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Question of the day part 8
Rose:
Fair enough.
I will admit...out of everything you named, I do watch Pretty Little Liars lol. It's seriously my sole guilty pleasure.
colorguard_diva:
In all honesty, there are enough genres to satisfy every person's tastes. Not everyone loves romance. Not everyone loves fantasy. Not everyone loves mystery or suspense. Luckily there is something for all of us.
I think we should really give props to those who work hard to create a story and have the guts to post it. I think more acceptance and less criticism would more welcoming.
So what you don't like a certain genre, there is no need to lump every story as horrendous or redundant. I think most authors work hard on their stories regardless the genre. I just feel we need to support each other instead of knocking on the type of stories we write. There is room for all of us and every type of story.
RokofAges75:
I think Rose's point about soap operas was less about success and more about quality. All of those titles Julilly named could definitely qualify as soap operas, and all are popular, no denying that. But are any of them critically-acclaimed or highly-respected? Not exactly. They are so-called "guilty pleasures." Nothing wrong with that. Fan fiction in itself is a guilty pleasure.
Fan fiction writers are rarely taken seriously outside of their own fandom, regardless of what genre they write in or the quality of their work, but I think all of us strive to write quality fiction in whatever genre we're writing it, or we wouldn't spend so much time discussing it here. Each genre has its own set of challenges, but there are well-written stories in every genre of fan fiction, including romance.
RokofAges75:
Here are a couple of follow-up questions to what I just posted:
1. What do you consider to be the biggest challenges in writing your favorite genre?
2. Are there any genres you enjoy reading, but have a hard time writing? What are they, and why?
Rose:
--- Quote from: RokofAges75 on March 06, 2013, 10:24:57 PM ---I think Rose's point about soap operas was less about success and more about quality. All of those titles Julilly named could definitely qualify as soap operas, and all are popular, no denying that. But are any of them critically-acclaimed or highly-respected? Not exactly. They are so-called "guilty pleasures." Nothing wrong with that. Fan fiction in itself is a guilty pleasure.
Fan fiction writers are rarely taken seriously outside of their own fandom, regardless of what genre they write in or the quality of their work, but I think all of us strive to write quality fiction in whatever genre we're writing it, or we wouldn't spend so much time discussing it here. Each genre has its own set of challenges, but there are well-written stories in every genre of fan fiction, including romance.
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That's exactly what my point was. And I fully agree.
--- Quote from: colorguard_diva on March 06, 2013, 09:51:30 PM ---In all honesty, there are enough genres to satisfy every person's tastes. Not everyone loves romance. Not everyone loves fantasy. Not everyone loves mystery or suspense. Luckily there is something for all of us.
I think we should really give props to those who work hard to create a story and have the guts to post it. I think more acceptance and less criticism would more welcoming.
So what you don't like a certain genre, there is no need to lump every story as horrendous or redundant. I think most authors work hard on their stories regardless the genre. I just feel we need to support each other instead of knocking on the type of stories we write. There is room for all of us and every type of story.
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I would like to point out that not one of us said every story is that. I even said there are exceptions to my statements. I also said a lot of it is my own personal taste. So I kinda wonder why you seem to be defensive.
I don't see criticism, I see discussion of a craft.
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