(to be explicit, in case you were even remotely wondering: this does NOT belong on metafandom. as a parody or satire, it requires readers know my style and my dependence on charts to realize the object of mockery is me, and I suspect even those who do know my style are possibly uncertain, so this was most definitely a personally cathartic and regain-the-humor kind of coping post, and probably not really suitable for mass consumption. not that I care much if it is consumed, but there's no reason for a link to shove it down anyone's throat.)
In all seriousness and with far less hyperbole: demand? writers demanding something? Not really. More like they (fine, WE) go on writing what we want to write and it's only when someone comes along behind you that there's any realization (if at all) of just how freaking chaotic the creative process can really be when you throw in a heaping to several gallons of community.
Pro writers just don't go this wacky (well, they do, but not in terms of their linearity) because I don't get the impression it's that common for a bunch of them to sit around and egg each other on in crazier and crazier alternate versions and endings and retellings. That's the stuff of fandom.
And the only reason I think I even notice it, or give a damn, is because a) I do it myself (drive archivists crazy) so the entire thing amuses me to no end to be on the other side of the table, and b) because I love fandom even when it's at its nuttiest, and c) because this shit is fascinating, yo. It's like all the challenges no work project would ever give me.
I'd originally given a lot of thought about going to law school, after college, but came to my senses and bypassed that madness. I'm told, though, that if you test librarians and lawyers on a range of personality tests, you'll find that they're almost identical in temperament, perspective, learning process, analytical process, all that jazz. Does not surprise me in the least, and is yet another reason it doesn't surprise me that I have strong librarian tendencies. But without the snazzy little beaded cords attached to my glasses.
Also, I do not now nor have I ever looked like an NPC from an Adam Ant video, so, there's that, too.
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Date: 20 Jun 2010 04:23 pm (UTC)In all seriousness and with far less hyperbole: demand? writers demanding something? Not really. More like they (fine, WE) go on writing what we want to write and it's only when someone comes along behind you that there's any realization (if at all) of just how freaking chaotic the creative process can really be when you throw in a heaping to several gallons of community.
Pro writers just don't go this wacky (well, they do, but not in terms of their linearity) because I don't get the impression it's that common for a bunch of them to sit around and egg each other on in crazier and crazier alternate versions and endings and retellings. That's the stuff of fandom.
And the only reason I think I even notice it, or give a damn, is because a) I do it myself (drive archivists crazy) so the entire thing amuses me to no end to be on the other side of the table, and b) because I love fandom even when it's at its nuttiest, and c) because this shit is fascinating, yo. It's like all the challenges no work project would ever give me.
I'd originally given a lot of thought about going to law school, after college, but came to my senses and bypassed that madness. I'm told, though, that if you test librarians and lawyers on a range of personality tests, you'll find that they're almost identical in temperament, perspective, learning process, analytical process, all that jazz. Does not surprise me in the least, and is yet another reason it doesn't surprise me that I have strong librarian tendencies. But without the snazzy little beaded cords attached to my glasses.
Also, I do not now nor have I ever looked like an NPC from an Adam Ant video, so, there's that, too.