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a poetic retelling of an unfortunate story

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[fadedyuki-deactivated20230712]

It doesn’t matter how many things are going right I still feel fucking empty inside.

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the vibe atm

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heartbreaking

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written by me

[onyx-and-elm]

The fandom definition of Dead Dove:

Dead Dove: Do Not Eat is a warning or tag used to indicate that a fanwork contains tropes or elements that may be deemed morally reprehensible without explicitly condemning the sensitive aspects.

Dead Dove is not a placeholder tag for major character death and does not inherently suggest non-HEA.

It means tags should be taken at face-value and certain dark themes in the work will not necessarily be painted in a negative light.

[onyx-and-elm]

i don’t know if this helps, but

original work:

transformative work:

copy/pasting and changing the names:

Death Star Starry Night by Aja Kusick

[rizzlewrites]

What are your thoughts on so-called god tier fanfictions and the hyper critique directed at them? Also, do you have a position on the binding controversy?

'God-tier Fics' & Critique

'God-tier fics', I gather, refer to fics that are recommended as 'must reads'? That list is different for everyone. One person's god-tier is another person's DNF.

I think you're asking me what I think about these fics attracting more instances of criticism by virtue of the fact they're discussed more often?

To be honest, my views have changed over the last few months.

I was initially irritated by the rudeness of some negative, unconstructive reviews attached to the more oft-recommended stories. This is not to say I have thin skin. I've had my professional work torn to (constructive) shreds as part of the academic journal peer review process. The difference is that it happens in private, not in public and there are specified rules for how authors write and how reviewers review.

I'm firmly in the 'dinner party rules' camp when it comes to giving feedback on a public fanwork. Say it nicely or learn to say it nicely. Some people will critique fanworks like it's commercially published and professionally edited. It's like writing a detailed critique of someone's charity bake-sale cookies. Most of us would never. The one time I raised this issue explicitly in one of my fic review threads on A03, I was told I needed to suck it up because anything published for public consumption is fair game.

I kinda agree with them now, not in principle, but simply with the inevitability of it.

That being said, I wish people who engage with fanworks understand that their thoughts and feelings about a piece of work sometimes has more to do with their individual preferences, than it being a reflection of the objective value of the work. I wish there was more self-awareness involved when people interact with a work.

When I discuss with my own kid what she's reading for school, the best, most interesting, most informative conversations are about why she feels a certain way, not merely that she feels it. I think both consumers and creators benefit from these kinds of discussions.

On Binding

I've updated my Transformative Works Policy on my author website to clarify that my fanworks should be freely available and not reproduced and sold for profit. This applies to binding projects, too.

[thebemoon]

Sigh. I agree with everything that rizzlewrites says here and think the #goodthoughtsfromasmartlady tag is well earned.

I myself wrote what is considered a "god tier" fic, which surprised me more than anyone else. I worked on the fic alone for a year, finally started posting it and was shocked when anyone read it.

"The Gloriana Set" was proudly self-indulgent. To me, writing fanfic was an opportunity to take risks and do whatever I wanted. It was a Dramione and I was still working out my feelings about Draco and he literally suffered for that. Before writing the fic I'd read a lot of Dramione and made the mistake of reading a few chapters of a super-dark fic ("My Little Bird). Beautifully written, but oh my kittens, it was DARK. That Draco was a complete violent loon, and I thought, "well, if people will read a fic where Draco is sadism in human form, surely I can get away with Hermione figuratively smacking him around a bit."

I assumed I had a free pass on daffy original characters and slightly convoluted plot with long, luxurious subplots involving risque parties and complicated revenge plots. Hermione could be as rigid and judgmental as she wanted to be and Theo could scheme and Ron could embark on a complicated redemption arc.

And this was true, until TGS became popular. Which is amazing and I still can't believe it. And the vast majority of comments and discussions have been positive. I'm so happy and I generally think the Dramione fandom is awesome, a little edgy and dark sometimes, like our star couple, but awesome.

But now "The Gloriana Set" has been hyped to heights that no wacky, self-indulgent fanfic could ever reach, and it's hard to read the disappointment of fans who expected something more streamlined and polished and professional. It's so clear that after about 10 chapters I totally changed the story's trajectory from a simpler, 60,000-word fic to something richer, more sprawling, and excessively long. I felt I was on to something here and wanted to do everything and I don't regret one word. I also wrote TGS without an alpha or beta, because I'm a journalist whose every word is scrutinized before and after publication and I wanted a break from that process.

As Rizzlewrites says, "It's like writing a detailed critique of someone's charity bake-sale cookies."

I encourage readers to read fanfiction with that thought in mind. I know it's hard in today's consumer culture, but enjoy those slightly underbaked, misshapen cookies that are still delicious because the baker put in too many chocolate chips.

[onyx-and-elm]

Quick Note on Fic Binding

It’s been brought to my attention that some bookbinders in the fandom are using Patreon to charge for early access to fic commission slots and typesets,  thus making a profit off of fanwork, despite claiming to only charge for materials.

Fandom is meant to be free. That’s the beauty of it (and the struggle). Artists, writers, readers, binders, alphas, betas, podfic performers, etc. – we are all committing time and energy with the understanding that we will never receive compensation. We’re here for love of the characters, the world and the community.

It’s one thing to donate. Buy each other coffees. Support and boost each other in any way possible. Having a Patreon dedicated to teaching the art of bookbinding is no different to me from starting a Patreon to teach a writing class. You are charging for a legal, educational service. But in charging for access to a work of fanfiction, you are putting fanwork behind a paywall. In selling prints of fanart or fanfic merch, you are putting fanwork behind a paywall. In charging for the ability to read a fic or charging commissions to write a fic, you are putting fanwork behind a paywall – and it’s illegal and dangerous for the entire fandom community.

I am happy to allow binding of my fics if absolutely no profit is being made – if the commissioner is paying for the materials and the binder is putting in time and energy to create a beautiful book. But if you are profiting through Patreon or any other medium by giving early access to commission slots, access to typesets, access to anything fandom-related, please stop binding my work. If you are overcharging for materials or selling fanart or doing anything to profit off of fandom, you are endangering the community and I am begging you to stop.

Please, please keep fandom free.

[onyx-and-elm]

Don't Look Back / The Bond

https://youtu.be/Ak9KXuRZsBs