Writer's Block: Set Sail

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Well, shit. I think this question was created for me. All of my pairings are non-canonical. ALL OF THEM. Sasuke/Naruto, Roy/Ed, Harry/Draco, Riku/Sora, Sam/Dean... take your pick, really. I mean, they're all obvious to me, but that doesn't mean everyone else gets them.

It's funny, but I've been thinking for a while that in my original I shouldn't have anyone get together with anyone. I've got three main pairings in it, and my first plan was to have characters get together at the end of the fourth book, kind of sort of maybe. But now I'm like, isn't it better to leave everything for fandom to freak out over? Hmm...

Not to be annoying, but...

Is anyone else noticing the trend of very quickly written, yet crappy, pornish fanfic? I used to be able to search on LJ for an hour and come up with at least one or two well-written fics about my fav characters being in love. Now, it seems like all I can find in certain fandoms is badly written porn. Porn has its place, but I really do enjoy the story elements of fic. I'm a writer, after all.

*le sigh*

I'm looking for fics with substance to them. I enjoy writing longer fics that are involving and deal with the characters emotions. Why can't I find those anymore? Am I getting too old? Has fandom become something else while I've been busy with grad school? Bah says I.