Dilemma

Subject: Dilemma
Author: Aeidhryn
Posted on: 2012-02-13 23:21:00 UTC

I offered to beta for someone whose second language is English and therefore has a few grammar problems and awkward phrases in her fics.

Unfortunately, I realized too late that (his? her?) fics are OOC. For those who have read Eragon, this means Islanzadi/Eragon... and not done in a particularly believable manner, either.

He/she has demonstrated a willingness to edit grammar and make better plots, so I don't want to give up entirely, but he/she also seems to think that their idea is perfectly fine.

Whatever shall I do?

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Dilemma by Aeidhryn on 2012-02-13 23:21:00 UTC

Re: Dilemma by Sgt_Sporky on 2012-02-14 16:05:00 UTC Reply

I say be honest with zir. Don't be brutally honest- reserve that for the people who really deserve it. Be an Applejack sort of honest. That is, tell her straight up, but try to phrase it nicely. If you don't tell zir nicely now, someone else will tell zir very rudely later on. Which is better, I ask of thee?
What if... by ShatteredSanity on 2012-02-14 15:46:00 UTC Reply

What if you showed them a badfic out of one of their favorite fanfics? One that has high levels of OOCness. If they get upset over it, then show them that their fic is also OOC.

Or something like that. I don't think that paragraph in phrased very well.