i see what you mean there; coalie is probably exaggerating, though tbf there are some ppl who are just not good at writing, or at writing in certain ways. frex, there is one participant who i'd call an overall decent writer, and i actually like getting ow from them as they are pretty good at original writing and come up with some fresh concepts and ideas and some really exciting plots, whether gen or ship. but when they try their hand at writing fanfic, it's plain to see they struggle with character voice if they are writing someone else's creations. their fandom characters end up sounding like ocs or like flanderized versions of themselves.
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i see what you mean there; coalie is probably exaggerating, though tbf there are some ppl who are just not good at writing, or at writing in certain ways. frex, there is one participant who i'd call an overall decent writer, and i actually like getting ow from them as they are pretty good at original writing and come up with some fresh concepts and ideas and some really exciting plots, whether gen or ship. but when they try their hand at writing fanfic, it's plain to see they struggle with character voice if they are writing someone else's creations. their fandom characters end up sounding like ocs or like flanderized versions of themselves.