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Post by itsdayandnight on May 27, 2021 12:29:21 GMT
Speaking of ff.net, this actually goes for everyone here, apparently the amount of people actually *using* ff.net is shrinking drastically, and it might get shutdown someday? I don't have an article about it, but I've seen a post floating around Tumblr about it, so HAVE COPIES OF YOUR FANFICTION, EVERYONE. Someone should just make a Dropbox of them all because I know someone has a .zip file they can send with a ton of them, so why not just have them online where people can go read them? I might sound completely stupid... but how do you guys make copies of the fanfics? Help a novice out haha Hi, royalsgirl2015 ! We actually had a small conversation on it a few months ago (thread here, if you want to see it!), and you can pick out of the different options that some members have suggested <3
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Post by schnitzelwithnoodles on May 29, 2021 15:13:39 GMT
If any of y'all need help finding fics, feel free to shoot me a pm! In my ff net app library, I have like 4 or 5 TSOM folders and in total have an easy 200+ fanfics. Also, same goes for NCIS (only I have 6 folders), & Reba. Speaking of ff.net, this actually goes for everyone here, apparently the amount of people actually *using* ff.net is shrinking drastically, and it might get shutdown someday? I don't have an article about it, but I've seen a post floating around Tumblr about it, so HAVE COPIES OF YOUR FANFICTION, EVERYONE. Someone should just make a Dropbox of them all because I know someone has a .zip file they can send with a ton of them, so why not just have them online where people can go read them? i have heard about this ( some info) and since i've had a lot of free time recently, i've been working on making a dropbox with all my favorite tsom fics stored in it. if you guys have any requests for fics to archive please pm me/reply to this post! i'll try to get it in. hopefully ff.net doesn't actually shut down - keeping my fingers crossed! update: here is the link to the dropbox - there aren't many stories on it yet but i'm working on it. please let me know if it works
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Post by galan on Jun 14, 2021 20:14:46 GMT
Hi, y'all. I'm going to borrow this thread for a post because I wrote Change, the search for which saw the inception of this thread. Maybe I'm just on a high from most likely getting my first dish on the menu at my new job (yay for genoise, bavaroise, and apricots!), I just wanted to address some comments here and some comments left on the reposted story.
1. Why did I write it? I generally don’t like happy endings. They often feel forced, contrived, or a supreme example of Deus ex Machina. I have never written anything with a happy ending that didn’t force the characters to work for it. And given some personal experiences since I wrote this piece, I struggle with believing anything beyond “life sucks and then you die”. And yet somehow, TSoM remains one of my favorite movies. Hmm, it really does take all types. Anyway...I’m currently drafting two pieces—one is fanfiction, one is original—wherein neither will have real answers to the conflicts just to maintain that unsettled feeling of the world still shifting under your feet when you finally come up for air. The story I’m currently working to finish WILL have a happy ending, but those characters have had to work their bums off for it, hardcore. That’s sometimes the reality of life, and when resolution is randomly tacked on as opposed to evolving, it doesn’t read well. (Insert the ending of Lovely Bones here.) So basically, I wrote the type of story I enjoy most. I LOVE twisting the knife.
2. Why did I focus on Brigitta? She is my spirit animal amongst the von Trapp children. I remember being five, at Grandma and Grandpa’s for Sunday dinner, trying to play in the backyard with the cousins closest to me in age—I’m the youngest on both sides of the family, sometimes by far—and being made fun of for often having one of the Horrible Histories in front of my face. It didn’t feel good to be called a brainiac by people who didn’t appreciate learning, when I was growing up with parents who did. Not saying that is what she would have experienced, but given fanfic tropes, she’s the one I gravitate to.
3. Why did I kill Maria? Because I felt like it and it made for a good story. (Considering another one I just put back up, I have absolutely no problems doing that.) Yes, I could have had her be interrogated, released, and all lives go on separately, but that wasn't the story I wanted to tell, and in many ways, I don't think it's true to the historical period. I wrote most of this in Geology 101, taken only for science gen ed requirements and I needed something to entertain me in that big ol' lecture hall. At that moment, the fandom was all too happy and sickly sweet, and even the saddest stories gave the characters some amount of pleasure. I needed to tell a different story.
