I agree with a lot of what you said. I've been a fanwriter for much, much longer than I've been a fanartist, but for QT especially, it's so difficult for me to write for exactly the same reasons you mentioned. It's tough to even get the characterization right in the first place (though everyone would think of the characters in their own way, of course), let alone write a story with the same kind of aplomb that MWT pulls off.
I think I prefer to read fluffier stories, because I can easily distance myself from the actual canon work so I can just enjoy it without thinking how it could fit within the framework of the book. I think my issue with fanfic is when it's serious and the characters aren't quite how I envisioned them, because then it's just jarring. I was just talking with another fic writer about this, and I told her that Irene's caustic humour is one of those things that really disorients me in fics; in canon, when she "threatens" Gen, there's usually double entendre involved, but I think the subtlety doesn't come through in most fics, and it just looks like Irene is bullying Gen. I mean, I don't want to complain *too* much, because these fanfic authors are really brave, and writing takes *so* much effort and energy; and not everyone is going to have the same interpretation of the characters as I do. But yeah, when it comes to QT, I read much less fics than I do for other fandoms.
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Re: I saw them on tumblr and I LOVE LOVE LOVE
Date: 6/27/17 04:05 pm (UTC)I think I prefer to read fluffier stories, because I can easily distance myself from the actual canon work so I can just enjoy it without thinking how it could fit within the framework of the book. I think my issue with fanfic is when it's serious and the characters aren't quite how I envisioned them, because then it's just jarring. I was just talking with another fic writer about this, and I told her that Irene's caustic humour is one of those things that really disorients me in fics; in canon, when she "threatens" Gen, there's usually double entendre involved, but I think the subtlety doesn't come through in most fics, and it just looks like Irene is bullying Gen. I mean, I don't want to complain *too* much, because these fanfic authors are really brave, and writing takes *so* much effort and energy; and not everyone is going to have the same interpretation of the characters as I do. But yeah, when it comes to QT, I read much less fics than I do for other fandoms.
Thanks for the fic rec, I'll check it out.