Fic meme, Day Fifteen
Day 15 - Warnings - What do you feel it most important to warn for, and what's the strangest thing you've warned for in a story?
I'll be honest. I hate warnings. When you buy a book, they usually don't come with a list of warnings on the back, so it has always felt indulgent and overly PC to see warnings on fics. I understand about triggers (trust me, I have my own), but those can vary so much from person to person that it's impossible to predict how somebody might react to a story. Plus, in the fic world, if you're *really* worried about a trigger, all you have to do is ask the author. Fic authors are much more accessible than a lot of professional authors (though in this electronic age, that disparity is dissolving). Or, ask other readers. Given my druthers, I'd eliminate warnings entirely. (I'm also really annoyed/frustrated with a growing faction within the e-romance community that wants warnings on books for things they don't like to read, like any sort of het contact in an m/m book, or slash content in a het story, but that's another rant, lol.)
However, I know it's expected, and I'll do what I can to accommodate it. I do it most often with NC17 ratings, since the purpose for those can vary widely. So I'll try to say if it's for violence or sex that's beyond vanilla. I've also done a warning for a kind of noncon scene before, as well as the hint of miscarriage or actual character death. I don't warn for strange stuff. I don't think I'm that sort of writer, to be honest, though I also didn't go back through all my fics to see if there was something I might have forgotten.
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Day Fourteen
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 story? Also, if you do chaptered story, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
18 - Where do you get the most inspiration for your stories (aka "bunnies") from?
19 - When you have bunnies ideas, 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 inspired from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
21 - Sequels - Have you ever written a sequel to a story 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 story? 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 story? 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 story?
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 story?
29 - What is your current project or projects?
30 - Do you have a favorite story you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
I'll be honest. I hate warnings. When you buy a book, they usually don't come with a list of warnings on the back, so it has always felt indulgent and overly PC to see warnings on fics. I understand about triggers (trust me, I have my own), but those can vary so much from person to person that it's impossible to predict how somebody might react to a story. Plus, in the fic world, if you're *really* worried about a trigger, all you have to do is ask the author. Fic authors are much more accessible than a lot of professional authors (though in this electronic age, that disparity is dissolving). Or, ask other readers. Given my druthers, I'd eliminate warnings entirely. (I'm also really annoyed/frustrated with a growing faction within the e-romance community that wants warnings on books for things they don't like to read, like any sort of het contact in an m/m book, or slash content in a het story, but that's another rant, lol.)
However, I know it's expected, and I'll do what I can to accommodate it. I do it most often with NC17 ratings, since the purpose for those can vary widely. So I'll try to say if it's for violence or sex that's beyond vanilla. I've also done a warning for a kind of noncon scene before, as well as the hint of miscarriage or actual character death. I don't warn for strange stuff. I don't think I'm that sort of writer, to be honest, though I also didn't go back through all my fics to see if there was something I might have forgotten.
Day One
Day Two
Day Three
Day Four
Day Five
Day Six
Day Seven
Day Eight
Day Nine
Day Ten
Day Eleven
Day Twelve
Day Thirteen
Day Fourteen
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 story? Also, if you do chaptered story, do you give each chapter a title, or not?
18 - Where do you get the most inspiration for your stories (aka "bunnies") from?
19 - When you have bunnies ideas, 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 inspired from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
21 - Sequels - Have you ever written a sequel to a story 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 story? 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 story? 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 story?
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 story?
29 - What is your current project or projects?
30 - Do you have a favorite story you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!