Fanfiction - hate/love? - Comments

Hi people. Thanks for replying. I knew some of you would fire off. There's always someone. It's only my opinion though.
And the fact that some people defend it by the fact that "not all fanfiction characters are the same for every story" - doesn't that make it even more pointless to call them by the same name?
I'm not saying it's awful writing - not at all, some of it is pretty good, but you'll never be able to publish it, and personally I don't enjoy reading it... So why bother? If you want to write something about being in a band etc. then make up a character, even if you base it on Gerard Way etc.

I think it depends. I've read some fanfictions that were positively amazing, and others that, as you said, felt empty, like they're just a shell and only the name is being used, no personality whatsoever. Then there are others that fill up that name with a really cool personality and little quirks and whatever. They can actually make you look at the actual celebrity a different way. But I can definitely see where you're coming from.

I completely agree with you, in my opinion Original Fiction is much more interesting.

I not real fond of fanfiction either, but one of my friends, actually has an account on fanfiction, and she always defends herself with: "Fanfiction is like guide lines for me; I'm trying to get more familiar with writing, so I need practice don't I?"
I get that quote everyday, and it is so annoying...
But I think I'm going to have to agree with my friend. Fanfiction is practice for some writers

I understand what you're saying, and I know what you mean. But, for some writers (including me) it's hard to write a story about a character I haven't already seen.

I mean, I'm not one of those kinds of people who describe every last detail down to the color of the nail polish on the female character's third toe; in fact, I hate when people go to that much detail.

So, for me, it's just easier (and my stories end up better because of it) if I write about band members people already know and focus my attention more on the plot of the story, rather than the person it's about.

There are some fanfictions that actually seem real, too. All of my stories are about Avenged Sevenfold, and a few (most, actually) of them are about the band members and their actual girlfriends.

Anyway, this is going to be a long comment, so I'm just going to stop rambling now, haha. I wasn't trying to change your opinion, or argue with you, so I hope I didn't come across that way. I was only giving my two cents. =]

Hate is a strong word.
Is fanfiction personally hurting you in some way?
I think dislike would be better fitting.

I don't like it either. I wish there was more original fiction on here to read.

I agree. I've always felt as though fanfiction doesn't have quite as much merit as original fiction; because it's easier to come up with a different plot revolving around pre-existing (even if only in other fiction) characters and places.

On the other hand, it's kind of cool to see what people do with putting characters into different situations.

Still, I prefer 10000x original fiction.

What gets to me about fanfiction is, fanfiction about real people. I mean, it's one thing to use a book or a movie...but I've had someone write stories about me and my friends, without consulting me, one of which was a sex story. And it's one of the most incredibly awkward and off-putting things I can think of.

I don't believe that the characters are all the same. For some authors they are, but their are authors that give their fanfiction characters different personalities. The people I write about, their personalities do switch from story to story and sometimes they stay the same. Not all fanfiction author characters are the same for every story. Even if the character doesn't feel real to you, it might feel real to someone else.

I'm frankly getting sick of these journals, even if you didn't say it directly, you were basically doing the same thing as everyone else who makes journals like these.

I like my writing. My characters are lively enough for me and the people who read. Like Spencer Smith, who my best friend and I completely recreated for our joint fanfics.
/shrug