I'm Taking All Of You Down With Me.

One day after posting my Light/L huddling-for-warmth fic, I realised I'd forgotten that Ryuk would have been present the entire time.

Three days after posting my Light/L huddling-for-warmth fic, I realised I had L calling Light 'Yagami-kun' throughout, when in canon L calls him Light-kun. I had it in the summary.

I am an embarrassment. I feel like my ficwriter's licence is going to be revoked. The only way I can cope with this is by embarrassing all of you as well.

Poll #31949 WAIT, RYUK SHOULD BE THERE

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 46

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Which of the following errors have you only noticed after posting a fic?

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Minor spelling, punctuation and grammar (SPAG) errors.
43 (93.5%)

Major SPAG errors, e.g. punctuating dialogue incorrectly throughout.
6 (13.0%)

Getting a character's name wrong, e.g. consistently misspelling, having other characters address them incorrectly.
9 (19.6%)

Major formatting errors, e.g. accidentally italicising half your fic.
14 (30.4%)

Missing scenes, e.g. because of poor copy-pasting or just forgetting to write them.
8 (17.4%)

Other crucial omissions, e.g. 'whoops, I forgot this character was in the room, it's weird that they don't react when the others start banging.'
10 (21.7%)

Timeline errors, e.g. getting canonical or fic events in the wrong order.
9 (19.6%)

Other continuity errors within the fic, e.g. 'wait, I said she was in handcuffs, how is she touching his face?'
14 (30.4%)

Other continuity errors with canon, e.g. 'whoops, I said he opened his eyes, but canonically he only has one eye.'
9 (19.6%)

'In retrospect, this plot development makes absolutely no sense.'
13 (28.3%)

Forgetting to remove a placeholder, e.g. [INSERT NAME HERE].
4 (8.7%)

Something I've forgotten!
7 (15.2%)

I've never made a mistake in my life.
1 (2.2%)

You've noticed a significant error in your published fic. Which of the following is closest to your approach?

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I leave it as it is. Once it's posted, it's posted.
1 (2.2%)

I leave it as it is, but I might add an author's note to explain.
0 (0.0%)

I'll fix it if it's easy or essential to fix. If it'd need more significant rewriting, I'll leave it as it is, maybe with an author's note.
32 (71.1%)

I'm going to fix this error, no matter what it takes.
10 (22.2%)

I add more errors to distract from the original.
0 (0.0%)

None of these really fit my approach.
2 (4.4%)

Tell me the most embarrassing error you've noticed after posting a fic.

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