Don't Be Difficult.

[redbrunja]

Dear Kakasaku porn:

You are going to be in third person past tense.

Yep, I'm going vanilla old school. Just deal.

I'm not writing this in present tense, or in fucking second person, so just stop being annoying and get to the sexin'.

Love,
me.

Comments

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

It wants to be present tense? Hurt it.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I have been reading and writing too many short stories!

(Do you not like present tense in general? I think I remember you sayng something like that.)

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

Present tense in very, very short work can work. Present tense-especially in long works-drives me up the wall. I find it extremely difficult to focus on, and it also gives the impression of the writer explaining things to the reader in very small words and phrases, even if the sentence structure actually is complex, so I often get the feeling the writer is talking down to me. It also seems to be difficult for it to convey depth and deeper characterization. Granted, this is less of an issue with fanfic, where the reader will already be familiar with most or all of the characters, but in original fiction, it can make it hard to "know" the character.

This is my polite version.

The instinctive version is "I HATE IT I HATE IT WHY DO PEOPLE WRITE LIKE THAT IT'S AN IRRITATING STYLE AND HARD TO READ KILL IT KILL IT KILL IT!!!"

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Same. I like it and it can get addictive in shorter fiction, but in longer works... it rarely does.

[meganbmoore.livejournal.com]

In all honesty, I can see it being good for fic. The style leaves more room for your personal interpretation in the fic, and imposes the author's on you less. But...I don't read much fic. (Mostly yuletide, stuff I'm recced, and short pairing and gen bits for a few things.)

[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

I don't freakin' care WHAT tense you write it in. Just post it already! Your smut makes me melt... and I desperately need some good KakaSaku smuttage right now.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping you can maybe possible beta tonight? If you don't mind too terribly much.

(I have been listening to 'You're Too Young' over and over and fucking over again today.)

[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

Suuuuuuuuure! *gets ready for smuttage*

Isn't that song addictive? I've been listening to Dead Angels over and over and fucking over again myself. Oh, and I have to send you a song off of Jem's new cd that you'll really like for all sorts of female characters. It's especially appropriate for Sakura... but it works for so many others, too.

So... whenever you're ready, pass it this way. Do you want a hardcore beta reading or just the normal job?

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

Hardcore. I like my work to be the best it can before I post it.

[nimblnymph.livejournal.com]

*nods* Will do! And thank YOU for keeping me entertained and horny for one evening.

[redbrunja.livejournal.com]

You're welcome.

I'm two sex scenes down and one to go.