4. Why did I delete it? I deleted every completed fanfic across three fandoms (excepting one on AO3 because I forgot about it) five or six years ago...or whenever, I don’t really remember. The point is, it wasn’t just TSoM. I thought I was close to finishing a novella to try to publish professionally, and I felt weird about having fanfiction easily accessible on the internet that was tied to my email address and therefore tied to me. This also answers why I reposted it: I’m a semi-crappy writer and I really should focus on being a less crappy cook instead. That's what pays my bills. Someone up in this thread was speculating that I deleted it due to negative reviews. Though I don't have the reviews from the first time, it was received as positively as a horribly tragic story can be. If someone doesn't like the plot, that's unfortunate and I don't like reading those comments, but I won't change the plot if that is the story I am compelled to tell. The comments that DO bother me are those that claim someone is out of character, something is unrealistic, something makes no sense, etc. That means I haven't done my job as a writer.
TL;DR: I wrote it because I felt like it, deleted it because I had hopes of writing professionally, and reposted it because being paid for words doesn't seem to be in the cards so I might as well just enjoy it. I hope this answers some questions. Love, peace, and coconut grease from a stinky, boiling hot Washington kitchen!
Editing Katie here: I saw someone commenting about exploring the Reverend Mother or Elsa's thoughts and wishing that I'd gone there. That sounds like a fantastic companion story, and if someone ever wants to write that, deity or non-deity of your choice bless. In this story, I wanted to explore Brigitta's thoughts completely. Yet again, she is my spirit animal amongst the children. I mentioned in my later post on this thread that I had things going on in my life that made me want to write a horribly tragic story. When I was in the process of writing this, things were becoming exponentially worse and secretive. So looking back, I understand that's why the plot played out the way it did. And I still regret nothing.
Also, I revised it when I initially reposted it and have revised it again over the last couple of weeks; I'm the sort of person who reads something from a year+ ago and can only look at it and say "this is hideous". I don't like being this way, but apparently I am.
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Post by augiesannie on Jun 14, 2021 22:30:53 GMT
Wow, galan, that sounds scrumptious! I can understand wanting to write stories that are heavy on the pain and suffering, because 1) life IS like that some times and we need art to help us process 2) stories about unicorns and rainbows aren't really very interesting. I never understand people who complain about a story (or a TV season) where they skip over the "and then they lived happily ever after" part. There is no art in that, in my opinion. Paid-publishing's loss is our gain, keep on cooking!
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Post by galan on Jun 15, 2021 8:02:54 GMT
One of the things I've been thinking about recently is that artists, writers, muscians, etc., need to acknowledge how their work will be interpreted and experienced by those who consume it. Not that they should change it, but they should understand. When I wrote this, I was in the beginning stages of being devoured by depression. That was the only path my brain went down: unhappiness. I said before that I don't like happy endings and do enjoy twisting the knife, that remains true. THIS was a visceral unhappiness, almost very much more.
So looking back on everything, it was the story I needed to write then--to make someone else as miserable as I felt, even if it was a fictional character--to try to get rid of some of the pain that wouldn't go away and I didn't understand. Brigitta would have only been a couple of years younger than me when I wrote this story--again, she is my spirit animal--so it felt a safe way to explore that hurt. I understand it wasn't what many people were prepared to read.
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Post by Silver-White-Winters on Jun 19, 2021 22:17:50 GMT
If any of y'all need help finding fics, feel free to shoot me a pm! In my ff net app library, I have like 4 or 5 TSOM folders and in total have an easy 200+ fanfics. Also, same goes for NCIS (only I have 6 folders), & Reba. Hi Silver-White-Winters , I might have asked you this before, but do you have any of Becky215's stories? They disappeared before I had a chance to download them. Hey peeps! My phone is currently being fixed because I dropped it. I'm not sure that I have any of her stories, but I will certainly take a look! I know I do have a lot of classics and most of the popular writers' stories downloaded.
