiness tends to rub off on people too lmao. (Just look at Undead :P. My longest story before that is 42 chapters long!) But I love that about you LOL.
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