NOADS is one of my favourite reviewers of Outsiders bad fic. Made of harsh criticism and wielding an attitude as sharp as a sword's edge, NOADS aims to inform Outsiders fan fiction authors when they are writing bad fic. What is bad fic, you ask? Well, take a look at most of ff.net. Bad fic bastardizes the canon characters, is rampant with Mary Sue's and makes serious writers and readers pull their hair out - as well as doing a disservice to the lovely S.E. Hinton, who I'm sure reads fanfiction.net with a bottle of Maalox in one hand and Gravol in the other.

NOADS is no holds barred. S/he/it leaves harsh reviews - but with real tips for improving - that usually cause the authors to take their fic down. Which, hey, if it's a bad fic, I'm not complaining. If it returns as a decent fic? Even better.

We here at my journal (and by we, I mean me) have received word that NOADS has accepted the invitation to become Fic Sporker In Residence at the new fan fic writing board (http://z3.invisionfree.com/outsidersfic/index.php?) which you get access to when you post a lot there. What's a spork you ask? A spork is a spoon/fork. But it's also what you do to a bad fic (stab it with a spork until it dies). Check out the marysues community here at LJ where people spork Mary Sue fics from all fandoms. It is love and win. Here is a direct link to the Outsiders sporks - http://community.livejournal.com/marysues/tag/the+outsiders

Also, check out noad_society for some hilarious articles about bad fic.

Tags: bad fic, ff.net, mary sue, noads
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