Intermission - Realization and Ranting. Ye be warned!

[kriadydragon]

Be warned, there be ranting ahead.

Our phone was on the fritz Saturday and we just got the thing fixed today, and in that time I was unable to use the internet since we have dial up. I realized something during that time. Though I was frustrated because I have a story to post, I actually didn't miss the internet as much as I thought.

I like reading fanfic stories, but sometimes I spend too much time doing so. But more than that, I'm kind of sick of it. I'm sick of constantly running into stories - without warning - that are slash or sexual or so chalked full of the F-word I want to slap the computer. I'm tired of getting irritated over trivialities, like how this writer's portrayal of a character is in a way that's not how I see the character, so annoys me (since it's usually in a negative way.) I'm tired of scrounging for good fics during the lulls, but mostly I'm tired of running into stuff that I regret reading and bugs me for days on end.

No, I'm not having a bad day. Actually, I'm having a good day. But the internet's working incredibly slow and I ran into another slash story, without warning, complete with a lot of the F-word and it sent me over the edge, and now I have a headache. So I'm venting to let off some steam (So I better not get any crap for it because we've all hit our breaking points at one time or another and needed to rant and rage).

Anyways, what I'm trying to say is that I'll probably be doing a lot less reading unless it's a story by an author I know, like, and trust. It'll also probably be some time before I whip out another chapter SGA fic. Except for the occasional one-shot and stories already in the works (like Wayfarers) I'm taking a break from SGA and doing something else. I finally got to watch Thoughtcrimes today, and a fic that has been bopping about my mind has finally come to fruition. Plus I also need to write that Supernatural fic for my sister.

But fret not, SGA fans, because there will be another chapter story from me in the future. I just need to step back from the big SGA stuff that I might approach it with a fresher perspective and better motivation. And, like I said above, there will be the occasional one-shot and smaller fics (five chapters or less, I'm thinking).
 
I'm just very frustrated today. Running into the kind of stuff I don't like to read hasn't helped.

Comments

[karri-kln1671.livejournal.com]

I know how that goes... I hate it when I'm reading along happily and, wham, the story turns into slash with no warning. A lot of authors, on FF especially, seem to think it's a given in all fics, so there's not need to warn the reader it's coming.

I act like an addict needing a fix when I'm at home with access to the Net, but when I'm on vacation, I don't miss it at all.

Ooooh, a Thoughtcrimes story bopping around your brain. YAY!!! It's a highly neglected fandom. *tears*

My Thoughtcrimes comm has a bi-weekly challenge (as well as other random, assorted challenges) should you ever need inspiration. It's not a busy wee community -- the last bi-weekly challenge didn't get any responses -- but there's a handful of ficlets there, and the bi-weekly challenge usually gets at least one response.

You've written at lot of SGA stories. I think it gets harder to to be passionate about writing in a fandom after a while, even if the actual passion for the fandom is still there.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I might very well take those challenges up. After watching the movie I though "why the crap wasn't this made into a series?" It was so well done and most made for TV movies tend not to be. It would have been an awesome series. So I feel the need to contribute to the episodes that might have been.

It'll also nice to take part in another fandom.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Sometimes you need to take a break from something you've put a %110 into. I wrote CSI fic for three years and hit a brick wall recently as the show went down hill fast. It helped revived my juices to tip toe in SGA.

I've found a lot of the good authors in SGA are taking breaks, switching to other things or divided time betwen fandoms. Its sad being an avid reader but understandable. As long as you do an occasional fic :-P

I love SPN, but for some reason don't read the fandom too much. Guess I only have so much time.

I have not seen Thoughtcrimes, part of me wants to, other part only wants to see JF as Sheppard. Hmmmmmmmm

Well its good to keep the muses going and who knows what they will be up to. I'm 50,000 words into my long SGA fic, all I want to do is finish the darn thing! I have other bunnies nipping at my heels.

Good luck and my try to find TC on torrent somewhere.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I'm totally reading your fic when it's done. You're one of the authors I trust.

I still love plotting and writing SGA fics but I really need to expand my horizons to keep from becoming jaded to the fandom. Thoughtcrimes was excellent. Yeah, I like JF as a laid-back Sheppard, but he was cute as Brenden Dean. Still an adorable dork if a bit more high-strung (I kept wanting to hug him through the whole movie). I'm going to have fun whumping his character.

[trublugem.livejournal.com]

I got frustrated last night while surfing the net. It's so hard to find a gen SGA fic these days. I've printed off a couple of Domenika Marzione's really long fics and i'm going to get into those. Take a break from my computer for once seeing as I spend 8 hours a day on one at work.

Glad to hear you're going to get into Thoughtcrimes fiction. It would have been great if it had been made into a series. It had so much potential. But then again, we wouldn't have Joe as Sheppard.

