Hence why I post the disclaimer that this was in my experience and may well have been wrong.
Certainly the bulk of fic, and the easiest to write, is the stuff that spins easily off a single moment, focusing on a single character or pairing. But it is possible to write fiction that handles the characters and the situations of the source product in as even-handed a manner as the producers do. It's just harder.
To me, this means that my statement about "generally" was still correct. The bulk = majority = generally. QED. Saying that there are a few examples to the contrary means that they are exceptions. And generally != always.
That's me being picky.
I'm glad to know there is well thought out fanfic that redefines the original work. However, at what point does that re-invisioning process become so different from the original cannon that one should consider it more of a parody/alternate reality rather than fanfic?
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Date: 2004-10-21 10:07 am (UTC)Certainly the bulk of fic, and the easiest to write, is the stuff that spins easily off a single moment, focusing on a single character or pairing. But it is possible to write fiction that handles the characters and the situations of the source product in as even-handed a manner as the producers do. It's just harder.
To me, this means that my statement about "generally" was still correct. The bulk = majority = generally. QED. Saying that there are a few examples to the contrary means that they are exceptions. And generally != always.
That's me being picky.
I'm glad to know there is well thought out fanfic that redefines the original work. However, at what point does that re-invisioning process become so different from the original cannon that one should consider it more of a parody/alternate reality rather than fanfic?
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