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I'm sorry, I guess I missed something
But since when did "original pairings" come to mean "better stories?"
I make an effort to avoid being overly negative on this lj (God knows there's enough of that already), so I'm probably going to regret saying all this shit later, but is that seriously a prerequisite for a good story these days? An "original pairing?" That's interesting, because I thought there might be other qualifying factors, like a strong narrative, or a nicely paced plot, or, hm, maybe well-developed characters, perhaps?
This isn't just an issue I have with fandom. This is an issue I have with any film, any book, any TV show that goes out and says, "I'm gong to do something different and original!" and then winds up sucking because you dumbass writer/director/producer-type decided that so long as you had an "original" concept, you didn't need to focus on any other aspect of the film/book/show that might actually make it palatable and worth my time.
Originality is an excellent thing, don't get me wrong, but it is not the sole basis on which you can (or should) judge the value of a creative work, especially when it comes to anything involving writing.
Of course, what makes something "better" is subjective. But to be that dismissive and arrogant about it? Frankly, I find it pretty fucking aggravating. And pretentious. Get off your high horse and just do as you do. I don't have a problem with which characters you want sucking each other's faces, so maybe you should quit copping an attitude about the rest of us.
W/E, just W/E, you guys. I'm having the painters in soon, so I'm allowed to be moody >8C
I make an effort to avoid being overly negative on this lj (God knows there's enough of that already), so I'm probably going to regret saying all this shit later, but is that seriously a prerequisite for a good story these days? An "original pairing?" That's interesting, because I thought there might be other qualifying factors, like a strong narrative, or a nicely paced plot, or, hm, maybe well-developed characters, perhaps?
This isn't just an issue I have with fandom. This is an issue I have with any film, any book, any TV show that goes out and says, "I'm gong to do something different and original!" and then winds up sucking because you dumbass writer/director/producer-type decided that so long as you had an "original" concept, you didn't need to focus on any other aspect of the film/book/show that might actually make it palatable and worth my time.
Originality is an excellent thing, don't get me wrong, but it is not the sole basis on which you can (or should) judge the value of a creative work, especially when it comes to anything involving writing.
Of course, what makes something "better" is subjective. But to be that dismissive and arrogant about it? Frankly, I find it pretty fucking aggravating. And pretentious. Get off your high horse and just do as you do. I don't have a problem with which characters you want sucking each other's faces, so maybe you should quit copping an attitude about the rest of us.
W/E, just W/E, you guys. I'm having the painters in soon, so I'm allowed to be moody >8C
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I never actually write what I do to make a statement against other pairings..I might highlight why the others don't work in my AU, but that is more to flesh out all sides of a canon character than put down anyone else...
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This post was instigated by something I read in another writer's profile. To my knowledge and memory, you have never claimed "original pairings" made for "better stories." (Which I do appreciate and thank you for.)
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All things considered, what one replier said to your post here, I don't feel that Hibbles (while a smaller ship) is in the camp of stories commonly so out there that the good stories are crazy/hard to understand :\. Just..I think writing requiring a bit more thinking than most is a good thing, not something lesser where people go 'It was good, but I had to think, so it was only so-so, and has to have been a shining example of writing for all time to even be at the level of other stories' :P
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Did somebody say this? I don't think that
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