Writer's Block: Spoilers Below the Cut
Jan. 31st, 2009 02:12 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I'm pretty sure I have. Even if it is the 'okay here's what happens in the interesting parts' to get someone to read/watch something sense.
And I do make spoilery comments about things I've read/watched recently here on my journal, so I suppose, yes.
Sometimes people don't mind (usually because I've told them about the best bit and they can then tell me their feelings on it) and sometimes they go 'YAY! Spoilers!' but very rarely do I actually ruin something.
I think the last time I did that was with Breaking Dawn. And even then, she stopped me before I could spoil her anymore.
On the otherhand... I usually like spoilers. I don't care about finding out the ending beforehand, ESPECIALLY as this is my usual method of finding good books to read. Skim the end and if I can deduce what's happened from the last two pages, I don't buy/borrow it.
It's more the journey to me in that respect. However... if it's something fraught with tension I usually avoid the detailed spoilers, because that just ruins the fun.
Like how I generally avoid Bleach pic spoilers. As they're usually 10 or so camera phone pics and that's half the chapter, even if it is blurry.
Again, with Breaking Dawn, I didn't want anyone to tell me exactly what happened, but I was okay with people talking about Reneesme and stuff in a vague sort of way. (Or in a very small detailed way.)
Like how I read books. Sometimes I'll stop halfway and skim the rest and I know generally what will happen but sometimes the detail will suck me right back in as soon as I head back to proper reading.
(With Vincent, in The Mirador. My current head picture of him vaguely resembles Watanuki and it's making my HEAD HURT.)
Because I know exactly what kind of spoilers I like though, I can usually go 'lalalalala' and stick my fingers in my ears when the person's going into too much detail.
So, almost and not really is the tl;dr answer.
I'm pretty sure I have. Even if it is the 'okay here's what happens in the interesting parts' to get someone to read/watch something sense.
And I do make spoilery comments about things I've read/watched recently here on my journal, so I suppose, yes.
Sometimes people don't mind (usually because I've told them about the best bit and they can then tell me their feelings on it) and sometimes they go 'YAY! Spoilers!' but very rarely do I actually ruin something.
I think the last time I did that was with Breaking Dawn. And even then, she stopped me before I could spoil her anymore.
On the otherhand... I usually like spoilers. I don't care about finding out the ending beforehand, ESPECIALLY as this is my usual method of finding good books to read. Skim the end and if I can deduce what's happened from the last two pages, I don't buy/borrow it.
It's more the journey to me in that respect. However... if it's something fraught with tension I usually avoid the detailed spoilers, because that just ruins the fun.
Like how I generally avoid Bleach pic spoilers. As they're usually 10 or so camera phone pics and that's half the chapter, even if it is blurry.
Again, with Breaking Dawn, I didn't want anyone to tell me exactly what happened, but I was okay with people talking about Reneesme and stuff in a vague sort of way. (Or in a very small detailed way.)
Like how I read books. Sometimes I'll stop halfway and skim the rest and I know generally what will happen but sometimes the detail will suck me right back in as soon as I head back to proper reading.
(With Vincent, in The Mirador. My current head picture of him vaguely resembles Watanuki and it's making my HEAD HURT.)
Because I know exactly what kind of spoilers I like though, I can usually go 'lalalalala' and stick my fingers in my ears when the person's going into too much detail.
So, almost and not really is the tl;dr answer.
