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escritoireazul: trends you see in stories you like to read
12/8/14 10:37 pmkateThe whole request: what are certain trends you see in stories you like to read (and reread, if that's something you do)?
Hahaha, welllllll. The most likely thing for a fic to be, if I'm rereading it (especially if it's for more than the third time), is for it to be mine.
I'm not egotistical - really! I just generally like the stories I tell and am always sort of surprised at how well they turned out. I often see a nice turn of phrase and think... I don't remember writing that, but it's pretty good, eh? And I usually write stories that I'm interested in telling, which means I'm interested in hearing them again.
Now, that said, I also re-read other people's fic, and the most likely thing to make me re-read a story is the emotional content. If the story hit me in some way, made my guts twist up in a knot or made me cry salty, salty tears or laugh out loud in the middle of a Starbucks... yeah, that's one I'm going to re-read. Every single one of my bookmarks is a piece that gave me some huge visceral reaction, something that was so very satisfying at the time, and an experience I knew I'd want to repeat. (I read veeeeeery widely, so the only thing in common between most of my bookmarks is that emotional gut punch - though I do have a few tropes I really, really, really love. *cough*fakemarriage*cough*)
As for reading in the first place, that's a lot tougher. I'm super picky these days. I don't read stories with obvious typos in the title, tags, or header. I generally don't read stories with tumblr-style tags unless they're specifically done with tongue-in-cheek humor. I don't read stories where the author apologizes for anything upfront (yeah, even "I'm bad at summaries").
And then, even if you pass that gauntlet, I still might not read because the story isn't one I'm in the mood for, or I don't like the summary, or I'm generally pissy that day. It's pretty damn tough to get me to read (when I have the time - I haven't been able to read a thing for over a week because I've been too damn busy!).
So, um. Wow, I'm such an asshole. I know this about myself, and I accept it, but I usually don't admit it out loud quite like this. /o\
Here is my December meme topics post, if you have something you desperately want to ask me.
Hahaha, welllllll. The most likely thing for a fic to be, if I'm rereading it (especially if it's for more than the third time), is for it to be mine.
I'm not egotistical - really! I just generally like the stories I tell and am always sort of surprised at how well they turned out. I often see a nice turn of phrase and think... I don't remember writing that, but it's pretty good, eh? And I usually write stories that I'm interested in telling, which means I'm interested in hearing them again.
Now, that said, I also re-read other people's fic, and the most likely thing to make me re-read a story is the emotional content. If the story hit me in some way, made my guts twist up in a knot or made me cry salty, salty tears or laugh out loud in the middle of a Starbucks... yeah, that's one I'm going to re-read. Every single one of my bookmarks is a piece that gave me some huge visceral reaction, something that was so very satisfying at the time, and an experience I knew I'd want to repeat. (I read veeeeeery widely, so the only thing in common between most of my bookmarks is that emotional gut punch - though I do have a few tropes I really, really, really love. *cough*fakemarriage*cough*)
As for reading in the first place, that's a lot tougher. I'm super picky these days. I don't read stories with obvious typos in the title, tags, or header. I generally don't read stories with tumblr-style tags unless they're specifically done with tongue-in-cheek humor. I don't read stories where the author apologizes for anything upfront (yeah, even "I'm bad at summaries").
And then, even if you pass that gauntlet, I still might not read because the story isn't one I'm in the mood for, or I don't like the summary, or I'm generally pissy that day. It's pretty damn tough to get me to read (when I have the time - I haven't been able to read a thing for over a week because I've been too damn busy!).
So, um. Wow, I'm such an asshole. I know this about myself, and I accept it, but I usually don't admit it out loud quite like this. /o\
Here is my December meme topics post, if you have something you desperately want to ask me.
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on 12/9/14 03:40 pm (UTC)And I agree on skipping those with typos, or apologizing for their fic. I saw one that sounded interesting but the author basically said the story was crap, so... why should I read it? Sorry. (Maybe they were joking, but they lost their chance with me!)
And I haven't written much, but I do love that feeling when you go back to something and are surprised by it! I'll go back to my old university essays sometimes and be amazed at how knowledgeable and eloquent I could appear. :P
FAKEMARRIAGE! \0/
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on 12/10/14 04:33 am (UTC)<333 I re-read everything I write. Journal posts, comments, old fic, old papers. Apparently I just really like what or how I write. /o\
FAKE MARRIAGE IS THE BEST OKAY?!! :D :D :D :D :D :D