open-ended question as follow-up
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kaigoumain poll; addendum; and consider this part three:
The phrasing is awkward, but my head is full of wood-glue this morning: generally, I mean that if you have written and/or do write fanfic, then this question applies. If you read fanfic and can think of stories but rarely ever actually write them out and post them somewhere for fandom consumption, then this question doesn't apply because your own disinclination to write is already a large-enough barrier. What I'm looking for here is what stops you from writing when your own laziness or disinclination is not a significant barrier: that is, you'd normally write the fanfic, but some criteria makes you decide not to write, after all.
Assuming all other factors are equal:
WHERE a story otherwise satisfies your personal requirements for prompting fanfic ideas,
AND that you write/have written fanfic and posted it for fandom consumption,
AND that you'd normally sit down and start writing the story in your head...
what makes you not write the fanfiction?
The phrasing is awkward, but my head is full of wood-glue this morning: generally, I mean that if you have written and/or do write fanfic, then this question applies. If you read fanfic and can think of stories but rarely ever actually write them out and post them somewhere for fandom consumption, then this question doesn't apply because your own disinclination to write is already a large-enough barrier. What I'm looking for here is what stops you from writing when your own laziness or disinclination is not a significant barrier: that is, you'd normally write the fanfic, but some criteria makes you decide not to write, after all.
Assuming all other factors are equal:
WHERE a story otherwise satisfies your personal requirements for prompting fanfic ideas,
AND that you write/have written fanfic and posted it for fandom consumption,
AND that you'd normally sit down and start writing the story in your head...
what makes you not write the fanfiction?
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Date: 11 May 2010 11:17 pm (UTC)A related question that might be useful, what keeps me from entering a fandom/engaging in discussion? One thing that does is if the fandom has an extensive history of wank... with the losing side being one that I share views with.
Just for example: I tend to avoid Avatar the Last Airbender fandom because I ship Katara/Zuko and they are generally regarded as crazy people there, so I would feel unwelcome. Somewhat similar in Harry Potter, as I more or less ship Harry/Hermione if I ship anyone at all, and am minor-character crazy over Lupin.
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Date: 11 May 2010 11:32 pm (UTC)I'd say that's true of just about anyone. Or if we say it's chicken first, and not egg: I find excessively wanky fandoms to have the startling ability to suddenly and without warning drain me of any and all motivation. Just amazing how that works, ain't it.
nice to know I'm not the only one on the planet who likes harry/hermione.