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xanphibian
Can I get a hell yeah!
I love meta and I love discussing writing. I’ve often thought of treating fic as I would treat the books that I’m reading: lay them up against theory and classic crit to examine how the writer is able to do what they do (convey sen, emotion, visuals, etc.). In fandom, this would commonly fall under the banner of concrit. Most people seem to be Very Nervous about concrit, it’s bad form, unnecessary in a community where all is for fun, you don’t want to step on anyone’s toes or hurt their feelings. With that in mind, I offer concrit up to the people who I know are interested and can handle it.xanphibian’s post gets at what my ideas are of concrit on a larger level than just what some assume it is. That is to say, we’re not just talking about criticism in terms of “this is bad” or “this doesn’t work”, but also how the fic operates and achieves its goals via the more technical aspect of writing. We’re talking more than just concrit or a review but a critical analysis of a literary piece, and let’s be real – fanfic is literature. It may not be considered Literature because of its marginal status (copyright issues, derivative, etc.) but it is literature. Hell, if a pamphlet can be literature, fanfic can damn well be literature. Some of it is even Literature.
Personally, I am totally willing to offer up my fic for the attempt. All the same rules of fandom, of course, applying. Although, I have a feeling that there will be no takers because it always comes down to the same argument with concrit – people get their feelings hurt. Well, seeing as how I am an adult, and seeing as how I can only grow if I get concrit, I would love to see an essay or brief meditation on something that I’ve written or a compare/contrast to different pieces, etc. I’d love to do the same for other willing writers. I think that the closest I got was a comment I made totkp’s Pretty Screams in Paradise. It was a fabulous thinky exercise and reminded me of all those reasons that I love Lit classes and academia, all the fun, technical reasons that I love and hate being a writer.
xanphibianCan I get a hell yeah!
I love meta and I love discussing writing. I’ve often thought of treating fic as I would treat the books that I’m reading: lay them up against theory and classic crit to examine how the writer is able to do what they do (convey sen, emotion, visuals, etc.). In fandom, this would commonly fall under the banner of concrit. Most people seem to be Very Nervous about concrit, it’s bad form, unnecessary in a community where all is for fun, you don’t want to step on anyone’s toes or hurt their feelings. With that in mind, I offer concrit up to the people who I know are interested and can handle it.
xanphibian’s post gets at what my ideas are of concrit on a larger level than just what some assume it is. That is to say, we’re not just talking about criticism in terms of “this is bad” or “this doesn’t work”, but also how the fic operates and achieves its goals via the more technical aspect of writing. We’re talking more than just concrit or a review but a critical analysis of a literary piece, and let’s be real – fanfic is literature. It may not be considered Literature because of its marginal status (copyright issues, derivative, etc.) but it is literature. Hell, if a pamphlet can be literature, fanfic can damn well be literature. Some of it is even Literature.Personally, I am totally willing to offer up my fic for the attempt. All the same rules of fandom, of course, applying. Although, I have a feeling that there will be no takers because it always comes down to the same argument with concrit – people get their feelings hurt. Well, seeing as how I am an adult, and seeing as how I can only grow if I get concrit, I would love to see an essay or brief meditation on something that I’ve written or a compare/contrast to different pieces, etc. I’d love to do the same for other willing writers. I think that the closest I got was a comment I made to
tkp’s Pretty Screams in Paradise. It was a fabulous thinky exercise and reminded me of all those reasons that I love Lit classes and academia, all the fun, technical reasons that I love and hate being a writer.
