Mini-rant about fanfiction

[whiteink]

Can I take a minute from our post-NCIS-finale-freak-outs to talk about something that irks me? (And is in no way directed to anyone on my f-list)

When I write fanfiction - google is my best friend. Check a character's name, check character history, look for plot lines, check spelling of strange words used in the show, etc. I'm a big believe that you can find most things with a good google search. I always look up the things that I can get a simple answer to - it just takes a second, and I can be sure I'm calling the right character by the right name.

WHY IS IT THAT PEOPLE CANNOT SPELL CHARACTER NAMES CORRECTLY IN FANFICS ALL OF A SUDDEN?

You say you LOVE the character. You say you LOVE the show. SPELL THINGS CORRECTLY!!!

For goodness sakes - it's CALLEN, NOT CALLON.
And it's KENSI, NOT KENZI.
And ZIVA, NOT ZEVA.

I don't care who you are or what language is your first language ... I'll overlook a lot if fanfiction ... but it's the CHARACTER'S NAME! You're not using a nickname (such as Ziver), you're just misspelling a name! A MAIN character that you say you LOVE. WHAT THE HECK PEOPLE!!!!



*steps off soapbox*

Comments

[dragonheart]

Amen!

[whiteink]

Seriously - Zeva - that sounds like a breed of Zebra to me. lol.

[alidiabin]

Word.

[proseac]

+1

[klingonlady]

Yes! I read a KENZI one the other day and it squicked me EVERYTIME her name was typed.

[whiteink]

Yup. I didn't finish that one. It bugged me too much.

[klingonlady]

I put it right out of my mind... can't remember it at all.
Just it was spelled wrong

[klingonlady]

This is just so you can see the icon.. I still feel like I need to do something to it. But I liked his smile too much to let it pass

[the_rainbow_jen]

Course, my pet peeve that's a corollary to that is how proud some people are of not having a beta. If a) English isn't your first language or b) you're under the age of 18 and haven't graduated high school yet, consider getting another set of eyes. Does writing a world of good. (and I don't say that just because I've had to proofread everything my PhD bosses and PhD bound students write, yeesh).