05-31-2003, 11:32 AM
I'd like to ask if you could clarify the question. But I won't, and will assume the first two interpetations that come to mind:
1) "Why are SI lemons badly written?"
Because the author is pawing off while they write. Seriously, I have a couple of SI lemons, and to tell the truth, it's for exactly that reason (unless they write it in a public place) that SI lemons suck in a bad way. If I hadn't beeen in school when I wrote my two SI lemons, they'd be horrible as hell.
The other reason here is that the author tends to ignore everything that creates a sense of continuity the moment they bring an SI in -- and they don't bother rebuilding that sense of continuity either.
2) "Why don't people like SI lemons?"
Because they find it difficult to paw off to. Honestly, I think this is the case more often than not, and that the destroyed continuity has far less to do with it than the author might want. It's hard to assosciate with a character who literally is someone else. Especially when he/she is fucking the brains out of the girl/guy you want to be with. It's not so hard when both characters are canonical, but it is hard when you bring in somebody else's SI.
I have no problem with SI lemons, as long as they remain personal. To me, an SI lemon is a written record of a person's fantasy, and unless someone asks, they probably don't care. I keep any SI lemons I write private, but if you really wanna read 'em, you can always IM me and ask for 'em.
1) "Why are SI lemons badly written?"
Because the author is pawing off while they write. Seriously, I have a couple of SI lemons, and to tell the truth, it's for exactly that reason (unless they write it in a public place) that SI lemons suck in a bad way. If I hadn't beeen in school when I wrote my two SI lemons, they'd be horrible as hell.
The other reason here is that the author tends to ignore everything that creates a sense of continuity the moment they bring an SI in -- and they don't bother rebuilding that sense of continuity either.
2) "Why don't people like SI lemons?"
Because they find it difficult to paw off to. Honestly, I think this is the case more often than not, and that the destroyed continuity has far less to do with it than the author might want. It's hard to assosciate with a character who literally is someone else. Especially when he/she is fucking the brains out of the girl/guy you want to be with. It's not so hard when both characters are canonical, but it is hard when you bring in somebody else's SI.
I have no problem with SI lemons, as long as they remain personal. To me, an SI lemon is a written record of a person's fantasy, and unless someone asks, they probably don't care. I keep any SI lemons I write private, but if you really wanna read 'em, you can always IM me and ask for 'em.