I Hate Fan Fiction - Comments

Miz Erie:

@ The Birdman
(I mean this to read as a continuation of an intellectual conversation about fanfics, research, and realistic characters.)

As a fan of both My Chem and comics (my favorite being The Umbrella Academy, and not just because it's written by Gee), I did know that! And I am one of those who do research before and while writing my fanfics. There are some things in certain stories I take creative liberties with, though; that's just part of writing fiction. I'm also of the opinion that, with some genres such as bandfics, the characters don't always have to be the written replica of the real life person they are based on. Sometimes I use the image of Gerard, Frank, Mikey, or Ray as the face of an OMC.

My favorite fanfic-turned-published-writer says it better than I can:

But even with that said, there are still limits to how far you can take creative liberties. Anyone who knows anything about Batman knows he's not the cute, cuddly, and snuggly type; never has been, never will be. Batman has come pretty close to being an antihero a few times. There are some limits and boundaries that, even in fanfictions, can't be crossed without losing credibility and a realistic feel.

And on a different note... I'm looking very forward to Grant's new comic coming out at the end of this month, Happy. It's looks awesome from seen about it and heard Grant say while promoting it! My husband, also a huge comic fan (of the more mainstream comics) laughed when I told him about it; he said Grant had finally lost it, writing a comic about a broken down cop turned unsucessful hitman that has a tiny, blue feathered horse. He joked that Grant had been spending WAY too much time with Gerard! But for me, that's not a bad thing at all!

@ Miz Erie
How is the Umbrella Academy your favorite comic of all time? It was good but it wasn't nearly as good as
The Invisibles
Watchmen
V for Vendetta
All Star Superman
Stitches
The Killing Joke
The New 52 Action Comics run by grant Morrison
Morrisons run on Batman
Etc...
Not trying to be rude but it really didn't measure up in comparison.
But happy looks amazing. Even if it means he isn't gong to be writing Superhero comics anymore. What's your favorite current comic runs?

@ The Birdman
(I mean this to read as a continuation of an intellectual conversation about fanfics, research, and realistic characters.)

As a fan of both My Chem and comics (my favorite being The Umbrella Academy, and not just because it's written by Gee), I did know that! And I am one of those who do research before and while writing my fanfics. There are some things in certain stories I take creative liberties with, though; that's just part of writing fiction. I'm also of the opinion that, with some genres such as bandfics, the characters don't always have to be the written replica of the real life person they are based on. Sometimes I use the image of Gerard, Frank, Mikey, or Ray as the face of an OMC.

My favorite fanfic-turned-published-writer says it better than I can:

Evelyn Deshane, aka familyofstars:

I’m convinced that when people write fan fiction using them, they are not actually talking about the band members – it’s just the personality that this person represents and their physical features. It’s the “essence” or something behind the personality that we’re all trying to discuss or read about.

But even with that said, there are still limits to how far you can take creative liberties. Anyone who knows anything about Batman knows he's not the cute, cuddly, and snuggly type; never has been, never will be. Batman has come pretty close to being an antihero a few times. There are some limits and boundaries that, even in fanfictions, can't be crossed without losing credibility and a realistic feel.

And on a different note... I'm looking very forward to Grant's new comic coming out at the end of this month, Happy. It's looks awesome from seen about it and heard Grant say while promoting it! My husband, also a huge comic fan (of the more mainstream comics) laughed when I told him about it; he said Grant had finally lost it, writing a comic about a broken down cop turned unsucessful hitman that has a tiny, blue feathered horse. He joked that Grant had been spending WAY too much time with Gerard! But for me, that's not a bad thing at all!

I do agree with you. I mean if people don't like reading fanfiction then, why read it? It's a free country and so long as it's not hurting anyone is it? You have every right to write about what you want. I write about anime fanfiction all the time. That's how I found a passion for writing.

That's just like having people who write fanfiction hate people who write original fiction. The bottom line is, if you don't like it, you don't have to read it, amirite? I don't mind the amount of fanfiction here because I usually just ignore it.

