Guys, I’m Taking The Plunge

Whitley | July 17, 2009 | 6 Comments

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I am not a fan fiction reader. I think this is because a traumatic event a few years ago when I was extremely bored one evening and stumbled on the cesspool of awful writing known as fanfiction.net and was pretty much horrifed by what I read. **Disclaimer** I actually just went to that site again, and it seems that the overall standard for writing has improved greatly, and that is a good thing.

I understand loving characters and a story so much that you don’t want the story to end. I have felt this way myself, many times before, so I get why people write and enjoy fan fic. However, it’s never really been for me since I am extremely turned off by most of them for an assortment of reasons. When I like a story, book, movie or whatever, I tend to be very purist about it. I don’t really like key points to be changed. When the location of the story changes, or the relationship between the characters is totally different (Bella is now Charlie’s sister? Edward is a homeless guy? Huh?) those things, to me, make me feel like some of the “magic” that the orginal story had is gone.

I’ve been aware of Twilight fan fiction for awhile, and I have enjoyed reading other people discuss the more popular ones. I’ve learned what they like about them and the different story lines that take place. So far, it’s been something I’ve been content to observe from the outside. **EDITED TO ADD** The fan fic being written at Twitarded is the only one so far that I actually have read as they post the chapters and really enjoy. The Twitarded girls could get me to do pretty much anything, though! They can do no wrong.

But, I was browsing one of my favorite blogs, the Super Secret Twilight Blog, written by the super hilar (and newly named) Cutie and saw read that there was a discussion with another one of my favorite bloggers, Ana Cristina from The Danger Magnet about this fan fiction that I’ve read about absolutely everywhere, Wide Awake.

They warned that there would be spoliers to the story, but I read on anyway. Their post is really in depth, discussing the Bella and Edward in the story and their respective backgrounds and character traits, and I have to admit, I’m officially intrigued! A quote from Ana Cristina is what really sealed it for me:

“…this is the first fanfic I’ve read that has consumed me in the same way that the Twilight Saga did. True story. Just as I was loathe to put down Twilight for one second, I hated not being able to read Wide Awake in one go. I’ve forsaken sleep, friends, and family just to read this fanfic, and I think Angstgoddess003′s characters are just as compelling as Stephenie Meyer’s are, in their own way.”

AND….I’m SOLD! I’m going to read my first fan fiction; specifically, my first Twilight fan fiction, and I’m just a teensy bit excited! I want to thank the both of them for such an awesome and informative discussion post and I can’t wait to back and read it when I’m more familiar with the story.

I’m going in. I already have the first chapter open in another tab. I’m also remembering how I was when I was reading the Twilight series for the first time, so if I’m not back in a week, send a search party (/jokesssss! I will be back sooner than that!)

Here I go.

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