In terms of what I write, I'm definitely a "fuck the masses" girl. But it does bother me that fewer people are interested in what I'm writing. I think part of it is my frame of reference-- I'm friends with some really really amazing authors who do write more widely-read pairings.
But... while I suppose I probably could sit down one evening and write seventh year Harry and Draco having some snide but witty banter in the corridor and then shagging in the broom closet, it just wouldn't interest me. Maybe I'd get some positive feedback (or maybe not because it'd be uninspired and kinda lame), but personally, I wouldn't get much out of it.
As far as pairings go, I'll write *any* pairing. Seriously. From Harry/Draco to Remus/Boggart/Whomping Willow/Grindylow. Someone dares me, I get an idea... I go. But the way I like to see the more popular pairings is usually a lot darker and more violent than the way most of the fans of those pairings like to see them. As someone commented earlier, darkness doesn't do it for her. My fic? Even if it's H/D or R/Hr, it's still going to be pretty fucking dark. So it's not just pairing, it's taste, when it comes down to it. And apparently I'm a wee bit twisted. But I can indulge in that in fandom and enjoy it- whether I'm the one writing it, or you or Liz or Anj, or someone else who's not writing to the critical mass.
That does not, however, mean that I don't enjoy bitching and moaning about it from time to time. I've made my decision- I write what I want to write, I write for the people that inspire me. But, yeah, I'd certainly wish there were more people out there who shared my tastes.
Heh, and speaking of popular pairings done unpopular ways, I have this Harry/Ginny banging around in my head that half of fandom will skip because it's Harry/Ginny and the other half will run away from because it's going to be really fucking twisted. If I ever write it...
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But... while I suppose I probably could sit down one evening and write seventh year Harry and Draco having some snide but witty banter in the corridor and then shagging in the broom closet, it just wouldn't interest me. Maybe I'd get some positive feedback (or maybe not because it'd be uninspired and kinda lame), but personally, I wouldn't get much out of it.
As far as pairings go, I'll write *any* pairing. Seriously. From Harry/Draco to Remus/Boggart/Whomping Willow/Grindylow. Someone dares me, I get an idea... I go. But the way I like to see the more popular pairings is usually a lot darker and more violent than the way most of the fans of those pairings like to see them. As someone commented earlier, darkness doesn't do it for her. My fic? Even if it's H/D or R/Hr, it's still going to be pretty fucking dark. So it's not just pairing, it's taste, when it comes down to it. And apparently I'm a wee bit twisted. But I can indulge in that in fandom and enjoy it- whether I'm the one writing it, or you or Liz or Anj, or someone else who's not writing to the critical mass.
That does not, however, mean that I don't enjoy bitching and moaning about it from time to time. I've made my decision- I write what I want to write, I write for the people that inspire me. But, yeah, I'd certainly wish there were more people out there who shared my tastes.
Heh, and speaking of popular pairings done unpopular ways, I have this Harry/Ginny banging around in my head that half of fandom will skip because it's Harry/Ginny and the other half will run away from because it's going to be really fucking twisted. If I ever write it...