Thanks for this post. You've articulated a lot of the problems I have with certain kinds of fanfic (not all of it h/c, either). I think it's a wonderful thing that people like you and damned_colonial are raising awareness of the potential pitfalls of this challenge.
I'm signed up for it, I must admit, and I'm still intending on participating; as a writer, I like the challenge of needing to deal with topics I haven't or wouldn't before. And as a person who's suffered through some of the things the mods are considering h/c cliches, I'm intrigued by the thought of trying to put those experiences into words. But you've made me think about the challenge in a slightly different way, and I have to thank you for that; hopefully my contributions will be the better for your post.
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Date: 2010-06-13 06:38 am (UTC)I'm signed up for it, I must admit, and I'm still intending on participating; as a writer, I like the challenge of needing to deal with topics I haven't or wouldn't before. And as a person who's suffered through some of the things the mods are considering h/c cliches, I'm intrigued by the thought of trying to put those experiences into words. But you've made me think about the challenge in a slightly different way, and I have to thank you for that; hopefully my contributions will be the better for your post.