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Where do you draw the line?
WarrenTheConey and 3 others reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
I’ve gotten unsolicited requests that try to push me into writing for fandoms that I know nothing about. Guess that’s my hard stop for writing, along with the desire to finish what I’ve already started. And TBH, if I had fallen into the potter universe today, it’s unlikely that I’d even delve into fanfiction.4 points -
I may have found this website’s theme song….
kagome26isawsome and 2 others reacted to Desiderius Price for a status update
I may have found this website’s theme song….3 points -
Where do you draw the line?
WarrenTheConey and 2 others reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
Well, flip the tables around and imagine it’s a fanfic with YOU as the central character. It’d be a fictional narrative putting events/actions into your own personal history/future, yeah, that’d be disturbing. (And if it’s derogatory/slanderous, the author opens themselves up to a lawsuit too.) Normally I bend over backwards to NOT associate my stories with real people/buildings/etc. So, I’ll make up town names, or at least scramble the road/street name the homes are on to avoid the Goonies House effect. It’s a fine line, but as a viewer, I know I was irritated when a show like Dead Like Me films in Vancouver BC and tries to pass it off as Seattle… it broke the immersion because I knew it was off.3 points -
Where do you draw the line?
pittwitch and 2 others reacted to WarrenTheConey for a topic
Desiderius Price "I’ve learned to never say never when it comes to writing, usually because saying “never would” becomes an inducement to do just that." That's the absolute truth. It's because of that, I try to turn things I dislike, into challenges that broaden my imagination and world view. I also agree that writing about real people, is something that I would probably refrain from. However, with the rise of characters that are fictitious representations of real people, both directly and indirectly, there are even some shows, that I would rather avoid writing about, just because they toe, a palpably, unpopular grey line. For instance, I actually enjoyed the cartoon, The Prince, (I hate myself for admitting that), and I wanted to write a fan-fic to resolve it's cliffhanger ending. But I never wrote one, because I feel, that grey area, is essentially the same as writing about real people. And I'm not alone in the sentiment, that writing about characters who act as fictitious representations of real people, is essentially the same, as writing about those real people. I know that most people agree with me, since the decision to make prince George the main character of that show, was so overwhelmingly controversial, that the show's run, was ended, before the episodes were even aired.3 points -
Where do you draw the line?
pittwitch and 2 others reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
I’ve learned to never say never when it comes to writing, usually because saying “never would” becomes an inducement to do just that. That said, involving a real person based fanfic would have a certain level of ick to it, likely invite lawsuits depending on what you’re depicting, so probably best avoided. REFERENCING a real person, can be alright though. JKR famously put Rupert’s first name into HBP (when Slughorn was trying to remember Harry’s friend’s name…). I’ve had Harry visit Graceland, so the name of Elvis comes up. Also when I wrote about my Harry getting a flood of hate mail, I put some addressed to the actor’s name with “Who’s …?” I’ve also loosely based some characters on real people before (won’t give names).3 points -
Where do you draw the line?
kagome26isawsome and 2 others reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
Knowing this website, the question will morph with the conversation, and the answer will always remain the same (42).3 points -
Scooby Gang Time
Deadman and one other reacted to BronxWench for a topic
No worries, @Deadman! It’s fixed.2 points -
Where do you draw the line?
WarrenTheConey and one other reacted to pittwitch for a topic
Which fandoms will you NOT write or read?2 points -
Where do you draw the line?
Deadman and one other reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
Suppose the soft line here is a) real person is already a public figure, on a “stage”, consistent to their public behavior, and it’s incidental to your story, vs b) main-character back at the hotel room, vs c) somebody you knew back in high school. For B/C, even if I base it on a real person, the name’s being changed, with enough details tweaked to avoid doxxing. For groups, I’ll typically do a rename too.2 points -
An emotional rollercoaster day: two losses; two gains. Cheers to a calmer day tomorro
Melrick and one other reacted to pittwitch for a status update
An emotional rollercoaster day: two losses; two gains. Cheers to a calmer day tomorrow for everyone.2 points -
Where do you draw the line?
