The Brit-picking debate, yet again!
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devon_may has posted a little rant about Americanisms in fic. I've posted my thoughts on this issue before, but I generally try very hard to have my British characters sound as British as possible. It's not because I worry that people won't read my fic or will flame me if I don't; it's about making my fic as good as it can be. If my characters are supposed to be British, I'd like that to be believable. Devon has recently Brit-picked something for me, and she did a fabulous job. I have great respect for her as a person and as a writer.I know there are people out there who disagree that Brit-picking is necessary, though. *looks meaningfully at flist* I think Devon is open to debate, but I'm going to suggest people who disagree with the whole Brit-picking thing post your honest feelings about the issue here. Rant at me! You know you want to! ;-) Do it anonymously, if you want.
ETA: Finally! Someone disagrees, and in an extremely intelligent way.
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Date: 2004-10-02 07:20 pm (UTC)You can read it here.
Now I'm going to go back to writing my HP fic. Which will have Americanisms in it. Because I'm an American. And I'm kinda tired of feeling like I have to apologize for that.
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