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Post by Silver-White-Winters on Jun 20, 2021 22:14:09 GMT
Hey guys! I am currently planning out a spreadsheet and/or Google doc with all of the stories I have saved (and their authors). It may take a while to finish it (again, like 300ish stories haha). When I finish it, what's the best way for y'all to look at it?
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Post by augiesannie on Jun 21, 2021 10:16:59 GMT
Hey guys! I am currently planning out a spreadsheet and/or Google doc with all of the stories I have saved (and their authors). It may take a while to finish it (again, like 300ish stories haha). When I finish it, what's the best way for y'all to look at it? This sounds great! I think it depends on what you decide to do - google doc, Excel, whatever - but when you're ready let me know and I'm happy to help test it. If you use dropbox and know how to set up a folder that is public, that is one way. Or a public google doc. (I've been meaning to test these for my own reasons). It may be possible to do a simple attachment also.
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Post by augiesannie on Jun 22, 2021 0:18:35 GMT
I'm looking forward to checking this out, but I think you need to check your sharing permissions for the google doc so that anyone with the link can view.
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Post by indigoblue on Jun 22, 2021 23:29:08 GMT
Wow Josephine - 1200 stories!
That'll keep me quiet for quite some time...
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Post by Silver-White-Winters on Jul 9, 2021 21:58:01 GMT
Okay y'all, so I'm still sorting stories bc I lost track of some of them haha. I am almost done then I can start on posting links n such on a document or spread sheet.
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Post by Reisova on Jul 19, 2021 17:16:45 GMT
Hello great job by the way, I those stories from FF forum only?
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Post by josephine on Aug 31, 2021 19:44:30 GMT
If anyone clicks on the google link for my stories list, it won't work. I have taken it down so that I can fix it. I will reupload it once I get it fixed. Might take me some time.
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Post by augiesannie on Sept 1, 2021 11:45:12 GMT
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Post by ANeedlePullingThread on Sept 25, 2021 12:40:27 GMT
Hi, y'all. I'm going to borrow this thread for a post because I wrote Change, the search for which saw the inception of this thread. Maybe I'm just on a high from most likely getting my first dish on the menu at my new job (yay for genoise, bavaroise, and apricots!), I just wanted to address some comments here and some comments left on the reposted story. 1. Why did I write it? I generally don’t like happy endings. They often feel forced, contrived, or a supreme example of Deus ex Machina. I have never written anything with a happy ending that didn’t force the characters to work for it. And given some personal experiences since I wrote this piece, I struggle with believing anything beyond “life sucks and then you die”. And yet somehow, TSoM remains one of my favorite movies. Hmm, it really does take all types. Anyway...I’m currently drafting two pieces—one is fanfiction, one is original—wherein neither will have real answers to the conflicts just to maintain that unsettled feeling of the world still shifting under your feet when you finally come up for air. The story I’m currently working to finish WILL have a happy ending, but those characters have had to work their bums off for it, hardcore. That’s sometimes the reality of life, and when resolution is randomly tacked on as opposed to evolving, it doesn’t read well. (Insert the ending of Lovely Bones here.) So basically, I wrote the type of story I enjoy most. I LOVE twisting the knife. 2. Why did I focus on Brigitta? She is my spirit animal amongst the von Trapp children. I remember being five, at Grandma and Grandpa’s for Sunday dinner, trying to play in the backyard with the cousins closest to me in age—I’m the youngest on both sides of the family, sometimes by far—and being made fun of for often having one of the Horrible Histories in front of my face. It didn’t feel good to be called a brainiac by people who didn’t appreciate learning, when I was growing up with parents who did. Not saying that is what she would have experienced, but given fanfic tropes, she’s the one I gravitate to. 3. Why did I kill Maria? Because I felt like it and it made for a good story. (Considering another one I just put back up, I have absolutely no problems doing that.) Yes, I could have had her be interrogated, released, and all lives go on separately, but that wasn't the story I wanted to tell, and in many ways, I don't think it's true to the historical period. I wrote most of this in Geology 101, taken only for science gen ed requirements and I needed something to entertain me in that big ol' lecture hall. At that moment, the fandom was all too happy and sickly sweet, and even the saddest stories gave the characters some amount of pleasure. I needed to tell a different story. 