Bad fiction and the Internet

[Infovore]

@rjung

And now I’m wondering how many folks complaining about bad fiction in this thread have actually written stuff of their own. Are there any critical Dopers who’ve been unintentionally inflicting Rockroids-style horrors to the rest of humanity? :eek:

So in the interest of fairness, I’ll confess that I have written some fanfic in the past, most of which can be found here. Seems only fair for me to give folks an opportunity to throw some brickabats my way…

Okay, I’ll step up.

I’ve written several web-published novels, novellas, and short stories in the Shadowrun RPG universe, which can be found here. While I’m quite sure that there is plenty of room for improvement in all of them, I’m also reasonably sure that I’m not “inflicting Rockroids-style horrors to the rest of humanity.”

You’re right, though: if I’m going to criticize, I’ll put my head out there on the block to be criticized right back.

[WernhamHogg]

@rjung

And now I’m wondering how many folks complaining about bad fiction in this thread have actually written stuff of their own. Are there any critical Dopers who’ve been unintentionally inflicting Rockroids-style horrors to the rest of humanity? :eek:

So in the interest of fairness, I’ll confess that I have written some fanfic in the past, most of which can be found here. Seems only fair for me to give folks an opportunity to throw some brickabats my way…

I wasn’t “complaining” so much as exchanging amused observations. Also, I know I’ve committed some of the offenses people complain about… although I don’t think I completely suck.

I posted this web-novel in 1995, when web fiction wasn’t quite as common as it was now. I was interviewed by a couple of people and cited in articles about this “new trend” of web publishing. Sigh.

http://www.skutir.com/madagascar/index.html