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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Jun 1, 2020 1:48:02 GMT -5
^ I'm pretty sure that Karen kept repeating mistakes is because they never let her age and there's only so much you can write without things eventually repeating. Some lessons can be learned twice.
Karen tends to get blown out of proportion because she has a lot of attention. Kristy loves her, the BSC likes her, and she has an entire series. She comes off as bratty sometimes here and there but over all she's not that bad. Sometimes in her own series I feel bad for her, like Watson making her own bike that she outgrew like come on.
Most stories about Karen are parodies and a caricature of who Ann was originally trying to write, it's one of the biggest cliches. I'd like to see a story about her where that doesn't happen.
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Post by cnj on Mar 8, 2021 2:29:28 GMT -5
^ I'm pretty sure that Karen kept repeating mistakes is because they never let her age and there's only so much you can write without things eventually repeating. Some lessons can be learned twice. Karen tends to get blown out of proportion because she has a lot of attention. Kristy loves her, the BSC likes her, and she has an entire series. She comes off as bratty sometimes here and there but over all she's not that bad. Sometimes in her own series I feel bad for her, like Watson making her own bike that she outgrew like come on. Most stories about Karen are parodies and a caricature of who Ann was originally trying to write, it's one of the biggest cliches. I'd like to see a story about her where that doesn't happen. Me too! I get tired of seeing fanfics where allegedly "everyone" including the BSC secretly "hates" Karen. |
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Mar 10, 2021 13:05:36 GMT -5
I don't see that any more. I saw a fic recently that put Karen in a good and sympathetic light.
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Post by cnj on Mar 14, 2021 10:54:07 GMT -5
I don't see that any more. I saw a fic recently that put Karen in a good and sympathetic light. That's good. |
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Mar 14, 2021 22:29:09 GMT -5
Has anyone seen any recent writers taking all this advice or is a cliche eventually inevitable?
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Post by cnj on Mar 16, 2021 3:12:46 GMT -5
I've seen some...I don't see as many fanfic writers and stories with the Stacey-can't-have-kids-because-of-her-diabetes cliche as much as I used to.
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Mar 16, 2021 18:46:50 GMT -5
I gotta look around for more then.
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Post by cnj on May 10, 2021 19:18:27 GMT -5
Another popular cliche...having them marry guys they knew from middle school...I don't know if it's been already discussed on this board, but I see some fanfictions that have that.
Then the ones that have all the BSC parents knowing each other and living in Stoneybrook from infancy onward.
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Post by LadyDruscilla on May 29, 2021 14:07:15 GMT -5
^ I'm pretty sure that Karen kept repeating mistakes is because they never let her age and there's only so much you can write without things eventually repeating. Some lessons can be learned twice. Karen tends to get blown out of proportion because she has a lot of attention. Kristy loves her, the BSC likes her, and she has an entire series. She comes off as bratty sometimes here and there but over all she's not that bad. Sometimes in her own series I feel bad for her, like Watson making her own bike that she outgrew like come on. Most stories about Karen are parodies and a caricature of who Ann was originally trying to write, it's one of the biggest cliches. I'd like to see a story about her where that doesn't happen. There are some good Karen books by Asher J and Rachel D on fanfiction.net..though there were jerks flaming them for no reason. |
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Post by cnj on May 29, 2021 14:59:10 GMT -5
^ I'm pretty sure that Karen kept repeating mistakes is because they never let her age and there's only so much you can write without things eventually repeating. Some lessons can be learned twice. Karen tends to get blown out of proportion because she has a lot of attention. Kristy loves her, the BSC likes her, and she has an entire series. She comes off as bratty sometimes here and there but over all she's not that bad. Sometimes in her own series I feel bad for her, like Watson making her own bike that she outgrew like come on. Most stories about Karen are parodies and a caricature of who Ann was originally trying to write, it's one of the biggest cliches. I'd like to see a story about her where that doesn't happen. There are some good Karen books by Asher J and Rachel D on fanfiction.net..though there were jerks flaming them for no reason. Yeh, you often have dodos who flame good stories just for attention. I have to go and read those stories...if I can get a good Karen idea sometime soon, I might write a fanfiction story on her as an adult. |
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on May 29, 2021 23:07:57 GMT -5
^ I'm pretty sure that Karen kept repeating mistakes is because they never let her age and there's only so much you can write without things eventually repeating. Some lessons can be learned twice. Karen tends to get blown out of proportion because she has a lot of attention. Kristy loves her, the BSC likes her, and she has an entire series. She comes off as bratty sometimes here and there but over all she's not that bad. Sometimes in her own series I feel bad for her, like Watson making her own bike that she outgrew like come on. Most stories about Karen are parodies and a caricature of who Ann was originally trying to write, it's one of the biggest cliches. I'd like to see a story about her where that doesn't happen. There are some good Karen books by Asher J and Rachel D on fanfiction.net..though there were jerks flaming them for no reason. Ohh link please? That makes no sense on why they would be jerks, Karen can be pretty likable. |
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Post by LadyDruscilla on May 30, 2021 9:06:27 GMT -5
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on May 30, 2021 11:09:57 GMT -5
Awesome, I can't wait to read those when I get the chance.
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Post by cnj on May 30, 2021 13:31:03 GMT -5
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Jun 8, 2021 8:57:53 GMT -5
Those were cute! I’m not usually a big fan of OCs but they’re pretty good.
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