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

[alienor77310.livejournal.com]

If the newbie is really a newbie, I might be gentle and send her to PI to get herself a beta. After that, perseverare diabolicum.

In fanfic, my own backbutton issues have mostly to do with characterization. Infantile writing, too, more than purple prose.

[juniperus.livejournal.com]

Seconded - OOC (well, and writing in some sort of combination of l33tsp34k and valley-girl throwback) is the quickest way to back-button for me - three chapters, nothing - I rarely make it to the end of the first.

Sometimes it's the end of the first 'graph.

I am impatient. And cranky. :P

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Let's not even go to l33sp34k and valley-girl speak... lol
I mean, that shouldn't even be an issue in fic, should it? :))

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

I find infantile writing often goes hand in hand with purple prose...

[alienor77310.livejournal.com]

What I call "infantile" is the level below. They tell a story like it's a 4th grade book report. I meet it often in non-fanfic smut. Describing movements and not feelings, very few adjectives. As exciting as watching paint dry.

[lady-karelia.livejournal.com]

Oh, the all tell and no show? Yes, that turns me off, too.