I think the thing is, I've enjoyed a ton of fic that falls under this category, but usually it's scifi/fantasy-ness isn't the primary thing I've been seeking out in it or enjoying in it? So I don't know. I think I have fic filed in a different category in my brain
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For me this is part of a wider issue, that I file short stories (whether fanfic or original fiction) in a different category. I remember an argument with lobelia321 about good writing in fic -- one of us said 'it's not as good as [insert Literary Novelist here]', the other objected that it wasn't valid to compare short fic with novel-length Literary. So, when I'm thinking critically about fanfiction I'm comparing it to other short fiction I read, which is probably ~90% speculative. (I read a lot more short sf / fantasy / genre than novels).
So, not only can I not think of specifically sfnal / genre-oriented fic, I can't think of sfnal / genre-related short stories either, not at the same time as I'm picking out my Favourite Things.
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Date: 2011-08-13 02:26 pm (UTC)YES THAT
For me this is part of a wider issue, that I file short stories (whether fanfic or original fiction) in a different category. I remember an argument with
So, not only can I not think of specifically sfnal / genre-oriented fic, I can't think of sfnal / genre-related short stories either, not at the same time as I'm picking out my Favourite Things.