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]

I have a couple of odd pairings that I like, too, and so I end up reading almost everything out there for them and, um, yeah. Badfic. And some of it, I click that Back button at the speed of light, but sometimes, I'm just hooked.

I hear ya, sister! There's one on fanfiction.net that I'm reading now, and it's not quite bad!fic but it's not stellar, either, but every day when I get home it's one of the first links I check, looking for an update. Rare pairings, man. You do what you have to for your fix!