30 Days of Fan Fiction Meme
3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write?
I write Josef & Mick as a couple, so generally if one appears the other is in there somewhere as well. Josef Kostan is my absolute favourite to write though.
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Day 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?
The first fandom I ever wrote fanfic for was Moonlight, and to be honest I don't think I can ever really, adequately explain why it is I fell so much in love, but I did - head over heels, completely and totally in love with the show and two of its characters, Josef Kostan and Mick St John. I caught part of the third episode, immediately went and sourced out what I'd missed, saw the first scene between Josef & Mick in episode 1, and that was it, I was totally gone. By the end of the night I'd watched all of the episodes I'd missed, plus those that were yet to air in Australia, back to back, and dove headfirst into my very first fandom.
When I first joined the Moonlight fandom I didn't ever consider that one day I'd actually be writing fic for it. I mean I'd lurked around the fringes of other fandom, mainly BtVS, the Star Trek franchise, and X-files, and I knew what fan fic was, and had read quite a bit of it (including slash), but it never even occurred to me that this was something I could write as well. Me, write? Are you kidding? No way. The early days of the Moonlight fandom (I joined around November of 07) were a bit like the wild west in terms of shipping any other characters besides the almighty canon love of MickBeth. Some of the MickBeth shippers that were around at the time were just out and out vicious, and anyone who dared to openly declare an interest in a character relationship outside the only one they deemed to be acceptable, left themselves wide open to some pretty nasty, pack mentality attacks. As a consequence of this I spent the first couple of months in the fandom hiding in the ship closet (so to speak). I'd seen some of what the MickCora shippers had been subjected to, and I didn't really want any part of that for myself.
Around the same time one of the first people to write Josef/Mick slash ended up being practically run off one of the fan boards that was around back then with the sheer amount of harassment and abuse she copped for daring to write Josef & Mick as a couple. A couple of months later she decided to take a stand and returned to finish her fic. Her attitude was basically 'I'm back, I'm going to finish my fic, and I don't care what anyone else thinks. There are people who like my work and want to read it, if you don't then bad luck, don't read it'. I thought that was just so totally awesome, and I decided I didn't want her being the only one writing them and copping flack for it. I still didn't think I could actually write fan fiction properly or anything, but I really wanted to show my support/solidarity for her taking a stand the way she had, and I had an idea for a potential story that I'd gotten from the re-turning scene in Episode 13 floating around inside my head, so I took a deep breath, typed out the first page of what I hoped would be at least semi passable fic, and then pressed post.
That was around April of 2008. I've been writing Josef/Mick slashfic ever since. :)
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
Moonlight is the only fandom I've written in. So far I've written one novella, 4 books (I have about half a chapter to go on a fifth one), and roughly 76 short stories. Yes, I definitely still write in it, I've just been slowed down of late with health and depression issues flaring up and wrecking my concentration ('tis very frustrating).
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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!
I write Josef & Mick as a couple, so generally if one appears the other is in there somewhere as well. Josef Kostan is my absolute favourite to write though.
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Day 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?
The first fandom I ever wrote fanfic for was Moonlight, and to be honest I don't think I can ever really, adequately explain why it is I fell so much in love, but I did - head over heels, completely and totally in love with the show and two of its characters, Josef Kostan and Mick St John. I caught part of the third episode, immediately went and sourced out what I'd missed, saw the first scene between Josef & Mick in episode 1, and that was it, I was totally gone. By the end of the night I'd watched all of the episodes I'd missed, plus those that were yet to air in Australia, back to back, and dove headfirst into my very first fandom.
When I first joined the Moonlight fandom I didn't ever consider that one day I'd actually be writing fic for it. I mean I'd lurked around the fringes of other fandom, mainly BtVS, the Star Trek franchise, and X-files, and I knew what fan fic was, and had read quite a bit of it (including slash), but it never even occurred to me that this was something I could write as well. Me, write? Are you kidding? No way. The early days of the Moonlight fandom (I joined around November of 07) were a bit like the wild west in terms of shipping any other characters besides the almighty canon love of MickBeth. Some of the MickBeth shippers that were around at the time were just out and out vicious, and anyone who dared to openly declare an interest in a character relationship outside the only one they deemed to be acceptable, left themselves wide open to some pretty nasty, pack mentality attacks. As a consequence of this I spent the first couple of months in the fandom hiding in the ship closet (so to speak). I'd seen some of what the MickCora shippers had been subjected to, and I didn't really want any part of that for myself.
Around the same time one of the first people to write Josef/Mick slash ended up being practically run off one of the fan boards that was around back then with the sheer amount of harassment and abuse she copped for daring to write Josef & Mick as a couple. A couple of months later she decided to take a stand and returned to finish her fic. Her attitude was basically 'I'm back, I'm going to finish my fic, and I don't care what anyone else thinks. There are people who like my work and want to read it, if you don't then bad luck, don't read it'. I thought that was just so totally awesome, and I decided I didn't want her being the only one writing them and copping flack for it. I still didn't think I could actually write fan fiction properly or anything, but I really wanted to show my support/solidarity for her taking a stand the way she had, and I had an idea for a potential story that I'd gotten from the re-turning scene in Episode 13 floating around inside my head, so I took a deep breath, typed out the first page of what I hoped would be at least semi passable fic, and then pressed post.
That was around April of 2008. I've been writing Josef/Mick slashfic ever since. :)
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
Moonlight is the only fandom I've written in. So far I've written one novella, 4 books (I have about half a chapter to go on a fifth one), and roughly 76 short stories. Yes, I definitely still write in it, I've just been slowed down of late with health and depression issues flaring up and wrecking my concentration ('tis very frustrating).
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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!