Remix: the adventure begins.
I got my remix_redux assignment the other day. I was pleased to see that it was a) someone whose work was already known to me, and b) someone who has written almost totally in Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the fandom with which I’m most familiar. I went on to download all of the works on the listed site (except for some that are extra-long, because I expect to be too busy the next couple of months to do justice to remixing a really lengthy fic), and read through them with an eye to which might be good candidates for someone with my perspective and approach.
I’ve made my selection, and am beginning the first step in any new story idea: letting it work its way through my awareness until I feel that I have a grasp on the concept of what I intend to write. This process could continue for years - and has done so - but I’ll give it no more than another day or so before I set to work. The story I chose is almost precisely the size of the shortest fic (except for drabbles) on my own site, and I’ve written as much as 5,000 words in a single day, so I feel confident that I can meet my commitment in the allotted time.
Yesterday I noted liz_marcs’ open letter to whoever would be remixing her work, and apparently she was following the example of others she’d seen, so mine follows.
Dear Remixer:
Have fun.
Think originally. Go crazy. Follow the stated ideal of remix_redux, and turn something of mine into the story you’d have written if you’d had the idea first. Play and enjoy.
And - as liz_marcs herself has said in other circumstances - don’t forget to use eye protection.
Looking forward to the results,
- Aadler