30 questions fic meme, day 9: playing favorites, now in pairs. or more.
9 - Pairings - For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
Right, so, obviously we are once again going with the top ten fandoms I mentioned on day 3.
Numb3rs: Don/Charlie. Or at least it was, when I was writing, and I wrote a lot of it. Then I got into bandom and rediscovered my incest squick (or at least my conviction that, really, guys, this isn't healthy and you should try dating other people, okay? okay). But, still: Don/Charlie. Obviously.
David/Colby, also obviously, BOYFRIENDS. I am still waiting for fandom to produce the All-David-and-Colby-all-the-time edited version of the later seasons, because I understand I missed some good stuff!
And, uh... now I need to think of a third pairing I ever actually wrote. I guess... Don/Terry? I sort of wrote that one time. And I liked it in principle. Sure! Don/Terry.
Due South: Fraser/Kowalski. All Fraser/Kowalski all the time. I hardly ever even wrote gen in this fandom, which turns out to be a thing I do a fair amount of in other fandoms, because my overriding OTP was so very, very overriding.
And, uh... Ray/Frannie? Ray/Frannie was nice.
And... oh! Kowalski/Gardino. FUCK YEAH. I think that's the only pairing I have ever invented. ♥
Bandom: Gerard/Frank I think wins, numerically. Gerard/Bob. Jon/Brendon.
Stargate: SG-1 OT4. Period, the end. They belong together forever and always.
Uh, I guess... any given trio out of SG-1 is a reasonable substitute, if one of them is for some reason unavailable?
And... I wrote some John/Rodney drabbles one time?
Doctor Who/Torchwood: Jack/Ianto! I wrote a lot of that one! Aww, Jack and Ianto.
Ten/Donna! I only wrote it once, but they were awesome.
Mayhem/Jack Harkness, or possibly Donna/Dean Winchester. Or Jack/Aral Vorkosigan. CROSSOVERS FOREVER.
The Vorkosigan Saga: Aral/Cordelia! <3333333333333333333333333333
Aral/Jole. MY TIN HAT, LET ME SHOW YOU IT. THEY ARE SO CANON.
Gregor/Laisa! THEY ARE ADORABLE. AND DESERVE TO BE HAPPY. FOREVER.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike/Xander. Man, I had such a Spike/Xander OTP.
Spike/Angel. I am a sucker for canon pairings?
Spike/Dawn. I am also a sucker for all pairings involving Spike. And a sucker for Dawn.
Bones: Booth/Bones! I'm not sure that I ever wrote it in an explicitly pairing way, but they were the obvious OTP.
Angela/Hodgins! Also obviously MFEO, and again I am a sucker for canon het.
...I have a never-to-be-finished WIP that was Bones/Sully and Booth/Sully. If anybody even remembers that guy anymore. I really loved that story, though.
Dead Zone: Johnny/Sarah/Walt. Because, as I say, I am a sucker for canon pairings.
Johnny/Bruce. Because yes.
...actually, I think the never-to-be-finished WIP I had there was just Walt/Sarah. Because, awwww, them. ♥
Generation Kill: Brad/Nate! Although I have yet to write it properly actually HAPPENING, I swear, they are my favorite.
Brad/Ray! Because, hi, yes, they are married.
Rudy/Pappy! Because, hi, yes, they are married.
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 favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
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Right, so, obviously we are once again going with the top ten fandoms I mentioned on day 3.
Numb3rs: Don/Charlie. Or at least it was, when I was writing, and I wrote a lot of it. Then I got into bandom and rediscovered my incest squick (or at least my conviction that, really, guys, this isn't healthy and you should try dating other people, okay? okay). But, still: Don/Charlie. Obviously.
David/Colby, also obviously, BOYFRIENDS. I am still waiting for fandom to produce the All-David-and-Colby-all-the-time edited version of the later seasons, because I understand I missed some good stuff!
And, uh... now I need to think of a third pairing I ever actually wrote. I guess... Don/Terry? I sort of wrote that one time. And I liked it in principle. Sure! Don/Terry.
Due South: Fraser/Kowalski. All Fraser/Kowalski all the time. I hardly ever even wrote gen in this fandom, which turns out to be a thing I do a fair amount of in other fandoms, because my overriding OTP was so very, very overriding.
And, uh... Ray/Frannie? Ray/Frannie was nice.
And... oh! Kowalski/Gardino. FUCK YEAH. I think that's the only pairing I have ever invented. ♥
Bandom: Gerard/Frank I think wins, numerically. Gerard/Bob. Jon/Brendon.
Stargate: SG-1 OT4. Period, the end. They belong together forever and always.
Uh, I guess... any given trio out of SG-1 is a reasonable substitute, if one of them is for some reason unavailable?
And... I wrote some John/Rodney drabbles one time?
Doctor Who/Torchwood: Jack/Ianto! I wrote a lot of that one! Aww, Jack and Ianto.
Ten/Donna! I only wrote it once, but they were awesome.
Mayhem/Jack Harkness, or possibly Donna/Dean Winchester. Or Jack/Aral Vorkosigan. CROSSOVERS FOREVER.
The Vorkosigan Saga: Aral/Cordelia! <3333333333333333333333333333
Aral/Jole. MY TIN HAT, LET ME SHOW YOU IT. THEY ARE SO CANON.
Gregor/Laisa! THEY ARE ADORABLE. AND DESERVE TO BE HAPPY. FOREVER.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Spike/Xander. Man, I had such a Spike/Xander OTP.
Spike/Angel. I am a sucker for canon pairings?
Spike/Dawn. I am also a sucker for all pairings involving Spike. And a sucker for Dawn.
Bones: Booth/Bones! I'm not sure that I ever wrote it in an explicitly pairing way, but they were the obvious OTP.
Angela/Hodgins! Also obviously MFEO, and again I am a sucker for canon het.
...I have a never-to-be-finished WIP that was Bones/Sully and Booth/Sully. If anybody even remembers that guy anymore. I really loved that story, though.
Dead Zone: Johnny/Sarah/Walt. Because, as I say, I am a sucker for canon pairings.
Johnny/Bruce. Because yes.
...actually, I think the never-to-be-finished WIP I had there was just Walt/Sarah. Because, awwww, them. ♥
Generation Kill: Brad/Nate! Although I have yet to write it properly actually HAPPENING, I swear, they are my favorite.
Brad/Ray! Because, hi, yes, they are married.
Rudy/Pappy! Because, hi, yes, they are married.
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 favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite 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 favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
This entry was originally posted at http://dira.dreamwidth.org/581586.html. There are currently
comments there.