Otter's Rock

If I didn't write from burning impulse, I wouldn't write half the stuff I write; that's the ADHD squirrel-factor at work. :) Which is also why I write so many one-shots, and have trouble completing longer stories if I don't burn through them in one weeks-long writing stint. I'm trying to improve that, though... (My current pie-in-the-sky goal is to try to finish an original novel the year I turn 40.)

I haven't actually seen any of that policing... but then, I'm not a super active fan in any context at the moment, other than writing and following fic that shows up on rec lists. Anyway, I'm not surprised it exists; just saddened that it scares off fanwriters.

I bookmarked this comment to reply to for awhile because I wanted to crunch some numbers and see just exactly how often I do go to the white male POV well, and how much impulse leads me in other directions; turns out slightly more than 10% are written from a POC point of view, and about half from female POV. (Also, for kicks: about 15% using present tense, and maybe 5% from 1st Person.) Kind of curious what that says about my subconscious; I'll keep an eye on the numbers going forward now that I'm aware of it. :)