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tyrannuspitch · 6 months ago

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every time someone claims they can "always tell" if an author writes fanfiction like it's a mark of shame forever burnt into their soul i think about how naomi novik has a whole career in writing completely typical and well-received fantasy novels and upwards of 95% of the people who pick them up have no idea they're dealing with ms wincest herself

#most fanfiction is bad. most original fiction is also bad.#i am genuinely starting to feel like inability to understand this is a mark of artistic immaturity.#'you won't get better by writing fanfic bc there is no good fanfic' self fulfilling prophecy. also cowardly.#'*i* didn't respect the medium so *i* didnt make an effort so *i* didn't grow as an artist' okay. and the medium is the problem here?#literally just try and see what happens. there's never any good art until someone makes it #i haven't read any of novik's fanfic bc as mentioned above she is ms wincest and writes nothing i'm interested in #but i have read some of her original work and the objective quality of her writing is literally good #almost like the things we perceive as weird or offputting can still take skill to make.....

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