@ xMandiblesx
I totally agree. :)

Yeah, I agree. I read an article about the fact that Dujo made two punk rock/alt fanfiction sites before this one, and people from those sites followed him here, so that explains the fan fiction. There could be a lot more fanfiction than there is. And I myself sometimes get a little annoyed about the amount of band fanfiction that is on here, but to be honest, there are a lot of good aspects of Mibba that out weigh the fanfiction. And sometimes I read it, a percentage of fan fiction isn't half bad.
The one thing that annoys me beyond belief is the fans who treat their fav band like they're gods and aren't good writers to begin with. But its not my problem. I just click the back button. I wish people would do that when they came across something they didn't like.

Agreed. I don't heterosexual stories, but I don't tell people to take it elsewhere.

everyone should write what they want and get no shit for it, no exceptions.

right now i'm going through a battle of shit over a kink fic.

I agree with this too and not just about fan fiction. It seems people have been bitching at how other people write on here a lot lately. It almost seems that some people are never happy with anythng they read and instead of just keeping silent, they write a ton of blogs about it. It's like they are finding fault with something in every story instead of just being content. People are rediculous, but, I'm glad someone finally had the nads to speak up about this issue. =)

@ The Birdman
xD I did...
>_> at one of the comic cons they were sittin by eachother.
And I was like. Eheheee.
I even watched the interview where he had said that.

@ Neon_Skies_Killjoy
Yeah. And Grant Morrison influenced Gerard's comic. He was also in a few of their music videos like
Sing
Na na na
And here is Gerard interviewing him on his new book.  
(he is the bald dude for this who haven't figured it out)
Bet no one on this site knew this. 

Fucking preach, oh my god. I agree with this sooo much ;__;
Thankfully I haven't got comments on any of my fanfics yet from people saying they hate fanfiction.... it's only a matter of time until it happens though ://

@ The Birdman
I agree with you, people are so close minded on things, they don't know how to research things about their favorite things.
But for school they make you.
Why not use the same kind of intellegence (I probably spelled that wrong.) That they use for school?
I mean for bands, there are hundreds of interviews of them saying the same things over and over again.
Like Ray Toro got his need to be in a band because of his brother.
Gerard/Mikey because their grandma had introduced them to music.
simple things that'd make the story have a more tang to it.

What bugs me the most is the research. Like most MCR fans do not know who Grant Morrison is. Despite the fact that he is one of the bands best friends and biggest influences. While I've been writing my current Batman run I've even started retreading a ton of stories ive already read. Just to make sure I ha the continuity right to a certain point.

I understand where your coming from and I agree. Im not in anyway saying "its bad to hate fanfiction" no. People will either hate it or love it. What I'm saying is dont go and make a blog about "fanfiction is so stupid, why write it. No one has nothing better to do, blah blah" thats what Im talking about. That right there is stupid and uncalled for. I like your comment, its your own opinion.

I can see where people are coming from. I hate cliched love stories. However a TON of band fic on here is very cliched band fic. Almost following te formula to the dot
Band member + random person + cheating + spontaneous deux ex machina ending = typical story on here.
While I am sure there are some stories that don't follow this pattern a lot do.

Also a lot of fan fiction is very poorly researched. It seems like people write some fanfic base off some movie they saw and failed to do any outside research. like take Batman. All the time he starts out dark but eventually and randomly becomes a giant teddy bear in 3 chapters. WTF?

Idk. Do what you will to this comment but here is my opinion.

I'm sorry! Didn't mean to scare you. Never could hate fanfiction. I write it xD.
If I can't get into the story or its not well written yeah I wont like it. Same here.

Whew! Ok your title scared me a little bit. I read it and was like *clutches fanfiction against chest and walks away slowly*. I do agree with you, though. Although, for me, it's usually about how well the story is written rather than the particular genre. I'm pretty openminded with fanfiction.

No I mean its totally okay to hate it, don't like it. Not a problem. But going and writing a whole blog about why and kind of saying its wrong to read, ect its over done, you know?.

I think it's okay to hate fanfiction. Same with hating slash, or femmeslash, or incest, etc. It's okay to not like it. But there's a right way, and a wrong way, to express it, you know? And sometimes people take it too far when saying why they hate a particular thing.

here here! I hate it when people say "I hate this story and that story, etc" or whatever they hate about a story. -_-" I don't like all those mcr slashes, but I don't say I hate them. >_>

Amen.