Somewhere, J.R.R. Tolkien's soul just had a heart attack.

[Yavie Feels Pretty]

"A girl falls into ME..."

"She was alone in the world, and a reluctant Elf saved her..."

"omg lyk plz read okay? Its rly good i promise!11oneone"

...

Sound familiar? If you are a hopeless fanatic like yours truly, it should.

I used to be in love with a lovely site called Fanfiction dot net. It was a wonderful idea: finally, we could write about our favorite characters doing God-knows-what. Whether it be fighting Ringwraiths and angsting over a fallen comrade or streams of consciousness from a lesser-known character's mind, I ate it all up.

And then SHE arrived.

You should know her. Slender, beautiful. Unnatural hair and eye color. Likely as not physically maimed or suffering from a traumatic past. Legolas loves her. Aragorn loves her. She resurrects Boromir with her tears, and he loves her too. Or perhaps she's a lovely, uncharacteristically lithe Hobbit-lass for whom Pippin or Merry have fallen head-over heels.

Her name is Mary. Mary Sue. She seems to be able to change forms and pasts at will to match the author's inane, drivelling fantasies.

Now, you cannot find a single story on the site for fear of "OMG LYK A HOT GURL WIT A BAD PAST SHOWS UP AND SHES A VAMPIRE AND SHES IN LOVE WITH LEGGY! OMG LEGGYS SO HAWT!!11oneone" popping up on your screen and singeing your corneas.

Why? Why must such a great good die in throes of agony, swamped over by sickeningly sweet figments of "authoresses'" narcissistic imaginations?

I miss the old fanfiction world. Sues existed then, yes, but they were fewer in number.

Urgh.

I'm sure everyone writes one in their lifetime. I have. But, honestly, you should be over playing princess by the time you reach your teenage years. Do not let hormones cloud your judgement! Puh-leeeease!

Discuss:
Your own encounters with the sugary-sweet menace.
Your opinion on above rant.
Your opinion on Mary Sues.

 

[Lady Pica]

There are some very good stories on fanfiction.net. Unfortunately, there are some awful ones as well. Mary Sues tend to make me rant incoherently and leave mean reviews. Umm...whoops?

There was a very good Weiss Kruez fic I found about making a Mary Sue explode. If you want to read it I'm sure I still have it somewhere. biggrin  

[The Man who was Thursday]

Is.. is this really necessary? It's basically just providing an introduction to another thread that's also in the guild.

And not everyone cares about fanfics.  

[MadnessFreak]

To be honest, I couldn't get interested in fanfic.
Just not for me.  

[Yavie Feels Pretty]

Judas lscariot

Is.. is this really necessary? It's basically just providing an introduction to another thread that's also in the guild.

And not everyone cares about fanfics.

Don't try to pick fights. It's immature.

 

[Yavie Feels Pretty]

MadnessFreak

To be honest, I couldn't get interested in fanfic.
Just not for me.

I've all but given up on them. :shrug: Not everyone likes 'em.

 

[xAvenirYuinax]

All I can really say to Madness is 'different strokes for different folks.'

On ff.net, I tend to just stick with my author's alerts. Sometimes I'm brave enough to actually surf through the pages but it's not often. Poorly written fanfiction are no longer an exception, but a norm.

I admit guilty that when I first started off writing four or five years ago, I created a couple Mary Sues. Now, sure, some of my oc's might have a little Sue trait here and there, but I try to fix them. Unlike some of these authors, I do try to humanize my characters. It's not always easy, but I make the effort.

What bothers me the most with these 'n00bish' authors/authoresses is that they insert Sues, warp the canon characters and plotline, and use the logo "Fanfiction.net, unleash your imagination and free your soul" as a defense. It's their excuse. I'm pretty lax about AUs and such, but when these people, take, say the Naruto fandom, they create an oc that is Tsunade's little sister... and the pairing is Sasuke/oc. That's where I draw the line.

It despairs me even more when there are countless reviews for these stories saying 'great chappie' and 'update soon plz'. The grammar tends to be horrendous, plot and oc is weak, canon's are OOC etc...

