We all do that from time to time, me included. Especially me, when it comes to Scully.
It's not necessarily a bad thing to do, as a writer, but I just finished reading a story where the writer admitted right up front that the plot was something that had happened in her past. She decided to shove Scully into the role in her stead and see how it played out. Not well, as it turns out. The story is pretty good but the author's identity is not such a great fit for Scully. I think the story would have been more successful as an original work of fiction, rather than fanfiction.
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Date: 2012-02-29 12:05 am (UTC)We all do that from time to time, me included. Especially me, when it comes to Scully.
It's not necessarily a bad thing to do, as a writer, but I just finished reading a story where the writer admitted right up front that the plot was something that had happened in her past. She decided to shove Scully into the role in her stead and see how it played out. Not well, as it turns out. The story is pretty good but the author's identity is not such a great fit for Scully. I think the story would have been more successful as an original work of fiction, rather than fanfiction.