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Monday, April 4, 2011

Story Requests

A story request is a situation in which someone, a reader, requests you to write a story with certain specifications. Whether an author should or should not respond to these requests is up to the individual.

Story requests are rather far and few in the Winx Club fandom but they do happen. However, one can't just send a request without forethought. The following is a message that both Chibi Horsewoman and Kikurukina Bal Des'cagel received on two separate occasions.

can u please do these trix couple requests????
darcyxbaltor
darcyxbrandon
darcyxriven
icyxbaltor
icyxsky
stormyxhelia
I really dont hav that much talent as a writer*, but u do, so id really appricate it!
If you have enough time to waste your own time writing these kind of frivolous messages, you have enough time to write your own stories.

This person was asking two authors with high-level language to write a story for this person who could not even use a couple of minutes to use proper grammar. This is socially unacceptable. It's an insult to some writers. It is the requester's job to convince the writer to write their desired story. Writers are not machines nor are they paid to write fanfiction. Therefore, do not expect them to say yes or feel obligated to oblige you.

If you are about to write a story request, use proper English and be concise. Be sure to do background research on your author to see if he or she is comfortable in writing your specified genre.


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