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Verandure·12/11/2013, 10:50:17 AM·4 votes·963 views

Before I continue to labor my withered imagination to produce what it is I am working on, I have a few concerns and queries for my audience (presumably anybody reading this discussion and community).

  1. What pace is conducive to engagement in this style format. For me and mine, I enjoy longer, more detailed descriptions than break neck "short-story" speed. I understand that long walls are even harder to read here than in the old format, so I'm trying to speed my meter (it doesn't work very well, if you haven't already noticed).

  2. Do people actually care for non-romantic stories involving lore characters? Personally, I don't write fan fiction often for the very reason that sex or romance comprises the majority of what is prolific.

  3. How biased are fan fiction readers to original characters interjected in the story? I work very hard to make sure I don't contradict lore, but sometimes the existence of a character may be jarring to some readers, especially when the writer is despotic and instills their creation with absurd traits.

These are bothering me the most. Should I get constructive feedback, I may post what I have so far to either this discussion or a new one (likely a new one, considering). For those who aren't interested in my work, specifically, these questions are still invaluable for other writers who may be thinking of using this platform as a medium for their stories.

11 Comments

JadisDunedain12/11/2013, 8:04:46 PM2 votes

  1. I personally think this should be balanced: some parts that don't require as much description should be faster paced than other parts. But when it comes to visual appeal, I don't think it's an issue of pacing rather than one of spacing- putting extra space between certain lines would look good without having to change your style. Your post a case in point.

  2. I love the non-romantic fanfics, and totally agree with you. Sometimes writers don't care about altering the character's personality traits to put in a sex scene, which bothers me to no end. I usually avoid romantic fanfics for this reason.

  3. I don't mind the addition of extra characters and detail here and there- I think that's the point of fanfic. So long as it's true to the heart of the canon story, I say go for it.

If you want to write, totally go for it. I'm jealous that you're bold enough to consider posting your fanfic online, and I'll support you (whether the writing itself is good or bad) just for that fact.

RiotRiot Girl12/11/2013, 10:11:26 PM2 votes

I'll read anything!

  1. I'm a writer too, and I feel like as long as a piece is engaging and hooks me in the beginning (for me a good hook is either intriguing, provocative or an extreme action), the length is secondary. It's just important to pace the read so that even if there's not a ton of action occurring, the story moves forward.

  2. YES. Slash not required for fan-fiction. I don't know why those always seem to move to the forefront in the fan-fic genre, but never-mind. I love new layers of lore that enrich the stories of Runeterra.

  3. I'm OK with original characters but I definitely don't speak for everyone. I think it could be dangerous to bring in too major of a new character if they are expected to continue to interact with people in an ongoing capacity as it could cause a permanent diversion from the lore rather than a complement to it, which is what the best fan-fic is, IMO.

Cant wait to read your goods, summoner!

jwf99912/11/2013, 10:26:28 PM1 votes

I am a big reader not so good at writing but if your going to write something lol based use urgot my fave champ. But other than that I'll be happy and waiting to what you'll produce

The Neverworld12/12/2013, 8:15:12 AM1 votes

If your english is perfect, noone cares what you write. You get instant likes, comments and everything.

If your english isnt the best, you will get very likely low to none replies in any kind.

That's the "rule" of the toxic community.