Quote:Kilroy wrote:Reminds me of a Harry Potter fic where Harry is sent to a parallel dimension where everyone is gender flipped. What bothered me (and a bunch of other readers) was the author's eventual explanation that this was so because the Y chromosome worked differently in the new universe. A later author's note revealed that they were bewildered by the reaction, wondering why everyone was okay with all of the magic people having magic powers, but had our SoD broken by genetics not working as expected.
I am hoping to start a discussion about the willing suspension of disbelief in reading fanfiction and those stories that have elements that make readers think “that’s not right”, or “what was the author thinking?” or even just “WTF?.” I consider myself a reader and not a writer and my intent is not to discourage writers so I will try to be circumspect in describing my examples.
Sometimes SOD issues are with mundane matters, not the fantastic.
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV