I think that happens to everyone; I know it sure happens to me. When I first started writing Tolkien fic, I would have sworn that there was a scene in one of the HoMe where the Valar give Celegorm permission to marry Aredhel, even though their half-first cousins. Hence, I have a beautifully drafted scene for my AMC epic in my mind, based on this "canon" that doesn't even exist. ;)
Fanon doesn't bug me so much as thoughtless fanon does. I was on HASA the other day collecting links and noticed how many people have recommended one of my stories under the "good use of AU" heading. Now, I'm not going to get angry over a rec, but I think there is honestly only one story that I have written that is a real AU*--the challenge being to write a story where Feanor outlives all of his sons--and that one ain't on HASA. ;) But people who use fanon or AU that just happens to conform quite nicely with the prevailing, narrow, by-the-book opinion of what Tolkien wrote don't similarly have their ideas shuttled under the "AU" heading, even though a story where Maedhros threatens to kill Elrond and Elros is much more AU than a story (like AMC) where Maedhros goes to third base with his girlfriend.
Those are the fanons that annoy me.
Sorry you had to hear the rant. :) *hugs*
* Excluding drabble-thingies because I don't remember what most of my drabble-thingies are about. ;)
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Date: 2008-11-16 05:05 pm (UTC)Fanon doesn't bug me so much as thoughtless fanon does. I was on HASA the other day collecting links and noticed how many people have recommended one of my stories under the "good use of AU" heading. Now, I'm not going to get angry over a rec, but I think there is honestly only one story that I have written that is a real AU*--the challenge being to write a story where Feanor outlives all of his sons--and that one ain't on HASA. ;) But people who use fanon or AU that just happens to conform quite nicely with the prevailing, narrow, by-the-book opinion of what Tolkien wrote don't similarly have their ideas shuttled under the "AU" heading, even though a story where Maedhros threatens to kill Elrond and Elros is much more AU than a story (like AMC) where Maedhros goes to third base with his girlfriend.
Those are the fanons that annoy me.
Sorry you had to hear the rant. :) *hugs*
* Excluding drabble-thingies because I don't remember what most of my drabble-thingies are about. ;)