My 14 year old cousin called my fantasy novel 'boomer fanfic' last weekend

She said the whole 'chosen one' trope is played out and I should write about climate anxiety instead. It stung but honestly she kinda had a point, anyone else struggle with writing tropes that feel overdone?

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the_susan1d ago

14 year olds been reading boomer fanfic their whole life apparently.

jenny_sullivan9723h ago

Wait, wait wait - BOOMER fanfic? Like, they're reading stories written by and for people their grandparents' age? That's honestly wild to me, I can't even imagine a 14 year old getting into a genre that's basically the opposite of everything they grew up with. I mean, I guess good for them for branching out, but that's a seriously unexpected Gen Z hobby.