tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113950495979282451.post578584788979530411..comments2011-12-10T06:20:55.320+00:00Comments on Misa Buckley: Writing for funMisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14078445234042437694noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113950495979282451.post-52295418331229298662010-10-27T15:57:57.128+01:002010-10-27T15:57:57.128+01:00Baal is just delicious and I'm having tremendo...Baal is just delicious and I'm having tremendous fun with him.<br /><br />The problem with fanfic is that it can be poorly written and fans tend to lap up whatever is out there. This is wher my dislike of slash comes from - because the plots are thin and the characters are [usually] unrecognisable.<br /><br />But yes, tie-in novels and comics are basically fanfic. There's a huge market if you can get your foot in the door. I'd still kill to write Crais for BOOM! but I don't think it's really going to happen.<br /><br />Writing someone else's characters is something I consider a privilege, and I'm always very concerned with staying close to canon while exploring different aspects of their character. The biggest compliment I've gotten was someone telling me that they liked reading my Crais as much as they enjoyed watching him onscreen.<br /><br />When I get reviews like that, I know I'm doing my "job" right.Misahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14078445234042437694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5113950495979282451.post-13751740333942197242010-10-26T19:35:28.072+01:002010-10-26T19:35:28.072+01:00Ohhhh Baal! When he speaks with his non-Goa'ul...Ohhhh Baal! When he speaks with his non-Goa'uld voice, I melt. O:) Ahem. Anyhoot, I did come here to comment for a reason--<br /><br />I was once, and in ways still am, in the crowd against fan fiction. Outside of a few well-written Farscape ones, I've found they just don't interest me as much as the shows/books themselves.<br /><br />HOWEVER, fanfic should not be discounted. After all, the collections of Star Trek/Star Wars novels lining bookstores' scifi shelves are at their core, fan fic.<br /><br />My attitude towards the genre is this: Entertainment. Writing practice. Both = great, so why dismiss it because of copyright? They serve their purpose, for fans and as writers.<br /><br />I'm considering writing some myself, as a way to practice expressing character voices not of my creation. A handy tool for a future screen-writer.<br /><br />Besides, it beats drafting something out of nothing as a prompt response--those things are either a blessing or curse!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com