One Direction fanfic to be published as novel
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To be fair, this will be terrible.Queen Michael said:
Fan-fic.
One Direction.
Mary Sue.
16-years old.
...What.
This is depressing. I've read plenty of great fanfiction that deserve to be published (maybe as fan novels, I dunno)... but instead, we get the shitty self-insert romance because it's "what's popular now".
I need a fucking drink...
This is depressing. I've read plenty of great fanfiction that deserve to be published (maybe as fan novels, I dunno)... but instead, we get the shitty self-insert romance because it's "what's popular now".
I need a fucking drink...
Personally I found this to be pretty damn funny. I honestly feel sorry for the guys in the band. Even though I don't like their music I don't think anyone should be subjected to being a part of some BL fanfiction. Normally it's ok-ish because only a few people actively read fanfics of this nature, but now that's a book, many more people will read and buy into the crap.
I really think his just serves to remind us how insane the publishing industry is these days From games to books to music and film the most asinine things seem to be getting greenlit, and twisted sexual author insertion fanfics are the latest trend of what's wrong with the universe
That's a bit like saying McDonalds is a level of bad that shouldn't be acceptable in food services. There are certain kinds of "bad"that people still enjoy. And besides, there's also the possibility that they're not reading it for the same reason one reads Oscar Wilde or Shakespeare.Vault101 said:
A fair point, but I, personally, wouldn't classify BSG or Prison Break as "deep and meaningful" experiences. Quality entertainment, yes, but I don't think they're going to start a revolution in politics or restructure how you look at the world.Elect G-Max said:
Who cares? People like what they like. If you like Fan-fiction based novels then read Fan-fiction based novels. If you don't then don't read them.
I am sure fanfiction is enjoyable to write and read for a lot of people and I have no reason to shit on that. I can just choose to not read it. I am only saying this because I know the amount of hate that will be flled in this topic.
It is interesting. It isn't something I ever thought I would see published, it is like legitimizing copying in a way. I don't mean that in a insulting way. This has been done for years. Think of those Star Wars novels all written by different novelists. That isn't really much different. They may have been done better however, using fictional characters and expanding on a already created universe.
I am sure fanfiction is enjoyable to write and read for a lot of people and I have no reason to shit on that. I can just choose to not read it. I am only saying this because I know the amount of hate that will be flled in this topic.
It is interesting. It isn't something I ever thought I would see published, it is like legitimizing copying in a way. I don't mean that in a insulting way. This has been done for years. Think of those Star Wars novels all written by different novelists. That isn't really much different. They may have been done better however, using fictional characters and expanding on a already created universe.
I'm pretty sure this is where I set myself apart from most people here by saying that the One Direction members are incredibly cute, and for a preteen-marketed pop band, they really aren't that bad.
That said, the idea of teenagers making money off cheesy self-insert fanfics makes me just as sad as anyone.
That said, the idea of teenagers making money off cheesy self-insert fanfics makes me just as sad as anyone.
..I'm not talking about bad on a subjective levelDanDeFool said:
people may enjoy it..sure and thats fine I guess
but the fact is the writing,,the actual words and how they are put together are NOT at a standard that should be published, let alone a bestseller
OT- Thanks to the picture I don't need to say anything on how I feel about the fanfic. I'm just bugged that WHY AREN'T THEY PUBLISHING THE GOOD STUFF?! Are people that fucking greedy these days? I almost gave up reading due to all the shit my teachers are forcing down my throat in school, and now this? What the unholy fuck?
The sad part is that there is good fanfics out there, there are good original ideas out there, it's just that their drowned in the shit that populates a good chunk of the industry.
Now let me just relax and of the positive things that come of this, okay? Postivity, okay?
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Nope got nothing positive for the industry. Where's that 'I don't want to live on this planet anymore meme'? Oh here.
Sorry for my language, mods, I'm having trouble writing well for my novel at this time to appease some people, so I'm really pissed on what's happening here with publishers. I'm prepared for the shocking possibility that the book may be good, but, I don't know anymore.
Allow me to clarify.Vault101 said:
A lot of people are comparing the work in question to pornography. I feel this is an apt comparison, partly because of my aforementioned point about why some people are interested in this stuff, but also because of how one might view its relation to criticism.
In other words, saying this book shouldn't be published because of its bad writing is like saying porn shouldn't be published because of bad acting. Yes, the writing may be terrible, but that's not really why they're reading, now is it?
It's funny. In the gaming world, women are marginalised and publishers do all they can to sell to men, using tough male heroes and shallow eye-candy women for maximum appeal. And there are shitstorms ever a-swirling around the issue.
On the other hand, in the writing world, men are marginalised and publishers do all they can to sell to women, using relatable female heroines and shallow eye-candy men. And nobody gives a crap.
I mean, people act like this is a new phenomenon with Twilight and 50 Shades selling like hot cakes. It isn't! Women have dominated the reader market for decades, and erotica novels have dominated the market for just as long (the creepier and more depraved the better).
It's reached the point where as a new, aspiring writer, you just won't sell a novel unless you've got at least two really dirty gratuitous shagging scenes.
And, as someone who takes writing seriously, it saddens me to see the great craft basically reduced to 'lady smut production'.
On the other hand, in the writing world, men are marginalised and publishers do all they can to sell to women, using relatable female heroines and shallow eye-candy men. And nobody gives a crap.
I mean, people act like this is a new phenomenon with Twilight and 50 Shades selling like hot cakes. It isn't! Women have dominated the reader market for decades, and erotica novels have dominated the market for just as long (the creepier and more depraved the better).
It's reached the point where as a new, aspiring writer, you just won't sell a novel unless you've got at least two really dirty gratuitous shagging scenes.
And, as someone who takes writing seriously, it saddens me to see the great craft basically reduced to 'lady smut production'.
Oh sweet god no. I am not against people getting successful, and good on this random girl for making a publishable novel by 16, but WHY oh why was it a 1D fiction? At this point I'm writing from my scathing hatred of mainstream pop culture, but I still think this could be the worst thing to happen to books since 50 shades of grey and the twilight series. (as if you lot haven't covered that already). I am an aspiring fic writer, and I view it as incredibly unfair that just because she writes some 2-bit crap without any work done by herself short of thinking of a basic plot, it's 1D, so it hits the charts everywhere! Ugh, the stupidity of people burns me sometimes.
Captcha: Good Job. I think so too!
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A 16-year-old girl is having a self-insert romance fanfiction about One Direction that she wrote published?!
I can't see this going anywhere good.
I can't see this going anywhere good.