Do's and Don'ts for a good Firefly/Serenity fic?
POSTED BY: Hippie
UPDATED: Sunday, September 24, 2006 00:15
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Ok, i'm new here (my first post in fact) and I have some interesting ideas for a fanfic i'm about to write. So i hope this is in the right place.
I was wondering what, in your opinion, would be some good do's and don'ts for a good Firefly related fanfic read (specifically post-BDM).
I realise that there is no definite answer ether way, but like i said i'm after your opinion on the matter.
Umm, thanks.
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Welcome! I for one am happy to see any and all new Hippies on this board 
I'd have a look at the following threads for advice on anything to do with Firefly/Serenity fic
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=12&t=23843
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=12&t=23497
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=12&t=22677
There's a lot of what not to do in each. Looking forward to reading your fic!
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There used to be a "pet peeves" thread about fanfic, but I can't find it. The big one mentioned, though, after character mistakes (covered in the threads the lovely DesktopHippie provided) was spelling and grammar mistakes, so I shall refer you here for that: http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=12&t=22762&m=353590#353590
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The best idea is to write a character based on yourself, have him/her respected and admired by the crew instantly for his/her all powerful abilities, then kill off Mal and have your character take command of Serenity.
If you can find room in your story for Kaylee to be taken by Reavers and eaten, that'll work too.
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I used to lurk at a board that posted examples of the very worst fanfic they could find. It was a very inclusive site - Buffy, Charmed, Power Rangers, just about every show had something in there.
Now I can't remember who or where they were! And it was such a funny site.
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Welcome, Hippie! We loooove new posters!
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I believe there are two big mistakes that (most) fanfic readers hate -
1. Spelling errors / Grammatical Errors
2. Character Errors
Spelling and Grammar are self explanatory- but when I say Character errors, I mean the writing of dialogue where the reader says to himself "Mal would NEVER have said that!"
Try to stay in canon. Inara is not a shrinking violet. Mal has his moments, but he's not particularly tender and forgiving.
I think most readers will forgive most everything- the most out there story lines, most slash scenes - just make it believable that the character would say or do something.
**Also, get youself a Beta reader. They are particularly helpful!**
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Don't kill off any of the regular characters. ( Oh, wait, somebody didn't tell Joss about that one...)
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I created a Pet-Peeve thread a while ago that was lost in the archives but I found the link through Google. It's a very big thread, but it does have a lot of general do's and dont's in the 'verse fanfic. Of course, much of these are also very subjective, since it's the personal pet-peeves of each person, but you notice that there's a general consensus (sp?) about bad grammar and poor characterization.
The thread is here:
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=2&t=20936
(If the link doesn't open, try searching in google by "Fireflyfans.net Pet-Peeves" and you should find an entry that will lead you to the thread...)
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Originally posted by NewOldBrownCoat:
Don't kill off any of the regular characters. ( Oh, wait, somebody didn't tell Joss about that one...)
That's because by definition, what Joss writes is not fanfic. They are his characters, after all.
New Wash's-death debate, anyone?
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