I do not mean SPAG issues or things you consider bad writing/storytelling. What is something which is not actually a problem that you just don’t enjoy to the point where you would drop a fic you were enjoying?
I was considering this, because if a premise interested me in the first place, the biggest reasons I could think to ever drop it would be too many grammar issues or characters suddenly feeling OOC (in my opinion).
Outside of those or untagged triggers though… I considered how I might actually stop reading a story that goes by too fast and doesn’t let the reader explore characters’ reactions to things. Even if the characters still act like you would expect them too afterward. I like diving into characters’ feelings and motivations too much.
Agreed. It’s fine to have something like “nature is innocent”, but not in something based on realism. Most of your points boil down to what is actually realistic and what isn’t. Figuring out your setting is important in original stories and fanworks.
You have reminded me that I hate Simple Misunderstandings… at least, when the misunderstanding would be easy to talk about and clear up. It’s fine if there are reasons. As long as those reasons don’t appear to be there just to keep the misunderstanding around. If they are, I’m uninterested.
Ah shoot, very true. Though I’d like to think that I’d be more laid back if the story clearly wasn’t trying to be a life-lesson. But good catch. aaaa
I view Simple Misunderstandings, especially for stupid reasons amongst characters who are smart enough to know better, to be in the Idiot Ball realm of bad writing. Although, funnily enough I think I find them more often in non-fanfic writing, e.g. TV shows. Such a lazy trope.
Very much agree! At worst, I usually only see idiot-ball stuff like that in fanfiction when it’s a character bashing piece. While not my kind of story, its a good way to vent for writers to express frustrations~