virtualsilver:fanfictionwriter101:I’d like everyone to see this{Credit to amalasrosa on
virtualsilver: fanfictionwriter101: I’d like everyone to see this {Credit to amalasrosa on Twitter} #real #not to be salty but this is what ive been saying#like everyone out here really still acting like fanfic isnt really writing#like its subpar and like it cant be good and have amazing lines#even fanfic writers treat it like its LESS and like theyre PLAY writing and not actually writing#like friend buddy ican ASSURE YOU that fanfic is every bit as real and good as writing from books#the only difference between fic and actual books is that books go through several stages of processing and editing and filtering#and are worked on by professionals who studied the craft of editing#while fanfiction cuts that filtering and everyone gets a chance to be heard and to be read#and instead of editors we have peer editing and reviewing#dont be fucking tricked by the mass notion that anything that young girls and queer people are interested in is immediately bad and subpar#bc it is fucking not #i will FIGHT for it #fanfiction (tags by @crossroadswrite bacause they add so much to this post) Damn right. This notion that things young girls are interested in (and I imagine similar things apply to us in the LGBTQ+ community) are somehow lacking quality was mentioned in an article I once read. Historically, the Beatles, David Bowie and many other legendary artists were basically discovered and pushed to success by girls and young women. And while they weren’t taken as seriously at first because the girls are screaming, eventually they convinced the male audience. This happens over and over. This idea that those “screaming and swooning girls” can’t identify good music (let alone make it) makes me livid. -- source link