Fic meme, Day Sixteen

Oct 12, 2011 10:55

16 - Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?

Generally speaking, I hate them, though from writing blurbs the past few years, I don't dread them the way I used to. These days, depending on the length of the story, I just try to come up with the one or two-sentence promo blurb that I would do for original work. The random quotes from within the story trend doesn't work for me at all, either as a reader or a writer, because ultimately it doesn't tell me what the story might be about. Ultimately I create summaries for the kind of reader I am. I'm not an all-purpose consumer, meaning I don't inhale everything I can get my hands on just because it might deal with my ship. In actuality, I'm *incredibly* picky about what I'll read, and if I can't figure out what the story is going to give me from the summary (generally speaking, I don't need/want spoilers), I'll move on.

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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!

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