Planning on another real-life post, but this post I wanted to ask a few questions about an exchange fic I just got assigned. It's Hunger Games- the rest is ( under a cut. )
I don't usually read Hunger Games fic, but it looks like there are a couple of fics where Prim is reaped instead of Katniss, including one where it's because Katniss is nineteen. Definitely not a widely-read fic, though, so I think you're okay. And your idea sounds awesome!
I would avoid first person POV if at all possible, since it's an automatic back-button for quite a large number of people in fandom. I mean, if the story requires it, then do it, but if you can do it with limited third, that'd be the way to go.
That's kind of what I'm thinking. Hunger Games is the one fandom I could get away with it, but it does feel kind of weird. I'll probably stick to the third.
First-person POV you can probably get away with in THG, simply because that's how the canon works. As for shipfic for eleven-year-olds ... well, be it on your own head! Especially if the getout clause mimics canon.
If you're making Katniss too old, I'd be inclined to bump up the ages of Prim and Rue correspondingly (14? 15?). That would have the side effect of making it easier to suppose that the Capitol citizens would like to buy into a romance, since if Snow draws out the same card for the Quell (deliberately or not) a whole bunch of their favourites have recently been killed off?
Well, I'm going for attraction and maybe a first kiss in terms of shipping, but definitely heavier on the friendship side of thing. That's one of the reasons I just want to be in one girl's head- it makes it a little easier because I can believe that maybe one's hit the point where she's getting crushes and the other hasn't necessarily. But through the first games, no real romance. In fact, I can't even see kissing in the first games because I can't believe they'd think much more than "stay alive!"
I want to keep them 11 because it's going to shift some dynamics a little. Peeta is still in love with Katniss, and he's still going to reveal that. I think Peeta's always been pretty aware of what he's doing, and there's going to be a little alluded to side plot of him and Thresh making a pact to protect the girls to an extent, but Peeta is also really trying to draw attention to how young these girls are. He knows that the government doesn't care, but he wants the people to understand that they're really watching 11 year old girls
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1. POV. I know "never do first person POV" is fannish recieved wisdom and normally I'd agree but if you were ever going to do it, this would be the right time. So I reckon it's worth taking a risk if you fancy branching out with a first person POV, but if it doesn't work for you then defaulting to third-person is fine.
2. I'm sure there's been Primrose in the Hunger Games AUs, but not many and I've not seen the scenario you're describing.
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I don't usually read Hunger Games fic, but it looks like there are a couple of fics where Prim is reaped instead of Katniss, including one where it's because Katniss is nineteen. Definitely not a widely-read fic, though, so I think you're okay. And your idea sounds awesome!
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If you're making Katniss too old, I'd be inclined to bump up the ages of Prim and Rue correspondingly (14? 15?). That would have the side effect of making it easier to suppose that the Capitol citizens would like to buy into a romance, since if Snow draws out the same card for the Quell (deliberately or not) a whole bunch of their favourites have recently been killed off?
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I want to keep them 11 because it's going to shift some dynamics a little. Peeta is still in love with Katniss, and he's still going to reveal that. I think Peeta's always been pretty aware of what he's doing, and there's going to be a little alluded to side plot of him and Thresh making a pact to protect the girls to an extent, but Peeta is also really trying to draw attention to how young these girls are. He knows that the government doesn't care, but he wants the people to understand that they're really watching 11 year old girls ( ... )
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Just say No! to killing Peeta!!
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1. POV. I know "never do first person POV" is fannish recieved wisdom and normally I'd agree but if you were ever going to do it, this would be the right time. So I reckon it's worth taking a risk if you fancy branching out with a first person POV, but if it doesn't work for you then defaulting to third-person is fine.
2. I'm sure there's been Primrose in the Hunger Games AUs, but not many and I've not seen the scenario you're describing.
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I fully support this endeavor!
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