There are some things I *still* see myself doing, and some things "fanon tropes" that probably aren't a big deal, but I've seen them so often in bad other fanfic, I start to get itchy seeing them myself.
On some level, he had to be equally disturbed by trying to pinpoint where his own instincts ended and the Goa'uld influence began.
I agree. And there's been a plethora of intriguing stories about it. By the way, have you ever read redbyrd_sgfic about it? Her rendition of "The Light" is my favorite explanation of that episode and deals a lot with the fallout from "absolute power" (She's actually done a tag of that ep as well as a companion piece that's also good, but I prefer "the light" fic).
Oh, as for third person (writing from perspective of "he/she")--I'm still playing with POVs in fic, limited/omniscient, second person, first person (and tenses. I will NEVER write First Person Present again. Ironically, it's my favorite fic, but I just don't naturally write that way, and it drove my beta and I nuts).
For some reason, third person limited (or switching between scenes) is the preferred version for fanfic, but I've never fully understood why. Someday I'm going to do a meta on that asking. I think some of it is because in fanfic, we're all working off the same baseline of the show, and we see the characters with that bit of disconnect. Putting an "I" puts you in the character's brain and your view of X on the show as audience may not relate to mine as author, and if that's the case, I lose you as reader. There's less...room for error as it were.
It is often my default because it's my natural tendency I think. Plus, while if you keep it limited to one character, you're viewing things through his/her eyes, yet by making it third person (he/she) instead of first person (I/me), you still create a bit of distance between the audience and the character. You can sometimes reveal actions and thoughts that the character doesn't recognize as being inaccurate, but gives the audience the perspective to note it--more than if you see things in their head. I like to see the character moving sometimes, not just view the action through his/her eyes.
In relation to "Dreams Teach", I could've done First Person actually since this was so much in Daniel's head, but I purposefully chose third because as readers, we already know it's a dream. We're in a different position from Daniel from the getgo. It seemed more natural to watch his evolution from that added distance than go through it with him more directly vis a vis "first person."
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Date: 2008-10-15 09:33 pm (UTC)badother fanfic, I start to get itchy seeing them myself.On some level, he had to be equally disturbed by trying to pinpoint where his own instincts ended and the Goa'uld influence began.
I agree. And there's been a plethora of intriguing stories about it. By the way, have you ever read
Oh, as for third person (writing from perspective of "he/she")--I'm still playing with POVs in fic, limited/omniscient, second person, first person (and tenses. I will NEVER write First Person Present again. Ironically, it's my favorite fic, but I just don't naturally write that way, and it drove my beta and I nuts).
For some reason, third person limited (or switching between scenes) is the preferred version for fanfic, but I've never fully understood why. Someday I'm going to do a meta on that asking. I think some of it is because in fanfic, we're all working off the same baseline of the show, and we see the characters with that bit of disconnect. Putting an "I" puts you in the character's brain and your view of X on the show as audience may not relate to mine as author, and if that's the case, I lose you as reader. There's less...room for error as it were.
It is often my default because it's my natural tendency I think. Plus, while if you keep it limited to one character, you're viewing things through his/her eyes, yet by making it third person (he/she) instead of first person (I/me), you still create a bit of distance between the audience and the character. You can sometimes reveal actions and thoughts that the character doesn't recognize as being inaccurate, but gives the audience the perspective to note it--more than if you see things in their head. I like to see the character moving sometimes, not just view the action through his/her eyes.
In relation to "Dreams Teach", I could've done First Person actually since this was so much in Daniel's head, but I purposefully chose third because as readers, we already know it's a dream. We're in a different position from Daniel from the getgo. It seemed more natural to watch his evolution from that added distance than go through it with him more directly vis a vis "first person."