A question on original fics

Post by **haas mark** » 2003-12-31 10:24pm

Do you (as both writers and readers of scifi) find it a relief to find an original fic, or do you just tend to ignore them moreso because they're "not your style"?

Just out of curiosity.

~ver

Bob McDob · Post by **Bob McDob** » 2003-12-31 10:34pm

I generally avoid all fics that aren't original.

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2004-01-01 06:04am

verilon wrote:Do you (as both writers and readers of scifi) find it a relief to find an original fic, or do you just tend to ignore them moreso because they're "not your style"?

Just out of curiosity.

~ver

I enjoy original fics immensely - particular because I've wrote one myself.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-01-01 12:25pm

It depends on how good it is. By original fics, you mean original sci-fi universes, right?

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2004-01-01 03:31pm

Shroom Man 777 wrote:It depends on how good it is. By original fics, you mean original sci-fi universes, right?

More likely I would think it'd be original in the sense that it isn't a fanfic...

And as I write more O-fics than fanfics, yes.

The Aliens · Post by **The Aliens** » 2004-01-01 05:21pm

I wnat to write an orignial fic, but getting the whole universe i wnat to write about down without making it technical is proving to be a challenge... plus I use ideas from lots of other writers (essentially, the DnD Manual of the Planes / Monseter Manual).

ArchMage · Post by **ArchMage** » 2004-01-01 06:42pm

its not really a fanfic if its your own universe.

DPDarkPrimus · Post by **DPDarkPrimus** » 2004-01-01 08:44pm

The problem with creating an original universe is that you have to make everything from scratch.

There's so much I know about a universe I want to write about... except the really important details I need before I can write.

Stofsk · Post by **Stofsk** » 2004-01-01 10:55pm

DPDarkPrimus wrote:The problem with creating an original universe is that you have to make everything from scratch.

I consider that the fun part about writing, myself. It can also be a challenge to make everything internally consistent.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-02 02:33am

Singular Quartet wrote:
Shroom Man 777 wrote:It depends on how good it is. By original fics, you mean original sci-fi universes, right?
More likely I would think it'd be original in the sense that it isn't a fanfic...

And as I write more O-fics than fanfics, yes.

You are correct, sir.

~ver

Cal Wright · Post by **Cal Wright** » 2004-01-02 03:22am

Doesn't really matter to me. I had on original, sorta started in the middle, but didn't really get many views. Where as my Star Wars fic has probably as many views as that other did, and I'm not even close to done.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-01-02 07:32am

What's your fic about?

Maybe you could have a sci fi courtroom thriller

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-02 08:17am

Shroom Man 777 wrote:What's your fic about?

Maybe you could have a sci fi courtroom thriller

Well, I personally have a scifi (called "The Invasion") that I updated last week; a psycho thriller which I haven;t updated in a couple months; a fantasy that I haven't updated in about a year.

~ver

Singular Quartet · Post by **Singular Quartet** » 2004-01-02 03:46pm

The Aliens wrote:I wnat to write an orignial fic, but getting the whole universe i wnat to write about down without making it technical is proving to be a challenge... plus I use ideas from lots of other writers (essentially, the DnD Manual of the Planes / Monseter Manual).

Actually, how I solved that is simple: Write an appendix. I have, over the course of the last several years, attempted to write a single story six times. Each time, I go through and stop, realizing that it wouldn't quite work as how I first envisioned it (generally a piece of a technology, other times how an entire spiecies thinks) so I just sat down, and wrote out how everything works, the histories of everybdoy (except for some of the less important races) and then I'll work on the actual story.

Build the world(or universe), then write the story.

Warspite · Post by **Warspite** » 2004-01-06 06:54am

I rather much prefer original fiction, both as a writer and as a reader.
As a writer, it is always a challenge to create a consistent universe from the ground up, even when using somebody else's ideas (though usually, they end up being changed somewhat).
As a reader, I rather enjoy much more meeting a new universe, with its different characters, different capabilities, different settings, than thread on a already known story.

Shroom Man 777 · Post by **Shroom Man 777** » 2004-01-06 09:00am

An original fic is rare, often, making the universe is hard enough(if your a slob, like I). And a lot of times, you just leave your work to stagnate. But I'm sure a lot of you have more initiative and will power than I, so power to you, people! WORD LIFE!

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