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appomattoxco and I were having a conversation the other day about why we (she and I, at least) tend to write in TV fandoms, rather than in the book fandoms that we know and love. And after thinking about it for awhile, I decided that I don't write in book fandoms for a number of reasons.
For one thing, books are complete entities in an of themselves. An author has all the time they need to completely flesh out a character, and allows us to get into the heads of the characters, much more completely than a TV or movie writer can, simply because of time limitations.
Also, while a skilled actor can convey a lot with just a gesture, it's really up to the viewer to decide what the character is really thinking in a given situation, while an author can just tell us. The medium of television is limited by its very nature, while the printed word leaves a lot less wiggle room.
So, for me, BtVS and AtS give me more fodder for my keyboard, simply because I get to get into the characters heads myself, instead of being spoonfed the characters' motivations and thoughts. And while I love Jack Ryan and John Clark and Hank and Drover, chances are I'll never write fanfiction about them because they're already complete as they are. And even though all those characters have series built around them, I could never hope to imitate the styles of Tom Clancy or John Erickson, and I don't envision myself trying.
appomattoxco and I were having a conversation the other day about why we (she and I, at least) tend to write in TV fandoms, rather than in the book fandoms that we know and love. And after thinking about it for awhile, I decided that I don't write in book fandoms for a number of reasons.For one thing, books are complete entities in an of themselves. An author has all the time they need to completely flesh out a character, and allows us to get into the heads of the characters, much more completely than a TV or movie writer can, simply because of time limitations.
Also, while a skilled actor can convey a lot with just a gesture, it's really up to the viewer to decide what the character is really thinking in a given situation, while an author can just tell us. The medium of television is limited by its very nature, while the printed word leaves a lot less wiggle room.
So, for me, BtVS and AtS give me more fodder for my keyboard, simply because I get to get into the characters heads myself, instead of being spoonfed the characters' motivations and thoughts. And while I love Jack Ryan and John Clark and Hank and Drover, chances are I'll never write fanfiction about them because they're already complete as they are. And even though all those characters have series built around them, I could never hope to imitate the styles of Tom Clancy or John Erickson, and I don't envision myself trying.
