I Just Realised Why I Don't Like Ozzalos' Fanfics

[WengFook]

Epsilon wrote:

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And it isn't that he is obsessed with making Ranma a girl. That's just a symptom.




I will demonstrate my problem with this paragraph from his latest story:

I think the phrase "your mileage may vary" tends to apply to most books and authorsand especially fanfiction writers. Since what one person
finds absolutely intolerable, is another person's most relished parts. For example some authors can't write exposition of any sort but dry material to
save their lives, but some people find that same exposition to be the best thing since sliced bread.

In fanfiction it boils down to this for me, These people are doing it for free. With nothing but occasional reviews and helpful flames or criticism to keep
them on the road to better writing. They've probably got little to no training or lessons on how to make it better except for the examples of other
fanfiction writers/rolemodels who they think writes pretty good story. Which by the way may not be that good in the eyes of other readers.

With that all said. Yes some people do re-use literary themes over and over again. Yes it might be irritating. No its probably not going to go away unless you
send several politically worded criticisms in emails to the writer.

Otherwise theres nothing to be done about it except sit back and enjoy the ride, or find something else to read
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