oh, ok. makes me feel better, esp. since -you've- written a pseudo deathfic. =^-^=
and it sounds like fun with amalin! (wish i could've done that)
i think we agree on the excuses not being enough. ^^ and see, i think that many fanficcers think out their arguments for their characters. or at least know them well enough that there are rationalizations for what the characters are doing. hell, i even do it in PoL. but the thing is that no matter how many excuses and rationalizations people have, if the characters are unbelievable to the reader those excuses don't matter. if the arguments aren't made effectively and timed well the writer's omniscience doesn't do much good. i think it's a mark of an excellent writer who can juggle all of the elements.
but fanfiction is nothing but subjective, so... :shrugs:
i enjoyed 'after the flood' in a light way, and was agreeing on the ending, which i definitely appreciated. i had little enough liking for 'dragonweed' that i found the end to be rather slapped on and explanatory. but then again, i can't usually seperate the ending of something from the work as a whole.
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Date: 2003-02-09 06:19 am (UTC)and it sounds like fun with amalin! (wish i could've done that)
i think we agree on the excuses not being enough. ^^
and see, i think that many fanficcers think out their arguments for their characters. or at least know them well enough that there are rationalizations for what the characters are doing. hell, i even do it in PoL. but the thing is that no matter how many excuses and rationalizations people have, if the characters are unbelievable to the reader those excuses don't matter. if the arguments aren't made effectively and timed well the writer's omniscience doesn't do much good. i think it's a mark of an excellent writer who can juggle all of the elements.
but fanfiction is nothing but subjective, so... :shrugs:
i enjoyed 'after the flood' in a light way, and was agreeing on the ending, which i definitely appreciated. i had little enough liking for 'dragonweed' that i found the end to be rather slapped on and explanatory. but then again, i can't usually seperate the ending of something from the work as a whole.
:toddles off to bed: