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So I stumbled upon this post by fabularasa regarding RPS and the like, and am mildly amused, in awe of her ability to present an interesting argument, and disconcerted by what she wrote.

In my opinion, fanfiction (which does include RPS, whether it be "the redheaded step child" or not) is about taking all those things that we as a fan of whatever-it-is-enjoy and putting it into a creative context for ourselves. One does not write fanfiction, or should not anyway, because they want to appease the world around them. I can't imagine writing a fanfiction story that I, myself, wouldn't want to read or doesn't appeal to me.

So what harm is RPS? If it makes the person who's writing it happy and those others that maybe share a love of Orli/Dom for example, well, what does it matter? What makes it any less of a piece than a Harry Potter James/Harry story? I mean, incest fics based off books/shows make me squeamish, but I don't go around unequivocally stating that it is less of a work of writing and thus unworthy of praise/criticism/reading because of it.

As for the writing off the community persona of a person, most of the good writers don't do that. It's all about impressions and inspiration that you, as the writer, get from an article or interview or such. Sure, it's a perception, but isn't all fanfiction in a way? Don't we all work from our own starting point and experiences to formulate certain ideas of what is going on in canon?

That's why I love fanfiction--RPS and other--because it's this vast opportunity to see and read and notice things that one doesn't on first glance. There is good and bad in all sorts of fanfiction, not just RPS, and it's a matter of preference and finding your own niche, writers you consistently enjoy.

I would say the biggest detriment of writing RPS or Real Person anything is the occasional crazy person who thinks you are that person or related to that person. I've had it happen and that worries me. Because I can't tell if people are serious or not--and then it makes me wonder what people think of Orlando Blomo or Lance Bass to think they sit around in their freetime writing stories about themselves. Heh.

Anyway, I will continue to write my perceived Justin Timberlake and Orlando Bloom into stories because it's fun and a hobby and I enjoy it. If you don't, if it's not your cup of tea, that's fine, but please don't make assumptions about my motivation or utter lacking in fandom.

{end of rant}

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In other news, I just might make my Original Character Ficathon deadline after all. Last night while trying to fall asleep (which is always the way it is, it seems), I had this little banter scene pop into my head to start the story off. I got up, typed into word, saved it, and went back to bed. Hopefully today I will able to work from it and salvage something of a story.

It's always getting started that gives me the trouble. I put so much pressure on myself to have a great opening that I think that's why it takes so long for me to complete anything.

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I've been watching my dvds of popular and how could I have forgotten how much this show used to amuse me?

Also rewatched Smallville because it has Naked!Clark and IndianaJones!Lex...and that? Is the sex, my friends!

Now I'm off to lunch with some friends and then to do some writing until my evening television viewing begins.