The Feature & Follow is hosted by TWO hosts, Parajunkee of Parajunkee’s View and Alison of Alison Can Read.This week's features are Ramblings of a Coffee Adicted Writer and Paranormal Romance.
Q: Do you mind books with similar ideas to other books? Similar concepts, backgrounds, retellings or pulled-to-publish fanfic?
Well, sometimes, when the book is really good, I'm really happy when I see something like that happen in another book, as long as the author uses their own style- not just like, Oh, I'm going to change the character names and use the same exact plot and call it my own. I'm sorry to say this but I really hate fanfictions. I just HATE HATE HATE fanfictions. Not only because I hate erotica (ahem ahem- most fanfictions ARE like that.), it's because fanfictions always run wild and they ruin the characters I already got to know. So yeah. Anyways.
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I don't really see the allure of fanfiction either. They just mess with already established stories and characters.
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I'm not big on fanfic either, mostly because the quality is always so bad. Anything totally recycled is un-appealing as well. My FFs are at Musings on Fantasia and LKHill. Happy Friday! :D
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DeleteI am not a fan-fic fan at all. I don't read any of that stuff. But I don't mind a new spin on other stories if the author twists it around a little. Some stories are so universal that it’s almost a given that they will be retold, like The Iliad and the Odyssey. The story is an archetype of the hero’s journey.
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Being a huge tv junkie and getting obsessed with shows led me to reading fanfics at an early age, lol. Sometimes shows just don't go in the direction I want them to, so it can be a good outlet to get my mind off of it. There are some good ones, some (not some... a lot of) bad ones. But when I see them published, it's just weird. They should just stay on the net. Agreed with you, changing names and keeping plots is a huge no-no. Old follower! :)
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Hopping through. I like well written fan fiction, which is few and far between, but does exist. Most of it is awful though.
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Found you through Parajunkee's FF. I have to say I totally agree on fanfic, it's not really my thing either. I'm your newest follower :)
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You know, I've never read any fanfiction and if it's all erotica like you say, I don't think I'll bother! New follower. Here's mine: My FF
ReplyDeleteI have actually read fanfic that was OK, but I do not agree on fanfic authors actually publishing what they've written and earn money on it.
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I haven't really read fanfiction (that I am aware of) but if its like you say then I can't imagine that I'd enjoy it.
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Nice answer, thanks for sharing.
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Nice!! I have to agree as well. It's different to be influenced but to actually rehash and just change a few details is too obvious and sloppy.
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ReplyDeleteI've actually never read fanfic but that's exactly how I thought it would be and why I never touched it. lol
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I totally agree with you about fanfiction. I've never really read any but the ones that our out there just don't look any good at all!
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Becca @ Lost in Thought
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I agree with you about the first part. I do like fanfiction as long as they stay true to the original characters. I mean when you have a bad guy in a book, I expect to stay that way in the fanfiction and not for him to have a sudden change of heart and become one of the good ones just because...
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Kar @ Pause Time
Agree with you 100% on everything you said. I don't mind it when I enjoy it but the same overused idea can bother me sometimes. Awesome answer :D
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Kaina @ These Flying Pages
Hi there I am a new follower hopping along. I like your answer.
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