Hm. I'm never sure how to take it when someone tells me I'm writing OOC. Is it really a compliment, as (some) people intend it? Or is it an insult, as writing OOC is not the point of the exercise?
I've written reams and reams of original fic. It's all I did for the majority of my writing life, so it's not like I'm using fanfic as a "stepping stone" to better (aka, original) things. So, I'm always a bit disappointed when someone tells me I'm not writing the characters in an inherently recognizable way. To me, it's more important to stick to their universal qualities, qualities that can transcend the canon. After all, none of us can truly write within the canon universe. But, I don't want to expand their characterization so far that they are no longer them at the core. Does that make sense?
A fic that I submitted for a contest got ripped up one side and down the other for being OOC when that was not the intention, so I'm a bit sensitive on this issue.
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I've written reams and reams of original fic. It's all I did for the majority of my writing life, so it's not like I'm using fanfic as a "stepping stone" to better (aka, original) things. So, I'm always a bit disappointed when someone tells me I'm not writing the characters in an inherently recognizable way. To me, it's more important to stick to their universal qualities, qualities that can transcend the canon. After all, none of us can truly write within the canon universe. But, I don't want to expand their characterization so far that they are no longer them at the core. Does that make sense?
A fic that I submitted for a contest got ripped up one side and down the other for being OOC when that was not the intention, so I'm a bit sensitive on this issue.