[inquiring mind]

[hackthis_archive]

I somehow found myself reading a critique of one of my stories (no, the point is not what the critique said), that said [Story X] was "a classic hackthis story."

I have no idea what that means.

The stories I write are the ones I want to see. The ones that I want to write. I've always been firmly of the belief that if you want to see something written you should write it your damn self. But now, I am curious.

What does "a classic hackthis story" mean to you? Comma abuse? Crack? Lots of cursing? Ari? Discuss.

Comments

[sumofparts.livejournal.com]

Haven't read all the fandoms you write in but your writing to me: third-person but with a definite point-of-view; your characters are snarky, practical but have sentimental sides; juxtaposing weird images/scenes or just showing them to reveal new connections; short paragraphs; your sentences have a...quick rhythm or like you don't have the purple prose or "literary" feel/sound, very down-to-earth, no-nonsense style; not necessarily lots of cursing but you definitely don't shy away from it.

That's all I can think of for now, in addition to what others have mentioned above.