To Bashers, with love from Cam and Dalek-Pet

[misscam]

Dear fanfic author,

So, you don't like Sara Sidle/Boromir/Ron Weasley/Denethor/Catherine Willows/Gimli/Tonks/Arwen/Sofia/Mick*/Insert Name Here and think she/he is AntiChrist-y**/evil/stupid/evil and abusing/slutty/ugly/whiny/useless/Man Lurch/kissus interruptus/Insert Evil Here? Gee, I couldn't tell that from reading your fanfics at all. But here's a thought - how you feel about the character isn't always how the other fictional characters in the world you're writing feels. (Shock, horror!, I know.) In fact, it's kind of an important difference. And if you want to write fanfic and not just vessels for your dislikes that have utterly no connection to Canon, stick to how the characters feel about each other.

Thank ye kindly.

And if I see one more appaling bashing fic from you, I'm sending my pet Dalek. EX-TERM-INATE!

Cam

* Mick from Water Rats, included just for lotus79's reading pleasure

** Yes, according to some, Sara Sidle is apparently the Anti-Christ. I think Adam would have a few things to say about that (and those who get that reference are cool. And also a little nerdy).

Comments

[araeph.livejournal.com]

What's almost worse is when the Suethors don't actively bash a character, but rather make virtuous canonicals into horrible and/or weak-willed people just because that's how they perceive them or felt like writing them. Messing up a personality because you just didn't care that much makes me wonder why you would call yourself a fan in the first place.

...Not having anything to do, of course, with the PotC Sue that's going to be reported tonight. Nope.

[kahva.livejournal.com]

...Not having anything to do, of course, with the PotC Sue that's going to be reported tonight. Nope.

{Nods sagely} Of course not. :)

Which Sue, dare I ask? I'm curious as to whether or not it's one I've recently reported to FF.N for TOS violations.

[araeph.livejournal.com]

It's one a about a Mary Sue who's a cat.

Heh.

[kahva.livejournal.com]

{BLINKS} A cat-Sue?!???

So glad I took Advil here at work earlier...