30 Days of Fanfic Writing: Day 2
2) Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
... this is not a question I can sensibly answer. I'll give the highlights.
The West Wing: approx 100 fics, inc drabbles and crossovers. About 50 full length standalones. And it's not one I still write in regularly, but I wouldn't rule it out.
The Social Network: AO3 says 18 fics, and I have 4 WIPs I'd still like to finish. But my muse has run away to sea.
Entourage: 16. Probably not any more? I have some unfinished WIPs, but I missed the last couple of seasons, and the show was doing too many things that frustrated me.
Torchwood: 14. The end of S2 made me unlikely to write more, and Children of Earth cemented that problem.
Leverage: 14. Yes. I have an incompleted Big Bang I intend to finish, as well as a genderswap one.
Star Trek reboot: 14. I'll probably write more when the new movie is out.
American Idol RPF: 13. Hard to say. Lack of RySi interaction on Idol has stymied me a bit.
Gossip Girl: 10, though all but the X-Men fusion are very short. And probably no more unless the show manages to drag me back in. I like ensembles to occasionally like each other.
Merlin: 8. Probably I'll write more at some point. The show annoys me (Morgana :( ) but the knights are pretty, and I still want to write an OT4 where Merlin and Morgana do magic together.
Eureka: 7. Again, my character died, which stopped me writing :( But I'd like to catch up with the show, as it has Felicia Day in it.
If I counted Marvel movies as one fandom, they'd be on the list. And if I put all the Who stuff together, those would be higher than Torchwood is now. But mostly I do a lot of trying to write a fandom once. Which sometimes turns into a month or two of single-minded focus, and sometimes does not ;)
1) How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
2) Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
3) For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favourite characters to write?
4) Do you have a "muse" character, that speaks to you more than others, or that tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
5) If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a fic, whether your "muse" or not, what did you do about it?
6) When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
7) Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
8) Do you write OCs? And if so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues, and if not, explain your thoughts on OCs.
9) Pairings - For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favourite pairings to write?
10) Pairings - Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone and written a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't write, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
11) Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
12) Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favourite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
13) Do you prefer canon or fanon when you write? Has writing fanfic for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?
14) Ratings - how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead?
15) Warnings - What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a fic?
16) Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
17) Titles - Are they the bane of your existence, or the easiest part of the fic? Also, if you do chaptered fic, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
18) Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
19) When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
20) Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
21) Sequels - Have you ever written a sequel to a fic you wrote, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?
22) Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favourite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
23) When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
24) Betaing - How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your fic? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?
25) Music - Do you listen to music while you write? Do you make playlists to get into a certain "mood" to write your fic? Do you need noise in general? Or do you need it completely quiet?
26) What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
27) Where is your favourite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
28) Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
29) What is your current project or projects?
30) Do you have a favourite fic you've written? What makes it your favourite? And don't forget to give us a link!
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... this is not a question I can sensibly answer. I'll give the highlights.
The West Wing: approx 100 fics, inc drabbles and crossovers. About 50 full length standalones. And it's not one I still write in regularly, but I wouldn't rule it out.
The Social Network: AO3 says 18 fics, and I have 4 WIPs I'd still like to finish. But my muse has run away to sea.
Entourage: 16. Probably not any more? I have some unfinished WIPs, but I missed the last couple of seasons, and the show was doing too many things that frustrated me.
Torchwood: 14. The end of S2 made me unlikely to write more, and Children of Earth cemented that problem.
Leverage: 14. Yes. I have an incompleted Big Bang I intend to finish, as well as a genderswap one.
Star Trek reboot: 14. I'll probably write more when the new movie is out.
American Idol RPF: 13. Hard to say. Lack of RySi interaction on Idol has stymied me a bit.
Gossip Girl: 10, though all but the X-Men fusion are very short. And probably no more unless the show manages to drag me back in. I like ensembles to occasionally like each other.
Merlin: 8. Probably I'll write more at some point. The show annoys me (Morgana :( ) but the knights are pretty, and I still want to write an OT4 where Merlin and Morgana do magic together.
Eureka: 7. Again, my character died, which stopped me writing :( But I'd like to catch up with the show, as it has Felicia Day in it.
If I counted Marvel movies as one fandom, they'd be on the list. And if I put all the Who stuff together, those would be higher than Torchwood is now. But mostly I do a lot of trying to write a fandom once. Which sometimes turns into a month or two of single-minded focus, and sometimes does not ;)
1) How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
2) Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
3) For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favourite characters to write?
4) Do you have a "muse" character, that speaks to you more than others, or that tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
5) If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a fic, whether your "muse" or not, what did you do about it?
6) When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
7) Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
8) Do you write OCs? And if so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues, and if not, explain your thoughts on OCs.
9) Pairings - For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favourite pairings to write?
10) Pairings - Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone and written a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't write, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
11) Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
12) Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favourite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
13) Do you prefer canon or fanon when you write? Has writing fanfic for a fandom changed the way you see some or even all of the original source material?
14) Ratings - how high are you comfortable with going? Have you ever written higher? If you're comfortable with NC-17, have you ever been shocked by finding that the story you're writing is G-rated instead?
15) Warnings - What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a fic?
16) Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
17) Titles - Are they the bane of your existence, or the easiest part of the fic? Also, if you do chaptered fic, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
18) Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
19) When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
20) Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
21) Sequels - Have you ever written a sequel to a fic you wrote, and if so, why, and if not, how do you feel about sequels?
22) Have you ever participated in a fest or a Big Bang? If so, write about your favourite experience in relation to one. If not, are there any you've thought about doing? And if not, why not?
23) When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
24) Betaing - How many betas do you like to use to make sure there aren't any major flaws in your fic? Do you have a Beta horror story or dream story?
25) Music - Do you listen to music while you write? Do you make playlists to get into a certain "mood" to write your fic? Do you need noise in general? Or do you need it completely quiet?
26) What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
27) Where is your favourite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
28) Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
29) What is your current project or projects?
30) Do you have a favourite fic you've written? What makes it your favourite? And don't forget to give us a link!
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