I decided to pose a few questions based on the second Literacy Narrative. (I know we were supposed to do one but I feel like these questions all have something to do with each other. Maybe I can form a bigger question from the 3 the further I go along.)
Is "fanfiction" real writing?
Is writing ever original? "original ideas"
Do "real" writers work alone?
Coding:
"Real"- writing that is considered publishable
"Original"- ideas that are new/ different/ never seen before
"Alone"- working by oneself
Classifying:
"Real":
Authored- already published
Fanfiction- stories based on already published works
Academic- writing for school
Unauthored- stories created to be published, but not published yet
Oral- stories that are spoken, not written down
"Original":
New: ideas never seen before
Repeated: ideas that have been seen before
Creative: ideas that have been seen before, but are differently put
"Alone":
Alone- working by ones self
Collaborative- working with others
Patterns:
For many for a work to be considered "real" the work must be Authored
But does that make the other works (Fanfiction, Academic, Unauthored or Oral) any less "real"?
BIGGER QUESTION: FOR WRITING TO BE "REAL" DOES IT HAVE TO BE PUBLISHED?
In this story no, because each has a process that is like Authored or has the potential to be Authored
There are components of each that would constitute that of Authored works
-characters, dialogue, narrative, transitions,
Fanfiction- though no original idea can be considered Authored EXAMPLE: 50 Shades of Grey was originally a Twilight fanfiction
Academic- though there may not be necessarily characters or original ideas academic writing is published everyday EXAMPLE: Journals in Major areas or published Major Thesises
Unauthored- components of an Authored work but just not published EXAMPLE: Manuscripts being reviewed by publishing companies
Oral- though not written on paper the components of an Authored piece are still there. They may eventually be published. EXAMPLE: The Illiad
No idea is really New, although there are some. But they are all based on Repeated ideas. Many times Repeated is published, even though it has been seen before. However, what usually gets them published is the Creative. They don't mind if it isn't New, just as long as it has a different idea or concept or component.
Also, no true "author" really works Alone. They can't be published. To be published one works with others. It's all Collaborative. That is just a myth that writers sit on their desk in endless days by themselves, pounding out masterpieces. Even Shakespeare is Collaborative. He didn't actually write the stories down himself, his actors repeated the plays to be published.
Hypothesis:
To be considered "real," writing does not have to be published.
Testing the Hypothesis:
Using the Literacy Narrative-
Created their own stories when they were young during playtime
- characters, voices, personality, dialogue, settings, relationships, plots, subplots
Done in a group, not alone (Collaborative)
Done orally (Oral)- doesn't matter the choice of tool for the language
(At first considered it not "real" writing, but now sees that is it [Authored])
Only had academic writing, but realized that too is "real" writing (Academic)
Playtime stories were written down [Oral to Unauthored], (Collaborative)
Fanfiction
-characters, setting, voice
Collaborative- many people writing together, creating people or settings, sometimes reusing them from already made stories
Online writing- not usually considered Authored, but found that it can be publishable
Just as passionate about writing and characters as Authored
Wrote her own story, at first by her sister, but then wrote it herself (Unauthored)
Had a penpal who liked her story and gave her valuable feedback (Collaborative)
Conclusion or "Theoretical Story":
So my conclusion is that "real" writing is not necessarily published. It is supported by the narrative as well as the examples I gave earlier.
* I didn't change anything except add this conclusion
No comments:
Post a Comment