As an SGA fan I'm happy to hear you're not abandoning the fandom completely. That would be a great loss indeed.

[dragonfairymaid.livejournal.com]

I understand, I too, am tired of starting a fic and then it turning into slash. I stick with known authors mostly now. I venture forth sometimes into unknown areas. I am very glad you will do a "Thoughtcrimes" story, it is so lacking in fics and such a great movie! It actually was picked up by NBC? and they turned it into "Medium"(I think that is the name). Squee! a Supernatural fic! I will miss you on the SGA front, but am very much looking forward to your TC and SPN stories.

I am addicted to the net, but realized that I was just looking for things to look up and could not remember what I had seen, so I now just only get on for two hours a day, either at work or home. I have found that I do not even miss it really and I feel liberated! I am glad I am not the only one who feels this way!

[tristen84.livejournal.com]

I'm glad you're not abandoning the SGA fandom completely, because it really needs good writers like you. Plus, I love your stories :o)

But I'm sorry you've been feeling frustrated with the fandom because of these stories. I've not been as frustrated as you as I'm pretty open to both slash and sexual stories as long as they are done well (and contain Shep whump ;o)), but I'm very picky about the quality of a fic and I have come across a lot of stories that were so incredibly lacking in quality that I've had to hit the back button just 2 paragraphs in. Like you said, some of them are so chalked full with the F-word that it's like you're reading about completely different characters.

It's even worse when you stumble across something you really don't want to read, but pops up without warning anyway. I've never had that happen to me before, but I think I'd be pretty p**d off too if I'd stumble upon a story that turned out to be a deathfic without any kind of warning. So yeah, I understand how you feel.

Anyway, I mostly stick to authors I trust now, too. Or to authors who have been recced to me by someone I trust.

I'm glad you'll be finishing Wayfarers and the other stories you have in the works though (any status reports you can share...? *bats eyelashes* ;o))!

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I will never abandone SGA. I just need to expand my fic horizons so I don't become jaded to the fandom.

I like Domenika MArzione's fics but I can never find them unless they're recommended.

I think that's what attracted me to TC, even before I saw the movie, was that is was going to be a series but wasn't. It started giving me all kinds of ideas for what might have been. I think I'm going to have sun with it.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Running into these explicit slash/sex fics has kind of tainted the fandom for me (thus the need for a bit of a break, plus I'm still waiting for my dang laptop). I'll still be writing SGA fics, just not long, chapter stuff. It'll be mostly one-shots with the occasional five chapter fic (maybe).

Medium was actually based on the experiences of a real-life person, or something like that, who sees dead people. But, yeah, I see the similiarites.

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

I'm very sensative-minded. Reading one sentance of explicit material will stick in my mind for days, and I hate that. I'm also a very by-the-book person. Slash doesn't sit well with me because the characters aren't gay on the show, yet there are so many stories where authors seem bound and determined to stick slash somewhere. that's what's been getting to me - always running into the little slash stories that don't become slash until the end.

I'm still planning out the next chapter of Wayarers, and it may be some time in coming as the muses are being indecisive about it. I need something more to it, I just haven't figured out what, yet.

REmember, I am making up each chapter of Wayfarers as I go, so some chapters may take longer than others.

[kristen999.livejournal.com]

Still an adorable dork if a bit more high-strung (I kept wanting to hug him through the whole movie).

Oh gawd why did you have to say that? I'll have to look for it now...is there a JF site that has it for D?L..or should I just get it off of torrent...hey, I'll consider it 'research' to read your new fic :-P

[trublugem.livejournal.com]

Here's the link to profile on FF http://www.fanfiction.net/u/31721/ and her homepage: http://www.offpanel.net/dmz/sga.html

[dragonfairymaid.livejournal.com]

Huh, I thought I read an article where Joe stated "Medium" was what the TV Station turned "Thoughtcrimes" into. Maybe I am remembering wrong. Looking forward to your stories in different fandoms!!

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

If that's teh case then what the crap! Thoughtcrimes was better. I mean, I like Medium, but I would have liked thoughtcrimes more.

Thank you

[coolbreeze1.livejournal.com]

Hi. I'm new here. I just wanted to say I totally agree with you about the stories that have excessive swearing and/or suddenly and unexpectedly turn slash. If people want to write those, that's fine, but there really should be warnings. I love your SGA stories, by the way. You're an excellent writer. Please keep writing!

Re: Thank you

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

Yeah, constantly running into these stories has kind of tainted the fandom for me. Most people have been getting frustrated with the show, I've been getting frustrated with the fanfic. However, I seem to be getting over it, which I really need to since I left so many stories hanging. Poor widdle stories.