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just acknowledge that the character written about is supposed to be, for
example, Elijah Wood, but do not go beyond that point of acknowledgement.
In other words, because the character is labeled with an easily identifiable
name and face, OOC-ness may very often be overlooked; the author has some
leeway in the degree of her/his characterization efforts, as the character
already exists. Mel sees slash as OOC (as it is outside of canon), and RPS
equally so – to her, “it is a spectrum.”
She laughed as she elaborated that it really was about the degree to
which one decides to stoop. The amount of OOC fics she reads recalls one of
the reasons why she got into slash in the first instance: needing more reading
material. “If it’s written, I’ll read it – or at least I’ll try to read it,” but if it is
too much for her, she will never go back. We differ in that aspect, as I only
read specific fics, and there are some genres, pairings, and a certain degree of
quality writing I expect and demand from my reading. I refuse to read
anything that seems to be badly written, or too Alternate Universe, whereas
Mel will at least read it once, before she decides whether she can go back for
more. Equally, she is more tolerant of OOC and a wide range of writing skill
than I am.
For every one to two pieces she will beta, Mel will read at least five to
six pieces of fanfic, depending on her schedule. Though it would seem that
that is not very much beta-ing, the truth is that as a process it takes a certain
amount of time. The authors send a chapter, and Mel will read it through once,
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