kficanon ([personal profile] kficanon) wrote2013-06-21 05:04 am
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part thirty nine



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(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)
no lol i'm not delusional enough to think i'm good but i do think i am an average/mediocre writer. i have no problems coming up with ideas but i don't think my execution is handled all that well. there are so many elements that i can improve on.

i don't ever save fic (unless it's a wip and i want to see if it gets completed) but this is an example of what i think is good fic (http://keiramarcos.com/star-trek/tangled-destinies-ks/). obviously it's star trek fic and is very very long, but the writer really did a good job. i don't remember if i ever finished it, but the fact that i even remember it is gj in my opinion.

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:23 pm (UTC)(link)
why do you say that you're average/mediocre? what do your readers think/comment on your work?

from my own experience, i always thought i was substantially subpar compared to my favorite fic writers, but the response i got from my readers was generally more supportive than that.

holy what, around 150k worth of fic omg....

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
oh i don't really compare my writing against what comments i receive say - i compare it to the writing resource blogs i follow and what they say about writing. idk i guess i look more into writing as a story telling device master scientific formula of ultimate possibilities. aka what the hell am i even talking about i like the technical aspect and i guess i should focus more on the romantic aspect of writing. aka what the hell am i talking about.

it's a good fic but it's really really really really long (which is why i don't think i ever finished it lol)

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
so, do you see yourself as mediocre for fic standards or general lit standards? because obvs there's a difference between the two. which isn't to say that fic writing can't hold up to literary standards, but i think it's generally accepted that there's a lower standard for fic.

star trek fandom is replete with talented writers capable of mind bogglingly lol fic. how do they do it....

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
if i was going to hold my fic to a lit standard i'd prob have to say poor lol bc i've only written 2 that i consider to have a good intro to conclusion storyline, while the rest are just stand alone stories. i'm still standing with mediocre for fic writing bc i guess i do compare the things i've written to writers outside the kpop fandom that have more experience than i do and i admire lots of aspects in their writing that i see myself lacking when i edit and reread my writing. honestly i've even written out a list of things i should improve on gradually as i continue to write (for however long that will be!)

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:54 pm (UTC)(link)
that's a really great idea, anon! i think i should do the same lol

also, you sound a lot more prolific than i ever was, so i tip my hat off to you for not settling for what you know you can do and for always trying to be better.

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:45 pm (UTC)(link)
why would it be delusion to think that you are good? bec you aren't good? everyone have things they can improve on. i think it might as well be delusional to say that you aren't good, bec we can be so good at bringing ourselves down. "good" is such a loose term lmao, it's about comparison and general mindset in life and, idk, i think one should be more careful with calling themselves not good. idk what writing resource blogs you follow but maybe you should be careful with using that as your frame of reference?

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:55 pm (UTC)(link)
woah i didn't think that saying how i perceive my own writing would incite such passion! it's just how i personally feel and it's exactly like you said about how it's a loose term. my definition of good probably isn't the same as someone elses and i'm not really good at explaining how i view it - unfortunately i'll never be able to give you a straight answer. and i don't feel myself by saying that i'm an average writer is putting myself down lol it's actually the opposite and is helping me to improve myself! maybe i am a backwards thinker, but i'm glad that you have such thoughts on this subject.
the writing resource blogs that i follow are resource blogs in which they explain things about writing. they are great tools lol i've never taken a creative writing class in my life this is new to me :)

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm just sad that a lot of ppl think that they're bad when they can get a brighter outlook by just adjusting their standards lmao. i think being confident in yourself, even just a little bit, is very important, especially so for the sake of having the strength to keep improving. but if you feel that you have that anyway, then that's great lol.

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 08:07 pm (UTC)(link)
yes confidence in writing is important and great! but i sort of feel like that comes over time. i think some people who write get discouraged easily when they don't get responses. which yes is sad (more so bc kpop fic doesn't really get a lot of comments in the first place). but if you really enjoy writing and have fun with it you continue on and try to fix your mistakes. lord my first fic was a mess and all over the place it deserves a shelf of it's own. i fixed my flops from that fic and i think my work has improved a lot! you can always start over and try again. i'm not ashamed of my bad work as embarrassing as it is it has taught me something lol hopefully other writers can have a positive mindset

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 08:15 pm (UTC)(link)
i'm not ashamed of my bad work as embarrassing as it is it has taught me something ita i mean my first fic was more than a mess lmao but looking back, for every fic i improved a bit (a lot, sometimes) so it got me where i am right now. idk if i was confident back then, most importantly i didn't let that stop me lmao and tbh i miss that, i was so carefree and i wrote so much and improved so much and tbh i feel like i have become stagnant. i'm a better writer but i barely write and i'm not getting any further right now. :( lmao i managed to make this both ot and abt me sorry

(Anonymous) 2013-07-15 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)
it's fine anon :) i find it hard to write sometimes myself if i think too much about it or think too much about what people may like. ugh it's such a tough line to walk
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