YurigirlzCrush wrote...
Fluffy! *glomp*
I dunno. I already decided to leave in a tiny snippet that was inspired by something said in a movie, and i'm beginning to worry that people will call me on all the numerous little similarities that seem to be popping into my fic. one of my friends was reading my outline out of boredom while waiting for me and compared a certain bit to a movie. and I was like... *slaps head* omg. I never saw it but I remember my uncle talking about that.
I guess I could leave it as written. now that I reread my prologue again and then the other story's opening one more time, the only real similarities are that the crew is gathered at the memorial wall and Liara is sad. basically. *ponders* but I could also give it a different twist just by rewriting it for a different locale. I mean, the memorial wall was in the game, but I imagine there would be a funeral at some point too. and all the basic elements could stay while the setting and a few details would be different.
*points to her recent posts* see this? this is me freaking out because nothing I write is good enough, the sources of my inspiration are sketchy, and everyone will judge me! *sigh* well, I know maybe none of those things is 100% true but that's what I sort of feel like. so... yeah.
I say: if you have your own spin on it, keep it as you like it!
There are tons of scenes in my first fanfictions that borrowed heavily in tone, even phrases, from movies. Like you, I simply didn't realize it until after the fact. That's part of the reason I sometimes abstain from reading other fanfics whenever I am actively writing.
Again, I wouldn't worry too much about it, so long as you put your own spin on it. It isn't like you copy-pasted, after all, you wrote and put hard work into it!
I also encourage you to have more confidence! Good author's are always their own worst critics, but that doesn't mean the work isn't worthwhile.
fluffywalrus wrote...
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Besides, do you know how many PMs I've gotten from people asking me to write a fic like some other author's work (usuallyan incomplete fic with an MIA author), or hell, or CONTINUE someone else's story? It's happened like, 14 times. If there's one thing I've learned about the fanfiction fanbase, they like reading similar narratives with fresh, different takes on the material, so I think you've got nothing to worry about.
And I'm sure your writing is good enough
I have full confidence in you:wizard:
Oh good, I'm not the only one, haha. I got requests to complete and write (alternate) endings for another's work. I think the strangest one I got was to re-edit someone's work into my writing style, which is sort of insulting to both authors.
I also got a request once to adjust my style to someone else's, which I also declined. I wasn't mad, however, I just thought it was odd.
On the other hand, I am working on another fanfic. The anime Sword Art Online was based on novels, and I will TOTALLY be trying to copy the tone and writing style of the original author. What's odd is that I might just be copying the style of the translators, lol.
Obviously it's going to be my own story, but I just feel like preserving the style of writing. I liken it to matching the grammar and diction of a language. After all, my dialogue would be different if I were writing a Victorian romance versus a war drama.
Modifié par Seracen, 07 octobre 2013 - 08:43 .