GeorgeGlass and one other reacted to pittwitch for a topic
After a rather disturbing moment in archive cleaning, I can most honest say that I will not be telling anyone how to get to Sesame Street.2 points -
Where do you draw the line?
pittwitch and one other reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
I could imagine a historical rally/speech, or a fictional character getting an autograph at a convention. I do have a generic… “the Queen’s motorcade drove past my characters near Buckingham Palace” in my potter fanfic. So, this is why I can’t say never, never. Within my originals, it’s near future, not today, so I can make up new shows & celebrities2 points -
You’re right, never say never but I can’t imagine a scenario in which I would. The closest that I’ve come is mentioning real people in my fics. For instance, in one of my fics, I had a character watching TV and they were watching a celebrity interview with an actor who was actually an actor in the show. It’s more of a throw away line. I’ve also done things like named OC characters after the actors that I like, whether they’re part of the fandom I’m writing about.2 points
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Where do you draw the line?
BronxWench and one other reacted to Deadman for a topic
Like it seems most people agree, I don’t go into the real person fic thing. I think I read a couple of them way back when I first started reading fic and it just wasn’t something I was into. I also generally don’t write or read fanfic based on animated characters. The closest I come to that is live action adaptations of comic book characters, like superheroes or Riverdale, things of that nature. Just not into the idea of animated characters having sex. It’s a line I personally draw.2 points -
Where do you draw the line?
pittwitch and one other reacted to GeorgeGlass for a topic
I’m uncomfortable not only with real-person fanfic but fanfic involving characters played by real people. So I stick with cartoon fandoms. And mostly Western ones, because I’m not a big enough anime fan to have seen a lot of the ones people tend to write about. The only non-cartoon fanfic I’ve ever written was about Adam and Eve, because that’s not a particularly recent fandom.2 points -
Where do you draw the line?
WarrenTheConey and one other reacted to BronxWench for a topic
I write for a very few fandoms myself, based on what interests me, but I do read outside those fandoms. There are just those few that I will not ever seek out when I have time to read for pleasure. Of course, I also avoid certain tags, but that’s not the question here.2 points -
Where do you draw the line?
WarrenTheConey and one other reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
For me, it’s more on the practical side of where I want to be spending my time, and I prefer spending it on writing my own creations—it’s fun! So, unless I get really motivated, I don’t expect to venture into new fandoms for writing.2 points -
Where do you draw the line?
WarrenTheConey and one other reacted to pittwitch for a topic
Oh yes, real person fiction is a line I cannot cross either!2 points -
“Beware the Ides of March!”
BronxWench reacted to Desiderius Price for a status update
“Beware the Ides of March!”1 point -
Strange font change between chapters?
BronxWench reacted to Deadman for a topic
No worries, not a super urgent matter because people can still read it in full. Just thinking about consistency for readers. Might seem weird to them. Also I was worried that I’d somehow missed something in terms of formatting. But again, not urgent.1 point -
Strange font change between chapters?
Deadman reacted to BronxWench for a topic
The RTE has been a bit odd lately. We’re aware of the quirks, and hopefully we’ll get those cleared up.1 point -
Strange font change between chapters?
BronxWench reacted to Deadman for a topic
Yeah, that’s what is weird. I used the same document editor for this type of thing. In fact, the final piece actually looks fine despite it being weirder format wise. For some weird reason, it seems to have happened when I copied and pasted it to the web.1 point -
Strange font change between chapters?
Deadman reacted to BronxWench for a topic
I’m not entirely sure what’s causing the initial font changes, but… I know in Word, you have the option to select a format for different sections of a document, like “Heading” or “Title” or “Normal” and those affect how the text appears. You can apparently set different fonts for some format options, I believe. If that’s what happened, you can fix that by selecting just one format for the entire document. I usually go with “No Spacing” myself. There’s a similar format option in my email interface as well—I use Thunderbird to see all my email addresses in one place. (Don’t ask. It’s complicated.) I can choose between things like “Body Text” or “Paragraph” or “Heading” which then formats my text. It’s useful if I’ve copy-pasted something into the email that doesn’t match the format of the email client. Other than that, you can try selecting all of your chapter in the Rich Text Editor, and then setting a single font and size for the entire document.1 point -
Scooby Gang Time
BronxWench reacted to Deadman for a topic
I appreciate it, thanks. Now on to many new stories.1 point -
George Glass' Transparency Thread
FairySlayer reacted to GeorgeGlass for a topic
The final chapter of “Sharing DNA” is posted! Chapter 3: Give a Flying Fuck1 point -
What's the highest word count you've ever lost?