Er... ^^;; [/rant]

I just needed to vent.  

[The Man who was Thursday]

Yavie Feels Pretty

Judas lscariot

Is.. is this really necessary? It's basically just providing an introduction to another thread that's also in the guild.

And not everyone cares about fanfics.

Don't try to pick fights. It's immature.

I'm not trying to pick a fight. I'm asking if this thread is necessary. If not, it's my duty to delete it.

I don't see how it is necessary, but I'm giving you a chance to defend it.  

[IEditYourWorld]

I am a reader and writer of Care Bear fan fiction. That's right, I said Care Bear fan fiction. Get your giggles out now. I am not ashamed of it.

In my interest, I have run into some very bad fan fiction, and some extra ordinary fan fiction. Many people are just trying out their wings, hoping to get better as they go. Some improve, and some never do. Often when I read such fan fiction, I often know if I will like the story shortly after reading into it. If it grabs me, I keep reading. If not, I stop reading.

Ask yourself if it's really worth reading all the way through.
IEditYourWorld  

[Greerok]

'Now, you cannot find a single story on the site for fear of "OMG LYK A HOT GURL WIT A BAD PAST SHOWS UP AND SHES A VAMPIRE AND SHES IN LOVE WITH LEGGY! OMG LEGGYS SO HAWT!!11oneone" popping up on your screen and singing your corneas.'

I would like to point out that you said, "popping up on your screen and singing your corneas. I think you meant stinging.

Just trying to help! 3nodding  

[Yavie Feels Pretty]

Judas lscariot

I'm not trying to pick a fight. I'm asking if this thread is necessary. If not, it's my duty to delete it.

I don't see how it is necessary, but I'm giving you a chance to defend it.

I wasn't aware you were a mod, 'pologies. I was thinking you were another troller out to flame me for no good reason whatsoever. That's what happens when you frequent the GD. It was a rather harsh way to start an inquiry, however.

Is it necessary? It was really just an opinion, much like any other thread. I won't argue if it bothers you that much.

 

[The Man who was Thursday]

Yavie Feels Pretty

Judas lscariot

I'm not trying to pick a fight. I'm asking if this thread is necessary. If not, it's my duty to delete it.

I don't see how it is necessary, but I'm giving you a chance to defend it.

I wasn't aware you were a mod, 'pologies. I was thinking you were another troller out to flame me for no good reason whatsoever. That's what happens when you frequent the GD. It was a rather harsh way to start an inquiry, however.

Is it necessary? It was really just an opinion, much like any other thread. I won't argue if it bothers you that much.

It's apparently been changed since my first post, so I'll leave it.  

[Punkghoul]

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:23 am

'Now, you cannot find a single story on the site for fear of "OMG LYK A HOT GURL WIT A BAD PAST SHOWS UP AND SHES A VAMPIRE AND SHES IN LOVE WITH LEGGY! OMG LEGGYS SO HAWT!!11oneone" popping up on your screen and singing your corneas.'

I would like to point out that you said, "popping up on your screen and singing your corneas. I think you meant stinging.

Just trying to help!
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I believe the first statement "singeing your eyes" was correct. You know, the act of burning something?  

[Yavie Feels Pretty]

Mis-fit

Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2007 8:23 am

'Now, you cannot find a single story on the site for fear of "OMG LYK A HOT GURL WIT A BAD PAST SHOWS UP AND SHES A VAMPIRE AND SHES IN LOVE WITH LEGGY! OMG LEGGYS SO HAWT!!11oneone" popping up on your screen and singing your corneas.'

I would like to point out that you said, "popping up on your screen and singing your corneas. I think you meant stinging.

Just trying to help!
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I believe the first statement "singeing your eyes" was correct. You know, the act of burning something?

He WAS right in that I misspelled something. I forgot the "e" in the word, but all is right with the world, now.

(But still, sir, I plan on majoring in English. I really don't want to be hounded for spelling and grammar. =3)

 

[-MyOrgasmicSuicide]

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