The whole label conversation is funny because what I want as a reader is so different from what I want to do as a writer.
As a reader I want to be able to tell from what's above the lj-cut what I'm getting into the way I would from picking up a book or dvd. I don't need to know an exact pairing (and I often dislike that trend because it's FUN to read a story and wonder if the subtext between Romeo and Juliet is intended and if they'll get together in the end), I don't need to need any more plotting than I'd get from a book jacket. Even the rating thing, yeah, sometimes I go out looking for NC-17, or am not in the mood to deal with anything above PG, but by and large I'm just looking for a good story.
As a writer I realize that my demands are kind of unreasonable and they suck. *I* want people to see my name and know they're in for a good story. I want to not come up with a witty but clear summary. I want to not have to list pairings/characters that give away plot twists.
The false advertizing in general bothers me. I'll grant that a lot of it is miscommunication, especially in the instances of mutli-chapter stories that will, eventually, someday, maybe be graphic. And a lot of it is 12 year old girls writing omggirl/boy/het!sex!!!. Or thinking that they are. But that doesn't make it bug me any less.
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Date: 2006-02-21 02:05 am (UTC)As a reader I want to be able to tell from what's above the lj-cut what I'm getting into the way I would from picking up a book or dvd. I don't need to know an exact pairing (and I often dislike that trend because it's FUN to read a story and wonder if the subtext between Romeo and Juliet is intended and if they'll get together in the end), I don't need to need any more plotting than I'd get from a book jacket. Even the rating thing, yeah, sometimes I go out looking for NC-17, or am not in the mood to deal with anything above PG, but by and large I'm just looking for a good story.
As a writer I realize that my demands are kind of unreasonable and they suck. *I* want people to see my name and know they're in for a good story. I want to not come up with a witty but clear summary. I want to not have to list pairings/characters that give away plot twists.
The false advertizing in general bothers me. I'll grant that a lot of it is miscommunication, especially in the instances of mutli-chapter stories that will, eventually, someday, maybe be graphic. And a lot of it is 12 year old girls writing omggirl/boy/het!sex!!!. Or thinking that they are. But that doesn't make it bug me any less.