BronxWench reacted to WarrenTheConey for a topic
The other night I was working on one of my many, (probably too many), short stories. I decided to move a folder that held the scene I was working on, and then attempted to save the document the scene was in. The document acted strangely and then I realized I had just moved the file itself, I double checked the file and found the thirteen hundred word scene I had just finished, had not been saved. Luckily, I keep scenes, completely separate, while I write, so I only lost one scene. Of course, being the surly, impatient person, I am, I decided to end my writing session for the evening. But this made think, it has to happen to other writers now and then, right? So tell me, what's the highest word count you've ever lost, when your work wasn't saved? The highest word count I've ever lost, was one thousand eight hundred words. I'm sure that's not much for the more prolific among you, but it's a lot for a featherweight like me.1 point -
George Glass' Transparency Thread
FairySlayer reacted to GeorgeGlass for a topic
So here are the stories I'm spending the most time on right now: –"Sharing DNA”: I expect to get the third and final chapter off to beta early next week. –”Casino Night": One chapter down, two to go. The next chapter will take a while because it will be fairly long and because writing it requires me to do quite a bit of math. –"Itch Versus Scratch”: This is a The Ghost and Molly McGee fanfic that I may have mentioned before. I expect to have the first chapter (of four) ready for beta pretty soon after "Sharing DNA” is finished. –"Augmented^2”: The Big Hero 6 sequel story nobody asked for. By my rough calculations, I should be ready to start sending chapters to beta in May.1 point -
Where do you draw the line?
pittwitch reacted to Desiderius Price for a topic
Somehow, I’m intrigued to the details… maybe I’ve got a dirty mind, but it could be like one toxic review/spam-advert I received on FF.net that was… NUKE, NUKE, NUKE, not only the review, but also wiped out the notification email too. (And normally I let the notification emails linger.)1 point -
Yeah, mine is that the character is watching the actor speak about their appearance in Playboy (which is a real thing that happened with the actor), and my fictional character suggests that they were hot and how they sorta looked like their fictional character.1 point
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Where do you draw the line?
pittwitch reacted to BronxWench for a topic
Good question! I’m not a fan of anime in general, but I have to say, I avoid Naruto like the plague itself. I’m also deeply and profoundly disturbed by real person fiction as a whole, and I will never read it for enjoyment, much less write it.1 point -
Trying to download stories for offline reading
pittwitch reacted to BronxWench for a topic
We don’t have a function for downloading stories like some other archives do, largely because we have found it encourages the theft of stories by people who post them elsewhere under their own pen names. We take a fairly dim view of plagiarism here at AFF, and do our best not to facilitate it. We have also encountered instances where an author has taken their work down from the Internet, only to have fans of the stories reposting them without permission. So, the answer is that we don’t encourage copying stories for offline reading, but we’re well aware that people will copy stories. No archive that I know of has found a way to prevent it entirely. We won’t explain how to do it, though, simply because we respect the rights of our members with respect to their intellectual property, even if that property is fan fiction and not something that would bring them monetary gain.1 point -
Rules for this forum.
Desiderius Price reacted to Solaris for a topic
This is our rant and journal forum, any member who wishes to "speak" up about their day, or what irks them, they can now start a thread here, and rant away! But like the rest of the boards in this forum, there will be some rules. Those that are available in the main Aimless Babble still apply here, along with these next two: One thing we wish to state, no rants about fellow AFF members or staff (including those who belong only to the main site). If you have an issue with someone on the forums (or the main site) please try to resolve it privately via the use of the PM system or by e-mail if both of you have e-mails listed here. If the other party is being abusive, or unresponsive, please bring it to the attention of the forum moderators for help in resolving the issue. If you want feedback, or rather not, please make sure to state so in your thread. Above all ladies and gentlemen, please respect each other's opinion. As all threads are going to be the personal opinions of those who start them, if something they say bothers you . . . do not read their posts. And if you have a problem with a board member and you need a mediator to work things out, feel free to contact any of the mods. Thanks again and feel free to rant away. Beth1 point -
There are those moments that make me wonder… Why is google maps putting the dining sy
BronxWench reacted to Desiderius Price for a status update
There are those moments that make me wonder… Why is google maps putting the dining symbol on a pet shop? Go for the amazing sensation of goldfish squirming on the way down?0 points -
Top temperature today was 42.3c (108.1f), but the top ‘feels like’ temperature was 50
WillowDarkling reacted to Melrick for a status update
Top temperature today was 42.3c (108.1f), but the top ‘feels like’ temperature was 50.3c (122.5f). Woo! I’m ready for autumn now, thank you.0 points