If I may... That thing that, I agree, can almost always be spotted, is the same thing you spot when comparing copy to an original. There are some subtle differences and, almost invariably, these differences are not to the copy's quality. The one explanation I have is that as long as you are trying to copy something, you are limited in ways to express your thoughts. And if fanfic writers want to do something different, they more often then not start twisting and tweaking the original book, rather then coming up with the idea of their own.
To illustrate this point, there is one book I can think about that is not worse (indeed, some would say - better in literary qualities) then the original, and in that book the writer really made the world and the characters his own. To the extent where he continued to write sequels to his book, which also proved quite good. Can you guess which book I am talking about?
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Date: 2010-08-10 05:37 pm (UTC)That thing that, I agree, can almost always be spotted, is the same thing you spot when comparing copy to an original. There are some subtle differences and, almost invariably, these differences are not to the copy's quality.
The one explanation I have is that as long as you are trying to copy something, you are limited in ways to express your thoughts. And if fanfic writers want to do something different, they more often then not start twisting and tweaking the original book, rather then coming up with the idea of their own.
To illustrate this point, there is one book I can think about that is not worse (indeed, some would say - better in literary qualities) then the original, and in that book the writer really made the world and the characters his own. To the extent where he continued to write sequels to his book, which also proved quite good. Can you guess which book I am talking about?