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Intermission - Genres
Jul. 13th, 2007 02:30 pmIf it seems I instigate a lot of dicussions about fanfic, it's because writing is a favorite conversation topic for me that I don't get to discuss often among friends (mostly family that live several states away) and talking about fanfic helps narrow the topic. I've found that I've learned quite a lot with these discussions when it comes to writing - not just fanfic but also books - especially concerning what 'not' to do, which is probably just as important as what 'to do'.
Anyways, on to the discussion.
I wrote a kid fic a few days back, and though it got lovely reviews, I also came to discover just how disliked kidfic usually is (with so many confessing to being hesitant on reading my story because it was kidifc.) It got me wondering - what other genres are not so favored or that people are growing tired of? I wanted to do a poll but I really don't know what the other disliked or overdone genres are beyond KidFic and OC centered stories (I also didn't want people who write such fic feeling bad about it). Keep in mind I'm not talking about the annoying things authors do in a story (as discussed in my previous entry). I'm talking about stories that are more specifically categorized beyond Het, Slash, and Gen. KidFic, AUs, Kink, genderswitches, Darkfic, Fluff, uh... that's all I can really thing of in terms of such categories. I've probably left a few out.
And are they disliked because they're done too much or disliked because they're always poorly written? Or something else all together? I know something I always personally stay away from is Trinity tags. They're everywhere, and usually chalked full of McKay angst and Sheppard being a jerk.
Please understand I'm not writing this because I think these genres should be snubbed. Heck, I wrote KidFic knowing how most try to stear clear of it. Sometimes it helps to understand people's pet peeves with things. Take KidFic for example. The reason most don't seem to like it (according to what some poeple have told me) is because the stories always end up being too cute, and/or with the characters acting totally out of character whether as adults or kids. When I wrote my KidFic, I first sought out KidFic to see what others had done, then wracked my brain for what hadn't really been done (or done all that much.) If you're going to write a story in a disliked genre, the least you can do is stay clear of what's been done to death in that specific genre.
Anyways, on to the discussion.
I wrote a kid fic a few days back, and though it got lovely reviews, I also came to discover just how disliked kidfic usually is (with so many confessing to being hesitant on reading my story because it was kidifc.) It got me wondering - what other genres are not so favored or that people are growing tired of? I wanted to do a poll but I really don't know what the other disliked or overdone genres are beyond KidFic and OC centered stories (I also didn't want people who write such fic feeling bad about it). Keep in mind I'm not talking about the annoying things authors do in a story (as discussed in my previous entry). I'm talking about stories that are more specifically categorized beyond Het, Slash, and Gen. KidFic, AUs, Kink, genderswitches, Darkfic, Fluff, uh... that's all I can really thing of in terms of such categories. I've probably left a few out.
And are they disliked because they're done too much or disliked because they're always poorly written? Or something else all together? I know something I always personally stay away from is Trinity tags. They're everywhere, and usually chalked full of McKay angst and Sheppard being a jerk.
Please understand I'm not writing this because I think these genres should be snubbed. Heck, I wrote KidFic knowing how most try to stear clear of it. Sometimes it helps to understand people's pet peeves with things. Take KidFic for example. The reason most don't seem to like it (according to what some poeple have told me) is because the stories always end up being too cute, and/or with the characters acting totally out of character whether as adults or kids. When I wrote my KidFic, I first sought out KidFic to see what others had done, then wracked my brain for what hadn't really been done (or done all that much.) If you're going to write a story in a disliked genre, the least you can do is stay clear of what's been done to death in that specific genre.
