#saenalife

[deansdirtylittlesecretsblog]

@saenalife replied to your post: Maybe sometimes it's best not to give trolls what...

@anon - Maybe it’s best not to tell someone else how to stand up for themselves? This is more polite, but basically no different from people telling Mimi who she should and shouldn’t ship.

^^^^^^^ That.

[wilwheaton]

Are you a William Gibson fan? He's one of my favorites. It can be years since I read one of his books, but all it takes is that first page and I'm completely immersed in the universe he's created. He just makes it so real, so "of course, that's how it would be". I loved The Peripheral, btw.

Yeah, I’m a huge fan. I’ve been reading his books since ... I think Neuromancer? I think I discovered it in 1987 or so, and I’ve read all of his stuff since then.

[rizlowwritessortof]

@saenalife mentioned rizlowwritessortof in a post “Fic Tag Game”

I was tagged by @rizlowwritessortof (Thanks, sweetie! Also, now I have to go back and re-read the bull-riding fic. For science.)

Why did I just picture you like this? :D All right, Mr. Winchester, we’re going to need to take some measurements... for science, of course...

But then, while I was looking for ^^that, I saw this, and now I can’t stop laughing:

[katwinchester67]

The discourse on fanfiction

Hi! My name is Kitti Mezriczky and I'm studying Literature and Linguistics. This is my last year at university and I'm writing my thesis about fanfictions. In this survey, I would like to ask a few questions about fanfictions and how the writers and the readers are treated both inside and outside of the fandom community. I am also interested in answers from people who neither read, nor write fanfics and the survey contains specific questions for them after the first section. I would encourage all of you to share my survey with your friends both inside and outside of fandom and I would be extremely thankful for the help in getting this to non-fandom members. Your answers are anonymous and will only be used for the purposes of my thesis. If you don't have an answer to a certain question, please write that down for me because that is also an important information for me. Thank you all for your help!

So, good morning/afternoon/evening/whatever time it is where you are!

I’m in my last year at college which means that I have to hand in my thesis until the middle of April. I was lucky enough to be able to choose a subject which is very, very close to my heart and that is *drumrolls* FANFICTION! Some of you may have read my earlier post about my struggle with this choice but all those struggles ended when I was thankfully allowed to choose that certain teacher as my advisor whom I originally wanted and whose class I have attended this spring.

Anyway, she was very enthusiastic about my subject and helped me decide what exactly it is that I want to focus on about fanfiction. First, I wanted to write about the Mary Sue character type and that’s still part of it, but after talking to her and presenting my arguments about why I want this subject so much, she helped me realize that actually I have a mission with all this and that mission could be present in my thesis without taking away from its scientific value.

Wondering what that mission is? It’s the same thing I talked about in my earlier post. I’d like to tell people that fanfcition is more than what most people think about it. It’s more than satisfying ourselves through badly written, cliched pornography with poor grammar. Fanfiction IS valuable, there are fanfictions that have actual, real literary value and I’d like to make people realize that. In order to do that we have to start talking about it outside of fandom, WE have to talk about it, WE, who write it, WE, who read it, WE, who love and create all the amazing fanart.

So, that’s the foundation of my thesis. I need to do research on the subject, so I created a survey about the following questions:  What do people think about the stories themselves? What do they think about the people who write it? What do they think about the people who read it? If you write, do you tell people (your friends, family, etc) or is it not something that you can proudly “advertise”? And if you read? Do you tell people that?

So, I would be very grateful if you followed the link below and answered my questions. It would be tremendously helpful, if you shared it with non-readers/writers because I’m interested in their answers too, since I have specific questions for them. You can even share it with non-fandom member friends or anyone you can think of, because I’m really curious about their opinion on fanfictions too.

If you have any questions or comments or anything, please feel free to message me, or you can send me an email at [email protected]

I’ll tag some of my favorite people and dear friends on here and I would be eternally grateful if you could signal boost this. THANK YOU!! 😚💕💕 (Please forgive me if I tagged you and you don’t want to be tagged, I only try to get this to as many people as I can. I need around 100 people to fill the questionnaire.)  

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[seenashwrite]

@saenalife reblogged your photo “Valentine’s Day Fanfic Plot Point Guide” and added:

This is awesome (par for the course with Nash tbh). I’m not really in writing mode atm, but if I were, I’d totally be working that diagonal from top left to bottom right (esp because I just learned to make orange truffles that are to die for).

I thank you for those kind words, and I have to confess much of those tropes come directly from the neverending bucket of shmoop that is the Hallmark Movie Channel. Like, you can seriously hit close to any number of their scripts just by randomly rolling the dice, as it were, on one of my charts. And folks who’ve seen the others will notice many repeats, because all they do is regurg into said bucket and just tweak based on the season of the year! It’s amazing. I’m jealous, I want to work for them, I could pound out a script a week. 😂 PS: orange truffles holy moly love love love, jealous there, too

[seenashwrite]

Fellow sciatica sufferer here, wincing in sympathy. It sucks hugely, I know. You probably already have a regimen for dealing with it, but I'll say that ice packs and marijuana literally saved my life. Also, I wanted to let you know that I have been loving the xmas movie snark. I too am offended/befuddled/exasperated/amused by the crap that makes it to the screen. I saw one on Netflix called Coffee Shop (how could I resist?). Highlights: high powered city dweller escapes to small town... 1of2

This right here is the best phrase that’s ever graced this blog:

I’m picturing the sentient versions of such bursting into your home like superheroes 😂😂😂  I thank you for this vision.

RE: movies - Well I am pleased you’ve had a good time with those! Like I just told another, I fear I’ve fallen into the pit once more with Winter Movies (yes, it’s a genre apparently - if it’s not Christmas and there’s snow, then it goes) and the initial post is already in drafts for when I accumulate at least five or so.

The movie you’ve described sounds horrific and laugh-worthy, both. Talking about how does the dreck make it to screen - it’s people knowing people, gotta be, just like how mediocrity rises to the top often in other fields. In any event, this makes me recommend to you one of my fave podcasts “How Did This Get Made” –> You Tube –> Soundcloud   

And feeling much better, thank you for checking in on me! 😘

[rizlowwritessortof]

saenalife reblogged your post and added:

Oof, this was hot! Reading smut has been hit or miss for me lately, but this was a definite hit. Your original characters always feel like real people to me, with a depth that pulls me into the story. Well done, my friend, you never disappoint!

Sae, THANK YOU. All the loves to you, my friend 💖

Perchance to Dream 

[asupernaturaltreasury]

Ok. *deep breath and say-it-fast-like-ripping-off-a-bandaid* I'm going to withdraw from the challenge. I was sooo excited to be in a challenge you three put together, but I couldn't seem to get that excitement to transfer over to the fic itself. I tried, I really did, but just couldn't find that line into the story where it grabs me. I feel terrible about dropping out, but on the other hand, as a lifelong people-pleaser, giving myself permission to withdraw feels weirdly like growth. Forgive me?

Oh, Saena. I'm sincerely sorry if we've caused you any anxiety, either during the discovery process or while you've waited for the response, which is "Of course we forgive you, though there's nothing to be forgiven." Writing is hard enough without the pressure of thinking you've let someone down. We'll just pop your name off the list and wish you all the best. And certainly know this: If that excitement ever does weave it's way over to the kind of story I know you can tell, please consider us honored if you find another prompt that suits your needs and you submit that fic down the road.