Ah, fanfiction.net strikes again...
...hrrrm.
So I just got fanfiction for Secondary Intent, a FMP fic I wrote. And it's not, like, something based off a concept that I used, or something in a similar style. It's... a remix, for lack of a better word. Every word of my dialogue, rewritten from Sousuke's point of view. The same second-person style... sort of; the writer can't seem to stay in second person. The same characters... sort of; Sousuke's a whole heck of a lot... gooshier... than I thought of him being in the story. *sigh*
I mean, I'm flattered--honestly, I am; it's always flattering to have someone like one's work enough to want to work off it. But I'm a little offended by the person who wrote it effectively saying, "I'm going to post this whether you like it or not; you can either edit it for me, or I'm going to post it as-is." I'm glad that he decided to send it to me, but the delivery strikes me as... well, rude.
Maybe that's just because I don't really want to edit it. I think what he actually wants is a copy-editor, not a story editor, and his characterisation feels like it's miles off what I was imagining. It's a lot of work completely fixing up a character; I certainly wouldn't want to do it. Everyone sees characters differently, and I respect that.
Here's the thing: if I thought it were a story that fit well with mine, I'd be positively delighted. This is not to say that mine is better, but it is different.
Unfortunately, there's no way I can look at his story objectively, not when I remember writing that dialogue, thinking of that premise, and coming up with the situation based off a character's pain. This isn't someone reusing one of my story landscapes, because goodness only knows how cliched they are--but how am I supposed to edit a story when it's my own dialogue strung together, interspersed with thoughts of "Oh, how I love you" and "I missed you so much" and "you're the girl I've always wanted?"
...for anyone in the PoT fandom who wants to imagine why, exactly, this is breaking my brain... try and imagine Hiyoshi thinking that kind of thing about... anyone, really. In exactly those words. It's as valid as anyone else's view, but it's not my view, if that makes any sense.
The characters are already not mine as it is; I've got no right to feel... badly plagiarised, for lack of a better expression.
Gaaaah, kill me. I've turned into a diva. >.
So I just got fanfiction for Secondary Intent, a FMP fic I wrote. And it's not, like, something based off a concept that I used, or something in a similar style. It's... a remix, for lack of a better word. Every word of my dialogue, rewritten from Sousuke's point of view. The same second-person style... sort of; the writer can't seem to stay in second person. The same characters... sort of; Sousuke's a whole heck of a lot... gooshier... than I thought of him being in the story. *sigh*
I mean, I'm flattered--honestly, I am; it's always flattering to have someone like one's work enough to want to work off it. But I'm a little offended by the person who wrote it effectively saying, "I'm going to post this whether you like it or not; you can either edit it for me, or I'm going to post it as-is." I'm glad that he decided to send it to me, but the delivery strikes me as... well, rude.
Maybe that's just because I don't really want to edit it. I think what he actually wants is a copy-editor, not a story editor, and his characterisation feels like it's miles off what I was imagining. It's a lot of work completely fixing up a character; I certainly wouldn't want to do it. Everyone sees characters differently, and I respect that.
Here's the thing: if I thought it were a story that fit well with mine, I'd be positively delighted. This is not to say that mine is better, but it is different.
Unfortunately, there's no way I can look at his story objectively, not when I remember writing that dialogue, thinking of that premise, and coming up with the situation based off a character's pain. This isn't someone reusing one of my story landscapes, because goodness only knows how cliched they are--but how am I supposed to edit a story when it's my own dialogue strung together, interspersed with thoughts of "Oh, how I love you" and "I missed you so much" and "you're the girl I've always wanted?"
...for anyone in the PoT fandom who wants to imagine why, exactly, this is breaking my brain... try and imagine Hiyoshi thinking that kind of thing about... anyone, really. In exactly those words. It's as valid as anyone else's view, but it's not my view, if that makes any sense.
The characters are already not mine as it is; I've got no right to feel... badly plagiarised, for lack of a better expression.
Gaaaah, kill me. I've turned into a diva. >.