This is probably a question that people hate to be asked

[potentiality_26]

But I'm going for it.

When I write fic, I pretty much have to go with what's in canon.  Unless I'm specifically writing a 'what if x happened instead of y' A.U., I have to at least work around what happened.  I don't mind reading other people's stories that ignore canon, I just have trouble with it myself.

But a while ago, I started an OUAT story.  I basically forgot about it, but I was looking at it again and I still like it.  I'm not caught up on the show, but I don't mind spoilers for this particular series, so I know what happens.  And I know that basically everything in my story has been jossed, but like I said, I still like it.

Anyway, what I'm wondering is whether most people have my hang-up about canon or not.  If I wave my magical writer's wand and say "Everything after The Doctor is unhappened (which is a word that I just made up).  Any resemblance to stuff that happens after that is legitimately incidental.  Okay?  Okay.  Here we go..." will most people want to run with that?
 

Comments

[verdande-mi.livejournal.com]

I don’t care one way or the other. I guess I consider every fanfic an AU in a way, or at least a what-if-representation of canon events. So I say keep writing!

[potentiality-26.livejournal.com]

True enough.