Curious

[lady_karelia]

So, there seems to be a new trend in the newbies' writing styles... Don't ask!

I figured I'd ask here what gets you or puts you off a fic...

[Poll #1307086]

Comments

[elise-wanderer.livejournal.com]

One or two bits of bad punctuation, grammar, and/or spelling sometimes get through, but the mods on the sites I visit most often seem to catch most of the mistakes. Too much of it elsewhere will stop me.

More often, I'm stopped by writing that just sounds wrong to my "ear." A character who goes by the name of Severus Snape, for example, but bears little relationship to any incarnation I've ever met.

I know you said don't ask, but I'm curious about the trend you're discovering.

Kisses to the Ticky Box.

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

What I've been noticing is a distinct lack of quality in the majority of fanfic writing lately. I will elaborate on a separate post, as a few have asked about it.

I agree with the odd errors getting through; it's normal, and it even appears in printed material. :)

[pyjamapants.livejournal.com]

Perhaps the recent lack of quality is because many of the experienced authors have been wrapped up in stories for the exchange?

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Oops, think I missed this one initially. I don't think it is so. Quality has little to do with newbies and/or exchanges going on. Yes, every author has the odd off-moment, but largely, they're consistent where quality is concerned... And this has been going on for longer than since September when the prompts for the exchange were issued.