Quirky

[queenoftheskies]

What does that word mean to you as either writers, or readers, in regards to writing?

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[evilmissbecky.livejournal.com]

As a writer, if I see "quirky" in a review, I think, "Ah, my fic threw this person for a loop and they didn't know any other word to use." In fact, in a review, it slightly worries me, because it makes me think I missed the mark. The humor didn't come through. Or there was just something about the story that didn't work, that should have been fixed before I posted it.

However, as a reader, I think quirky = offbeat, a little bit funny, a little bit strange. A character who marches to their own drummer.