But, why? Why would they do this? Why write stories where the improbable, the impossible and the down right implausible happen? Why drop your authorial pants and moon Lady Logic and Father Canon?
Well first-off I'd better say I'm not a writer. I am however a reader and I think a lot of it depends on how you define "canon", especially for the above description.
I personally really like well-written crossovers and "six degrees" fanfics and when you get into those, whereabouts does the "canon" - for at least one character - exist? Given that crossover/six degrees fics are practically genres in themselves is it really fair to lump them all into the "badfic" category even when they are very well written?
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Date: 2007-07-03 07:48 pm (UTC)Well first-off I'd better say I'm not a writer. I am however a reader and I think a lot of it depends on how you define "canon", especially for the above description.
I personally really like well-written crossovers and "six degrees" fanfics and when you get into those, whereabouts does the "canon" - for at least one character - exist? Given that crossover/six degrees fics are practically genres in themselves is it really fair to lump them all into the "badfic" category even when they are very well written?