ldhenson

There are only so many stories under the sun... and when you already have characters, backstory, etc. laid out for you as we do in fan fiction, then that makes the field of possible stories even narrower.

If someone else's story says exactly what you planned to say, so much so that you're no longer inspired to say it, then I can totally understand axing parts of your notes. It's no fun writing a story that you think is going to be redundant.

But in this fandom especially, I think there are certain scenarios (watching DVDs on Danny's couch, eating cornettos, hanging out at the pub) that are going to crop up a million times in a million stories, at least at this early stage. And there are certain themes that we as writers are going to all jump on right away in unison (Nick's "switching off" issue and surrounding Man-Psychology Issues) because they're either slashy or fascinating or both.

So I guess I'm saying... um... I want you to write some more stuff soon? :) And that I agree with solo____. And while I can't speak for other writers, I won't be bothered if you post a story that has plot elements similar to stuff I've written. 'Cos we're all ripping off Simon and Edgar, anyway. ;)