Question for the public:
I’ve written reader inserts and x readers before in my time, but it’s always been 2nd person. As I develop my writing skill and trying to raise the overall quality of my fics, I’m switching more to third person (as seen in my GO reader insert fic.)
Does it ruin the experience to have a canon last name for a character? I’ve always loathed OC’s in fanfic because I want to read about the canon characters or reader insert style. BUT when writing in third person, something to refer to is nice. Does a last name border too much into OC territory and ruin the experience or does it do the opposite and help ground the character in reality?
Random late night thoughts haha, can’t decide anything.