Reading and writing.

[foxmonkey]

So...if you write fic, do you read it as well?

I'm asking because I read a comment in a community where the poster (a writer) said that she rarely reads other people's fic unless it's recommended. This just boggles the hell out of me. I get the theory (bad!fic abounds!) but...well, I just can't wrap my brain around it.

Maybe I'm just a Philistine who'll read anything that's put in her path. ;-) Well, not everything, I do have standards, but, yeah. I don't need a rec to read. Hmmm. Just wondering if this is more common than not.

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[foxmonkey.livejournal.com]

Were you one of the ones reading the Matthew Time BSB/Nsync drama that kept going on and on and on (and may still be, for all I know)? I don't remember the name of it, just that there was a new chapter like, every week for the longest time, and so many on my flist were reading it even as they hated it *g*

ROFL! OH MY GOD, 'Living!' I must say, I love slightly-creepy, hyper-focused, just a little psycho Justin (Cry Me a River, anyone?), especially when he's fixated on JC, so I ate that story up with a big ol' serving spoon. ;-) But yes, the drama! The tears! The unbelievable psychosis and neurosis and boyband smackdowns! That story was like crazy on crack, man. You wouldn't believe how hard I'm laughing as I sit here typing this. THANK YOU FOR THE LAUGHTER.

And don't forget 98 Degrees! I can't remember if it continued long enough for O-Town to get tossed into the mix. Do you remember the big intergroup marriage spree? The memories! Ow, my ribs hurt from the laughing. I loved that story.

But yeah, good point on the reading-and-learning-how-to-write. I think I've learned a lot from reading and talking about writing to really talented authors. *cough* including present company :) *cough*

A virtual cookie for you, sweetness. :-) ::kiss::