clouddancer
Gatchamaniac
I am an Owl.
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| quote: | Originally posted by gatchgirl
I was thinking about my last post in here while I worked last night. I think the problem that someone like myself has with writing cannon is, I have had the characters of BOTP in my head for 20+ years. So in my mind things can become a little hazy from what the show actually does. There were times that I think I spent more time in "their" world then in RL.
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This is my problem with my writing as well. I have lived with my characters for so long, like you 20+ years, and I can see they have changed from the original characters. Some characteristics are the same but so many have changed either by becoming more or less exagerated.
As for the characters invading my RL that happens all the time, when I am driving, either the Condor or the Eagle are whispering in my ear, when I go for energetic walks, the Eagle usually comes with me. For some reason the Swan joins me when I am cooking, (Probably because I cook about as well as her). And for those lazy summer days by the lake, when we used to take out my father's sailboat, I imagine the Owl.
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03-04-2008 13:42
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Madilayn
Mistress of Ebil
I am a Swan.
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I tend to mix both. I do, however, try so hard to keep my characters canon character - whether it's BotP or Gatch.
Is probably my pet peeve - where the characters are OOC.
I also try to keep their environment cannon - for example, Spectra/Galactor always attacks with a mecha, Zoltar/Katse always uses an escape pod to get away.
Sometimes, I find 100% canon to be a little boring - after all, one has to go outside canon to write other than what is already written in the series!
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03-04-2008 21:05
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Springie
Her Royal Fluffiness...Swan of Swans...
I am a Swan.
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09-04-2008 20:23
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meg
Boardie
I am a Swan.
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09-04-2008 20:29
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Ebonyswanne
Gatchamaniac
I am a Swan.
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| quote: | Originally posted by Fairlight
I've never written a fanfic, but I'm an avid reader. Regardless of the subject--Gatch, Lord of the Rings, Resident Evil, etc.,--I have the most fun reading stories that retain the personalities of the original characters while shaking up the settings and circumstances. Kind of like "what would they do in this situation?" Some writers can be very creative with their stories, and that's great--as long as I have an anchor to hang onto in the characters. Let's face it, we love our faves for a reason. Who wants to read about a sappy, doe-eyed condor or rat-bastard eagle? Maybe some, but not me. I guess tenuously canon fits my favorite fanfics. |
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ITA Meg!... after some thought I have come more to that conclusion. I light what Fairlight said, the reader has to have an anchor.
When I used to just read fanfic I looked for stories that had an element of creativity to them, but kept the personalities of the team.
Eg. Sometimes the Condor would be much more aggressive. Then at other times when reading a ficcie he was almost tooo good. (Especially Jason, most people tend to write him without his sarcasm or his other complexes. Like the fact that he wanted to be in command... He becomes tooo much like Joe in some BOTP fics, Joe was more supportive of Ken, even if he was reckless at times and disagreed.)
When I'm writing a ficcie I try to keep the reader part of me in mind. I don't know if I always succeed but thats up to the reader to decide... I've been going over my very first ficccies fixing up grammar. I notice I have improved heaps since I started out... But also the way I write the characters has changed as well.
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This post has been edited 1 time(s), it was last edited by Ebonyswanne on 09-04-2008 at 22:25.
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09-04-2008 22:22
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meg
Boardie
I am a Swan.
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10-04-2008 11:30
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Mallanox : "My mother was Irish and my father was an alien. I was an only child and I dress funny." 
From the comments I have seen on other sites some people think there are... but in this crowd of writers I find that applies more. Rarely do I hear you girls say "Well thats not in canon, you should change it etc..." (By the way, thats not a comment directed to me or some personal thing etc...)
OOPS! Double post! Now it's time for a commercial break...
- fx. you mention the Cressent Coral base that was destroyed. Ken "lecturing" Jun and Joe about bringing him to the new base even though they were suspicious of him being an impostor, etc.