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[Brighteyes]

I love this forum (even reading the ancient threads are a blast =D) and really need to start posting here again. So I thought this would be a interesting topic. There are several already like it for Aladdin fics, so why not one for Disney in general?

I've seen some wonderful, creative fanfics based around assorted Disney shows and films, but that seems far and few between, especially these days. Not to be catty or a downer, but the vast majority of the stuff I see on Fanfiction.net is... well, not very good.

- Character bashing. Off the top of my head, the princesses get it the worst, I think. Though I’ve seen rival animation companies be targeted as well. I'm just really tired of seeing people lay into Cinderella/Snow White/Ariel/Aurora and depicting them as stupid, itchy, whiny, etc. Maybe this is just me, but isn't fanfiction for celebrating the things we like about the fandom, not what we hate?

- Trying to make everything dark and edgy. I guess it's because of Disney's association with happiness and innocence that makes people want to go the opposite direction and make their stories and things dark? Now, I don't mind some darkness, especially in certain series like "Gargoyles", but the way its handle tends to be too over-the-top for my tastes, like the writer is trying way too hard.

I'm not going to even touch the Mary Sues, all the "kid gets sucked into the world of Disney characters" stories, the bad characterization, the massive amounts of creepiness that tends to lurk in the fandoms for animal-based shows/films, and other badness. Am I just looking in the wrong places? Can anyone rec me anything readable? I like a lot of characters that many people either hate or totally forget about (Cinderella, Dr. Doppler, Prince Eric, Chief, etc.), so I’m sure that’s another reason why I have trouble finding anything to my tastes.

[APK]

Fanfictions used to make me so angry for all these reasons A lot of the writers are young, that's why the quality of the writing is a mixed bag.

I've read a well written story on fanfiction.net once that I really enjoyed. Then I found out later that the fic was written by one of the Aladdin Central members. It figures, right?

I used to believe it was better if poor writers didn't post their stuff online, but now I think it's a good thing. I think it really helps young writers out to practice, practice, practice. Even if it means putting themselves out there. Their writing will get better as they get older, but it won't get any better if they don't start

I used to be against writing sexual fanfics without a plot (some people can write really good ones, but some people don't add a plot at all). Now I think it's good for young people to experiment with their sexuality through writing It's safer than actually experimenting in real life.

[lisa jane]

I really hate when people don't keep the characters 'in character'. I tend to only write Jafar/Jasmine which means I tend to read it, and there's a lot of bad stories... I cannot stand the stories where, for some reason, in the middle of Agrabah, the characters go to a nightclub and they 'get it on' on the dancefloor or something ridiculous.

I'm actually thinking of a couple of authors right now that I wouldn't touch their stories about the above pairing with a ten foot pole.

Also not a fan of stories that's just sex for sex's sake. Occasionally I'll read one but I prefer an actual plot... with it.

I do have a story on fanfiction.net that I wrote about ten years ago which is absolutely horrible by my own standards, yet still seems to be a drawcard by people visiting my stories... I've no idea why, it really is shocking.

I also hate some reviews... not because they're bad, or because they're flaming, but because of ones like 'Why didn't you put Jasmine with Aladdin at the end and have them live happily ever after?'... because I didn't want to. In my eyes, if they wanted to read that, there's another million other stories they could've read instead of mine.

In regards to readable I'm going to be shameless and pimp mine, or at least two of them, I don't like the others. If you don't mind the Jafar/Jasmine pairing that is... all 46 chapters of it across the first story and the sequel... I just want it to be over now..

[Brighteyes]

[lisa jane]