Reviewing and Reading
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misscamAm still thinking over "friend a prejudice". If anyone liked the idea and would like to help me maybe organise it, give a shout.
Geekfiction debates anon posting and concrit versus flaming (Sparked by an anon review left in this post. Flame or not, you be the judge.)
It's an interesting debate - you'll see I made a few comments in there as well. Me, I don't want to play in a "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" pond. No story is perfect. Sometimes the flaws are so minor you don't much comment on them, but there's always something that can be improved. Writing is learning. You learn as you go, but it's very easy to be blind to your own writing and sometimes, you need someone to see for you and give a honest picture or you'll tumble around in the dark forever. Concrit isn't always easy to take, especially if you disagree with it yourself, but even if it's "wrong" in your eyes, it does make you think about how you write. And that in itself can be an aid.
Concrit is often trying to be helpful. Flames usually aren't. The line can be blurred and I've seen too many authors call even the tiniest hint of critisism a flame. And I've seen fmales be masqued in a cape of concrit. It's not always black and white.
There is of course also a difference between how you comment on a fic to the author, and how you comment on it to others. The first often is phrased more tactfully since it's intended for the author. The latter is not (that's not to say an author can't find comments between readers useful, of course). GAFF is about the latter, contrary to what many believe. FF.net's review system can in a sense really be both, since others can read the comments. I sometimes read reviews before I read the fic, so in that sense the reviews are serving both purposes. Which can lead to conflicts, of course.
So which purpose does comments at Geekfiction serve? I'd think it's mainly addressed to the author. Which perhaps means there are certain ways comments should be phrased. Then again, I could be wrong.
It all makes me ponder a community for CSI fanfiction concrit for those who feel like me. But then again, authors can get just as much good congrit in the fanfiction communities there are if they openly encourage it.
In that spirit, I hereby offer Cam's Concrit Services. I am honest, occasionally blunt and have been around a few fandoms. I will not sugarcoat. I will not be mean just for the sake of it. Want a review from me? Let me know. I can't guarantee I always have the time, but if I do, I'll be as helpful as I can. (It can also be arranged to be done in private if you'd rather not have it as a public review.)
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kaltia, modified slightly
Everyone's got their own OTP for their OTF (One True Fandom?), let's face it. That one pairing you'll read above all else, that one pairing you'll stick up for in the name of love, and justice, and possibly crack.
Sometimes, other people just don't GET your fandom, or your pairing, and other times, people COULD like your pairing if they just knew where to find the proverbial fiction gold for it.
Behold Cam's choices, with recs.
Faramir/Éowyn
Through a Glass by Altariel
Why?Says in everything that isn't said just why those two connected
Now in Speech by The Bookbinder's Daughter
Why? Little scene of sharing and healing in the silence
Wooded Horses by Morithil
Why? Touching on not just the relationship between them, but the relationships that've formed them through their lives prior - and the echoes they do leave.
Grissom/Sara
Lullaby by Blaze6
Why? Summing up a lot about the two in a little roadtrip, without saying too much
The Wall Part One/Part Two bytheohara
Why? A long Grissom-centric piece with a bittersweet take on his relationship to Sara (Als contains some Grissom/Catherine)
Mr. Neruda Hoodwinked Us All byhadria
Why? Messy, complicated and angsty. Like it is between them.
Catherine/Warrick (So hard to find good fanfic for this pair, sadly. Wah.)
Vital Signs byteenwitch77
Why? A look at the start of them, perhaps just why they connect so well and a tantalizing hint of the future
Alignment by VR Trakowski
Why? Just as the title says - alignment of more than one thing.
His Eyes by Abbie
Why? Naughtiness - but offering some insight between them too.
Delenn/John Sheridan
Danse Macabre by Gentle
Why? Funny, he thought, how easy it was to hurt and be hurt. Frightening, how a few ill-chosen words could break your heart. Amazing, that he loved her just the same. Delenn and Sheridan and Anna and all of love's hurts.
The Journey Home by Gentle
Why? The sequel to "Danse Macabre". More sappy, but has some definite worthwhile bits.
Arcs of Silver Light by Azremodehar
Why? Silliness, but does offer a glimpse of the lovely tilted view of all things human Delenn offer
I need to read more good fanfic, I do.
