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I wish I could read more fanfiction. I'd like to. Some writers I follow recommend reading tons as a way to develop one's one writing skills. I want my fics read and I'd like to see what fellow fans have been working on.
But I don't enjoy reading while I am in the middle of a writing project if it's the same fandom or genre. My brain analyzes it too much, I think about where I'd take the plot from there, wonder if they were using terms from canon or ones they made themselves, etc. I fret over if their takes on canon are influencing mine and therefore my fic, which is silly as my takes are usually pretty set. The fics, scenarios and metaphors that occur to me don't see to occur to others. Every time I worry that something has 'already been done' is hasn't, not even close. My voice is fairly distinct.
I've gotten in the habit of at least reading some fanfic, but it's hard to focus on it and I keep thinking about my own projects.
Random post brought to you by the fact that I read a really good fic today, but my brain kept trying to write an alternate version while I was reading it.
But I don't enjoy reading while I am in the middle of a writing project if it's the same fandom or genre. My brain analyzes it too much, I think about where I'd take the plot from there, wonder if they were using terms from canon or ones they made themselves, etc. I fret over if their takes on canon are influencing mine and therefore my fic, which is silly as my takes are usually pretty set. The fics, scenarios and metaphors that occur to me don't see to occur to others. Every time I worry that something has 'already been done' is hasn't, not even close. My voice is fairly distinct.
I've gotten in the habit of at least reading some fanfic, but it's hard to focus on it and I keep thinking about my own projects.
Random post brought to you by the fact that I read a really good fic today, but my brain kept trying to write an alternate version while I was reading it.
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Date: 2019-01-30 10:27 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2019-01-30 10:52 am (UTC)From:I do need to reach more fiction. I mostly just listen to podcasts and audio dramas instead.