I am running away from reality, as fast as i could.
and trying not to look back, so as to prevent my eye from tearing.
Fanficiton fixation
Thursday, September 18, 2008
My latest fad/obsession is fan fiction; both reading them and writing them. No matter how crappy the story is, I would still read them. Some are so irritating and annoying that I feel like leaving dirty flaming comments which would be lengthier than the original story itself. I know that am not a great writer, but for me being in character is the most important thing. If you deviate from the character, I see little point in calling it "fan fiction". I have seen authors' in fan-world giving lots of excuses/reasoning behind their character's behavior along the lines of "its my story" and "anything is possible" or "character development". Its not that I hate those kind of fictions but I fail to connect with them. But then again, its just me; an obsessive freak about characterization, thats all. I like the way Smita Jain writes; be it her blogs or her book(s). Her posts are like a ramble, a conversation shared with a friend. I enjoy reading her posts and read them regularly. I am back in the world of writing blogs on a daily basis since I am convinced that no one really visits my blog. :-) Here is a parting thought. Today my colleague, who happens to be a German, told me that he ran a search on my name and didn't find any references except LinkedIn connections. He was surprised that I was not a part of any mailing archive or any technical groups. I told him I used my alias everywhere and he was pretty surprised about it. He didn't see a point in using an alias in a technical forum. But I for one, see no need to use my real name. With the invasion of social networking and other websites, anonymity is becoming a luxury.