A Nifty Fandom Development

[minoanmiss]

So, I've been reading a lot of fanfic lately (and taking a bit of a break from drawing, but Inktober will get me back into it) and I noticed something.

There are a lot of Hot Character x Reader stories out there. They aren't to my personal taste but I am so glad they exist, because they show that a twinned fandom bugaboo is fading. After so many years of seeing "Mary Sues" and/or self-inserts derided as the worst and/or only way to write badly, such that many fan writers reported being afraid to write about female characters except maybe as antagonists, it's really nice to see writers put their ids out there and write the long detailed fantasies which delight them.

Down with the sexist repression of using Mary Sue as a cudgel and telling female writers we aren't allowed to imagine ourselves inside the story!

Comments

[darkmarcy]

Glad to hear that fanfic has brought you joy lately :3 I'm sure all this reading'll inspire you to draw fun things next month! (Btw, are you planning on following the official prompt set, some unofficial one(s) or just drawing every day what you want?)

And it's such maturity to accept and celebrate things that aren't your thing but make others happy! I don't much care for Character x Readers either but some people do and they are living their best fandom life writing (and reading) that type of fic. Good for them! Yay for creativity and indulgence!

[minoanmiss]

You make me blush with delight. :) "Living their best fannish life" is exactly the happiness that I'm pleased with, even if it's not my precise cup of tea.

Also, I was going to have a very different answwr about Inktober and then I saw this!

https://drawesome.dreamwidth.org/73554.html

\o/

[darkmarcy]

Nice! Someone there commented that they can switch between prompt lists and even jump to doing their own thing if they wish, that sounds like a good idea. Can't wait! (oh sheesh it really is next week! Must prepare!)

[amaebi]

Yay!

[minoanmiss]

Hooray for happiness!

[kshandra]

The amount of x Reader fic available for my current obsession is a delight, lemmetellya. And some of it is SO DAMN GOOD. There's one story getting weekly updates that's got smut, fluff, AND plot - they're spoiling us, really.

[minoanmiss]

That sounds really awesome! Like personalized adventures!

[princessofgeeks]

This is indeed a lovely development. Those types of stories are not to my taste either, but I think they definitely should exist.

What fandoms are you reading in right now?

[minoanmiss]

I'm currently reading in the Star Wars subsets of Rogue One and Sequel Trilogy.

[princessofgeeks]

OMG Star Wars has everything. I hope you find lots to enjoy.

[lb_lee]

I feel like Character x Reader would be tailor made for like... Choose Your Own Adventure stories, only done with Twine HTML links instead of "if you smooch your favorite character, turn to page 28."

It's not even my thing, I just think it would be an awesome use of form. It surely must already exist!

[minoanmiss]

I think you're absolutely right! I almost compared them to a CYOA story wehn I wrote this.