4. Why did I delete it? I deleted every completed fanfic across three fandoms (excepting one on AO3 because I forgot about it) five or six years ago...or whenever, I don’t really remember. The point is, it wasn’t just TSoM. I thought I was close to finishing a novella to try to publish professionally, and I felt weird about having fanfiction easily accessible on the internet that was tied to my email address and therefore tied to me. This also answers why I reposted it: I’m a semi-crappy writer and I really should focus on being a less crappy cook instead. That's what pays my bills. Someone up in this thread was speculating that I deleted it due to negative reviews. Though I don't have the reviews from the first time, it was received as positively as a horribly tragic story can be. If someone doesn't like the plot, that's unfortunate and I don't like reading those comments, but I won't change the plot if that is the story I am compelled to tell. The comments that DO bother me are those that claim someone is out of character, something is unrealistic, something makes no sense, etc. That means I haven't done my job as a writer. TL;DR: I wrote it because I felt like it, deleted it because I had hopes of writing professionally, and reposted it because being paid for words doesn't seem to be in the cards so I might as well just enjoy it. I hope this answers some questions. Love, peace, and coconut grease from a stinky, boiling hot Washington kitchen! Editing Katie here: I saw someone commenting about exploring the Reverend Mother or Elsa's thoughts and wishing that I'd gone there. That sounds like a fantastic companion story, and if someone ever wants to write that, deity or non-deity of your choice bless. In this story, I wanted to explore Brigitta's thoughts completely. Yet again, she is my spirit animal amongst the children. I mentioned in my later post on this thread that I had things going on in my life that made me want to write a horribly tragic story. When I was in the process of writing this, things were becoming exponentially worse and secretive. So looking back, I understand that's why the plot played out the way it did. And I still regret nothing. Also, I revised it when I initially reposted it and have revised it again over the last couple of weeks; I'm the sort of person who reads something from a year+ ago and can only look at it and say "this is hideous". I don't like being this way, but apparently I am. Write for you and because you feel like it. You’re takes and ideas are beautiful and always wonderful for expanding EVERYONES imagination. I’ve been shredded for writing fluff when I was in heavy lockdown here. Even had a beta who I had to report because they asked for “more risqué” content when it called for none. So I’m letting everything be taken down with time and writing for me. I loved your stories. Always go with your imagination.
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Post by galan on Sept 25, 2021 23:14:17 GMT
I’ve been shredded for writing fluff when I was in heavy lockdown here. Even had a beta who I had to report because they asked for “more risqué” content when it called for none. So I’m letting everything be taken down with time and writing for me. That sounds like a weird reaction to fluff in a time when most people needed to be distracted from the chaos of the world. It still feels like everything is chaos, at least we can escape into our imaginations. Ugh, that doesn't sound like fun. I'm all for mature content, but like you said, it needs to make sense in the context of the story. Glad to hear you're writing for you, now. Take care!
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Post by Silver-White-Winters on Oct 7, 2021 14:09:10 GMT
I cant figure out spreadsheets or docs (not very tech savvy). So it might be a while before its finished lol. Plus i have more fics saved than I thought
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Post by Chris&Byng on Aug 5, 2022 21:48:32 GMT
I'm looking forward to checking this out, but I think you need to check your sharing permissions for the google doc so that anyone with the link can view. Hi Josephine - I was wondering if you could share your document again? I had it bookmarked but it doesn't exist anymore
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