Oh The Things We Hate!

silver_dreams · Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 5102

[quote="LadyoftheDeadlyDance (LDD)"] PWP= Porn without plot ^_^ [/quote]
PWP= the fics on mm.org that get the most 'OMG!!!!! PLZ CONTINUE!!!!!!!!!!111111111111111ONE' reviews Wink

NauticalNymph · Very bored Joined: 13 Jun 2004 Posts: 141

I see!! lol. ty so much! I do not feel so lost anymore. ^_^

silver_dreams · Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 5102

there are alot of different abbriviations and suchlike used in fanfiction..

fallenangel · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 4:13 pm Post subject:

PWP is such a misleading term... 'Cause almost all the good ones have at least a little bit of plot. [i]Something[/i] has to happen, even if it's only one chapter. Literal PWP sucks and usually doesn't make sense. N' I rather like PWP in the hands of a good author. Most of the time the story is more interesting in such a short story (I rarely have the patience to read 27 chapters) than actual 3 or 4 chapter stories that are rushed or boring.

Oh, if I see one more topic crossed over with Jerry Springer... I'll shoot that person in the face. <_<

This is in relation to all writing, but I'm seeing it more and more in fanfiction. When the dialogue isn't put on its own line. Some girl who did that said "you only have to put it on its own line if it's more than two people talking and hard to figure out who's saying what". No. New speaker, new line. Who the hell is sending around this memo saying it's ok to put a whole conversation in one paragraph? Grr!

Flowery words. Ok, no one wants to read a whole story that uses "he said" "she asked" "he went" "she cried", BUT pick words that fit your style of writing. If you have a very "blunt and forceful" style of writing (as my former english teacher described mine), don't use flowery words just because they're more impressive. Even if you know how to use it properly or if it's even a common word, make sure it fits.
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silver_dreams · Elder Than Dirt Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 5102

[quote="fallenangel (fallen)"] Flowery words. Ok, no one wants to read a whole story that uses "he said" "she asked" "he went" "she cried", BUT pick words that fit your style of writing. If you have a very "blunt and forceful" style of writing (as my former english teacher described mine), don't use flowery words just because they're more impressive. Even if you know how to use it properly or if it's even a common word, make sure it fits. [/quote]
i know exactly what you mean.

if you don't know the word's meaning, don't use it! Grr!

fallenangel · Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2004 7:02 pm Post subject:

Another one. Rolling eyes

Cliche descriptions/phrases in a particular subject matter. You know, the thing [i]every single fanfic[/i] seems to use. Descibing a character's eyes a certain way or mentioning a certain thing. Then again, there's also ways of describing things I can't stand. Like calling Jareth's trousers "tights". Lots of fics do, and it irks me. Gives me the image of ballet slippers and pink spandex, which goes back to making sure words fit the style.

Me so picky.
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Rebus · Very bored Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posts: 224

I can't stand it when writers are afraid to use the word 'said'.
Stories full of 'cried', 'wailed', 'whispered, 'grated' and the like just seem amateur to me. Sometimes it's neccessary, but a lot of the time it's as if the writer's scared of seeming dull and trying to compensate.

Exclamation marks.

Overstatement.

Aggressive, inaccurate or just plain rude 'disclaimers' [ie - [i]most of thse charcters' belong to JKRowliong except for seraphinanana esmerldala the wonderelf who is mine and if you steel her i will sue you[/i]]. It's not a right to use someone else's ideas, and showing a bit of humilty - not to mention maturity - might just give fanfiction a better name.

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