I tend to be a H/C writer and reader; however I really require a plot unless I’m in the mood for those quick and easy h/c fics to satisfy my most basic needs. Normally though, I like it to be an element of the story with a plot and character exploration. There’s nothing wrong with good old fashioned action adventure since I enjoy those quite a bit, but nowadays if a story is under 10k words I wonder how many layers could really be there? (I’m talking the H/C genre and there are exceptions) there are plenty of one-shots otherwise that carry quite the punch in the rest of fandom.
I think I’m at a cross roads right now. I love H/C…always have, but I get bored easily if that is the entire focus of the plot. I need more and want more. I like sticking to canon, though I’m starting to wonder if there are any fics out there post EATG that are worth looking into that has nothing to do with the declassification of the stargate program.
I have been more opened minded of AUs of late since those fics almost require a foundation of the world, characters, and plot to make it believable. At the same time there are some AUs I’m left wondering if the author should have just written something original-- if they took kind of the easy way out by using a set of established character/actors they liked and fit them into something that should have been created from scratch to begin with.
(Says the person who’s doing a historical Team AU at the end of the summer)
I don’t mind pairings as long as they are not the focus of the story…yet I sometimes find myself looking for a well-written story that is plot focused but with an established relationship. I’ve read some nice McKay/Keller stories and yet, I’m left floundering at any kind of Sheppard/Original female character that isn’t a Mary Sue or something so badly written I want to poke my eyes out.
In fact I’ve often wondered if there were any stories out there that dealt with for the lack of a better word a ‘study’ or examination of the relationships of those in the city. I mean there are 300 people there of less. How do they handle dating, relationships, and more interestingly those in command?
Weir? Sheppard? Woolsey? And whom could these people have been allowed to or felt comfortable seeing?
Did Teyla or Ronon date those in the city ever? (Before the developments of season 4).
Did Rodney see anyone between Katie and Keller?
I think I’m babbling now. Sorry for taking up a lot of space.
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I tend to be a H/C writer and reader; however I really require a plot unless I’m in the mood for those quick and easy h/c fics to satisfy my most basic needs. Normally though, I like it to be an element of the story with a plot and character exploration. There’s nothing wrong with good old fashioned action adventure since I enjoy those quite a bit, but nowadays if a story is under 10k words I wonder how many layers could really be there? (I’m talking the H/C genre and there are exceptions) there are plenty of one-shots otherwise that carry quite the punch in the rest of fandom.
I think I’m at a cross roads right now. I love H/C…always have, but I get bored easily if that is the entire focus of the plot. I need more and want more. I like sticking to canon, though I’m starting to wonder if there are any fics out there post EATG that are worth looking into that has nothing to do with the declassification of the stargate program.
I have been more opened minded of AUs of late since those fics almost require a foundation of the world, characters, and plot to make it believable. At the same time there are some AUs I’m left wondering if the author should have just written something original-- if they took kind of the easy way out by using a set of established character/actors they liked and fit them into something that should have been created from scratch to begin with.
(Says the person who’s doing a historical Team AU at the end of the summer)
I don’t mind pairings as long as they are not the focus of the story…yet I sometimes find myself looking for a well-written story that is plot focused but with an established relationship. I’ve read some nice McKay/Keller stories and yet, I’m left floundering at any kind of Sheppard/Original female character that isn’t a Mary Sue or something so badly written I want to poke my eyes out.
In fact I’ve often wondered if there were any stories out there that dealt with for the lack of a better word a ‘study’ or examination of the relationships of those in the city. I mean there are 300 people there of less. How do they handle dating, relationships, and more interestingly those in command?
Weir? Sheppard? Woolsey? And whom could these people have been allowed to or felt comfortable seeing?
Did Teyla or Ronon date those in the city ever? (Before the developments of season 4).
Did Rodney see anyone between Katie and Keller?
I think I’m babbling now. Sorry for taking up a lot of space.