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Oh, my. This one has specific applications to fanfic. Well, I guess all these tidbits about writing do -- fanfic is, after all, writing -- but for instance, the first term, 'Accuracy' could be discussed as how it pertains to what we call 'canon', in fanfic.
'Advice' (and 'Workshop', too, though we'll see if these posts last that long: that's a lot of typing) goes to the 'beta' process in fanfic. An interesting difference I have noted is how I came to those people who have done betas for me through fanfic, as writers, rather than ask my personal friends or family (ogodno! not family!), and some of those very people have become personal friends. Has that been the trend for you guys out there? Or did you start asking advice from people you already knew for your fanfic?
The first two paragraphs about 'Advice' have little meaning to me: I don't share my writing with my family or with many of my friends. But the third hits the nail on the head. The second sentence, third paragraph, is a good definition for what I call 'cheerleaders' or 'handholders' (depends on my mood: if it's good I say cheerleader; if it's bleak I say handholder) and they do tend to be personal friends, beyond mere shared fandom -- but they also have similar styles or views on writing to mine.
As for the third and fourth sentences, third paragraph, I have encountered people just like that. Lacking a magic ring, I run for the hills when I meet them.
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The following is an excerpt from Part III of the book Making Shapely Fiction, by Jerome Stern. The first two parts are very much worth reading as well. The book is available in paperback.
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'Advice' (and 'Workshop', too, though we'll see if these posts last that long: that's a lot of typing) goes to the 'beta' process in fanfic. An interesting difference I have noted is how I came to those people who have done betas for me through fanfic, as writers, rather than ask my personal friends or family (ogodno! not family!), and some of those very people have become personal friends. Has that been the trend for you guys out there? Or did you start asking advice from people you already knew for your fanfic?
The first two paragraphs about 'Advice' have little meaning to me: I don't share my writing with my family or with many of my friends. But the third hits the nail on the head. The second sentence, third paragraph, is a good definition for what I call 'cheerleaders' or 'handholders' (depends on my mood: if it's good I say cheerleader; if it's bleak I say handholder) and they do tend to be personal friends, beyond mere shared fandom -- but they also have similar styles or views on writing to mine.
As for the third and fourth sentences, third paragraph, I have encountered people just like that. Lacking a magic ring, I run for the hills when I meet them.
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The following is an excerpt from Part III of the book Making Shapely Fiction, by Jerome Stern. The first two parts are very much worth reading as well. The book is available in paperback.
( Advice )