Geekfiction debates anon posting and concrit versus flaming (Sparked by an anon review left in this post. Flame or not, you be the judge.)
It's an interesting debate - you'll see I made a few comments in there as well. Me, I don't want to play in a "if you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all" pond. No story is perfect. Sometimes the flaws are so minor you don't much comment on them, but there's always something that can be improved. Writing is learning. You learn as you go, but it's very easy to be blind to your own writing and sometimes, you need someone to see for you and give a honest picture or you'll tumble around in the dark forever. Concrit isn't always easy to take, especially if you disagree with it yourself, but even if it's "wrong" in your eyes, it does make you think about how you write. And that in itself can be an aid.
Concrit is often trying to be helpful. Flames usually aren't. The line can be blurred and I've seen too many authors call even the tiniest hint of critisism a flame. And I've seen fmales be masqued in a cape of concrit. It's not always black and white.
There is of course also a difference between how you comment on a fic to the author, and how you comment on it to others. The first often is phrased more tactfully since it's intended for the author. The latter is not (that's not to say an author can't find comments between readers useful, of course). GAFF is about the latter, contrary to what many believe. FF.net's review system can in a sense really be both, since others can read the comments. I sometimes read reviews before I read the fic, so in that sense the reviews are serving both purposes. Which can lead to conflicts, of course.
So which purpose does comments at Geekfiction serve? I'd think it's mainly addressed to the author. Which perhaps means there are certain ways comments should be phrased. Then again, I could be wrong.
It all makes me ponder a community for CSI fanfiction concrit for those who feel like me. But then again, authors can get just as much good congrit in the fanfiction communities there are if they openly encourage it.
In that spirit, I hereby offer Cam's Concrit Services. I am honest, occasionally blunt and have been around a few fandoms. I will not sugarcoat. I will not be mean just for the sake of it. Want a review from me? Let me know. I can't guarantee I always have the time, but if I do, I'll be as helpful as I can. (It can also be arranged to be done in private if you'd rather not have it as a public review.)
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kaltia, modified slightlyEveryone's got their own OTP for their OTF (One True Fandom?), let's face it. That one pairing you'll read above all else, that one pairing you'll stick up for in the name of love, and justice, and possibly crack.
Sometimes, other people just don't GET your fandom, or your pairing, and other times, people COULD like your pairing if they just knew where to find the proverbial fiction gold for it.
Behold Cam's choices, with recs.
Faramir/Éowyn
Through a Glass by Altariel
Why?Says in everything that isn't said just why those two connected
Now in Speech by The Bookbinder's Daughter
Why? Little scene of sharing and healing in the silence
Wooded Horses by Morithil
Why? Touching on not just the relationship between them, but the relationships that've formed them through their lives prior - and the echoes they do leave.
Grissom/Sara
Lullaby by Blaze6
Why? Summing up a lot about the two in a little roadtrip, without saying too much
The Wall Part One/Part Two by
theoharaWhy? A long Grissom-centric piece with a bittersweet take on his relationship to Sara (Als contains some Grissom/Catherine)
Mr. Neruda Hoodwinked Us All by
hadriaWhy? Messy, complicated and angsty. Like it is between them.
Catherine/Warrick (So hard to find good fanfic for this pair, sadly. Wah.)
Vital Signs by
teenwitch77Why? A look at the start of them, perhaps just why they connect so well and a tantalizing hint of the future
Alignment by VR Trakowski
Why? Just as the title says - alignment of more than one thing.
His Eyes by Abbie
Why? Naughtiness - but offering some insight between them too.
Delenn/John Sheridan
Danse Macabre by Gentle
Why? Funny, he thought, how easy it was to hurt and be hurt. Frightening, how a few ill-chosen words could break your heart. Amazing, that he loved her just the same. Delenn and Sheridan and Anna and all of love's hurts.
The Journey Home by Gentle
Why? The sequel to "Danse Macabre". More sappy, but has some definite worthwhile bits.
Arcs of Silver Light by Azremodehar
Why? Silliness, but does offer a glimpse of the lovely tilted view of all things human Delenn offer
I need to read more good fanfic, I do.
