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Re: DNW Workshop

[(Anonymous)]

CYRT

Oh, yeah, poorly done pastiche can be pretty painful, but for me personally something that doesn't even attempt to capture that kind of distinctive narrative voice doesn't work as fic of the canon at all, no matter how good it is on any other level. So as a writer that DNW would be an unworkable insta-default for me, equivalent to "DNW: IC characters". (Which is exactly why I would never request or blindly offer these types of canons, because I'm far too wankily fussy about what works for me and I know it.)

Re: DNW Workshop

[(Anonymous)]

na

I don't DNW pastiche, and I'm picky about character voices sounding right in dialogue, but in narration, the fic trying to imitate the "distinctive narrative voice" would probably make me balk too and I would never try that myself as a writer because I find it so annoying as a reader.

I just don't think there's any way for participants like you and participants like me or the pastiche DNWing person to match to each other and be happy with the outcome.

Re: DNW Workshop

[(Anonymous)]

CYRT

Yeah. I think it's just a fundamental mismatch in what elements people see as necessary to be in place for it to still feel like fanfic of the canon.

Re: DNW Workshop

[(Anonymous)]

I've read Discworld fic that made no attempt at the voice but captured the ship perfectly, and Discworld fic that captured the voice but screwed up everything else, and Discworld fic that attempted the voice and failed, and personally I'd take #1 out of those options. but ymmv.