Of Dreams and Fics

[selah_1977]

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From: selah_1977
Subject: Of Dreams and Fics
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6536] Some like it hot
Date: 8/10/00 9:47 pm  (ET)

To Mike, Neil, and any other grownups considering authoring HP fanfic--

DO IT! Most of the fics I've read at FFnet and elsewhere were written
by teens. Teen writers in the classes I've taught run the gamut from
extremely gifted to USE A DICTIONARY, PLEASE! You see this colorful
diversity of talent on the site, with most fics somewhere in the middle.

There is a full rating system for fics, which I like. You have everything
from G to NC-17 (equivalent to X-rated, none of which are any good in
this case) represented there.

There are very few adult writers, and fewer ones worth their salt. Blaise
is one I've read and can recommend. Lori is another. Penny and Carole
have added their great contribution to this fandom. But for older fans
who read fics in other fandoms (X-Files, etc.), the lack of older teens
and grownups is disappointing.

Don't get me wrong. I'm sappy, and I like romantic comedy. But angst,
purple prose, and pointlessness annoy me. My personal preferred pop
genres for movies and pulp fiction are action/adventure and sci-fi. If
there is a strong romantic subplot, so much the better.

(BTW, Jen, don't feel bad. The first night after I read PoU, I had a
vivid dream about it. Nothing like that has happened to me since I was
a little kid and dreamed about hiding from Darth Vader in a chest along
with Scooby and the gang. (I am not making any of this up. <vbg>))

The HP/Scooby-Doo fanatic,

Ebony AKA AngieJ