Of fics

[katikat]

Did it ever happen to you that you read someone else's fic search and thought "What an awesome idea, I need to read that!"? And when the fic was found, you went and read it and after a paragraph or two, you had this look on your face - O.o? Where and we're, your and you're are two completely different things! Full-stops were invented for a reason! *shudders* I mean, the plot might be totally awesome but the way it's written is important too!

And Supernatural fic recs of course!
GEN:
"Like Father, Like Son" by ella_menno. John, Sam and Dean switch bodies :D Words: 5.000+

"Bloodlines" by MuffyMorrigan. When Dean gets a call from an old friend he and Sam head to Arizona to investigate a possible haunting. Along the way Sam begins to suspect his brother might not have told him everything he needs to know. Not the best story but I love the OFC! Words: 10.000+

"Run run run" by fleshflutter. Jim Murphy and Bobby deal with an ethical problem. Dark, refers to underage non-con! Words: 1.000+

WINCEST:
"Our life will never end" by fleshflutter. Sam is evil. But he still loves Dean. Very dark even though it doesn't seem so at the beginning. Words: -1.000

Comments

[katikat.livejournal.com]

Exactly. Some fic ideas are so good but they are murdered by the grammar/spelling mistakes the author makes *head/desk*

[llywela13.livejournal.com]

And so many people just don't seem to understand that spelling counts, kids! And so does grammar. It gets brushed off as unimportant - 'as long as the story is good, who cares what the writing is like?' - but if words are mispelt or the grammar is wonky and readers have to spend more time deciphering the writing than appreciating the idea...they just won't bother. I know I don't. The back button is our friend!

The your-you're and there-they're-their thing always bugs me, because no, they really, really aren't interchangeable, in any English-speaking society. Might sound the same, but each means something completely different, and if you use the wrong one it changes the meaning of your sentence completely. In fact, it takes away whatever meaning your sentence might have had.

*G* I could rant about badly written fic all night! LOL

Thanks for all the recs, btw. I've usually read most of them (the gen, anyway, since I don't do slash) but sometimes there's something really meaty I hadn't seen yet.