Re: Digest Number 828

[Kris <krismpy@xxxxxxxxx>]

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> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 19:20:24 -0000
> From: "TXBardToBe" <txbardtobe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Fanfic preferences
>
> I'm one of those people who doesn't get to keep
> up with fanfic on a
> regular basis. Usually, I catch up by reading
> archives when I can.
>
> But I was just wondering -- does anyone else
> out there have a hard
> time reading fanfic if it's not "your" couple?
> For example, you can
> read Willow/Tara, but not Willow/Buffy...or
> Blair/Jo but not Sue
> Ann/Molly...or Xena/Gabrielle...but not
> Xena/Legaspi. Does it kinda
> turn you away (no offense to the writers, K?)
> from reading when it's
> not two characters from the same show or when
> it's two character that
> you'd prefer not to see together...kinda like
> John Carter and Susan
> Lewis on ER?
>
> Just wondering...
>
> Thanks,
> TX

TX,

I'm a lot like you, and don't stray too much from
my preferred 'ship. I'll usually give any story,
regardless of 'ship, a glance to see if I might
like it; but if it doesn't contain my favorite
couple together, I've found it has to be very
well written and believeable in order to keep me
reading. I remember reading a story (I can't
remember the title or author off the top of my
head) in which Willow had been turned into a
vamp, and the pairings were B/R, W/S, Angel/C,
and X/Anya. The B/R and W/S thing should have
turned me off instantly, but the story was unique
and fresh, IMO, and before I knew it, I'd read
the whole thing.

Now, having said that, where do I find Blair/Jo
fanfic?

Kris

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"People who don't read cheat themselves. By not reading, they limit what they can achieve, make mistakes they could avoid, and miss opportunities that could improve their lives. Finally, as the gaps in their knowledge become apparent, they must reconcile themselves to not being taken seriously."

~Morton Blackwell

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