At 12:19 AM 01-05-98 +0800, you wrote:
>From: Pablo R. Arevalo [arev@lightspeed.net]
>
>>Besides Alternate Universe,
>
>Of which yours is one.
>
>>OMG fics are still fairly rare,
>
>I beg to differ. My directory of OG fics lists over 60 stories. X-overs
>number only 10 or so. And those are only the ones I bothered to keep.
Considering the onslaught of Ranmafics and SailorMoonfics out there, 60 is rather slim, luv. But, I for one keep hoping people will start producing Ah! My Goddess fanfics them more often. ^_^
>
>> Well, that was It, just a slightly re-told version of K1 and Belldandy's
>1st
>>meeting. What did everyone think? Let me know...
>
>The situation doesn't look good at the moment I'm afraid. Right now, it
>looks like you're heading for a rehash of the series (guy gets goddess, has
>whacky adventures etc...) If that's the case, your time would be better
>served on other efforts. If not, I reserve judgement for the future.
>
To be terribly honest, there are a lot of stories that rehash, in various degrees, the series that the fanfic is based upon. It just depends on the point of view one takes. How many authors have used Ranma's entrance in their fanfics (Like the (in)famous 'I'm Saotome Ranma, sorry 'bout this.' line)? Or, in the case of A!MG fanfics, I bring your attention to 'Oh My God!' by Brett Handy (Apologies to Mr. Handy jic). His beginning to that particular series was a play on the opening of the series as well, though using Urd and a computer. (And if anyone cares, I liked 'Oh My God!'. ^_^)
But in turning the coin on the opposite side, there are some who take the rehash to the extreme. To create something in which instead of capturing the essence and moving in a new direction, keep the same direction and making the creation more or less an imitation of the original. Those are the fanfics that lack imagination, but those are easy to spot, neh? (And if I walked myself into a corner by saying that, *looks upwards in her mailbox to glance at her own A!MG fanfic post* You can all just shoot me now. o_o;;)
Turning back to the fanfic at hand, however. My opinion is of the want to wait and see what Mr. Arevalo has in store. Mr. Arevalo, what do you have in store? ^_^ I.E. Write some more, and post it! -_^
I guess that's all I have to say on the matter. Chocolate, anyone? ^_^
Lany
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