The 30 Day Fanfiction Writing Meme :: Day 2!
Since it's 2AM where I am, it is officially Day 2!
The 30 Day Fanfiction Writing Meme. Gakked from shakensilence. :D
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
In order of when I wrote them...
Sailor Moon: Probably ten to twenty short ficlets. No, I don't write in it anymore.
Hanson: A collection of short stories with illustrations. No, I don't write in it anymore.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: 3 drabbles, 25 fics and ficlets, 5 long!fics (some still in progress), some comics, bunch of unfinished plot snippets, and a whole lotta WIPs. Definitely still writing in it. :D
Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Three ficlets plus some drabbles. No, I don't write in it anymore, but I'd like to again.
The Dresden Files: One or two unposted drabbles. No, I don't write in it anymore.
Harry Potter: One unposted drabble. No, I don't write in it anymore.
High Plains Invaders: One longer fanfic and one WIP. Yes, I am still writing in it.
Caprica: One unfinished long fic. Yes, I'm trying to write in it. XD
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?
I guess I first realized what fanfic was in about 1995/1996. When you're about 10 years old and just discovering the internet, the first thing you can think to do is search for the things you like. I was very into Sailor Moon, so as I was checking out fan site, I saw a lot of people posting their fanfic. It was all terrible, but it was the only place where people were actually writing Zoicite as a boy (in the dub version of Sailor Moon, Zoicite is female because America just wasn't ready for beautiful gay villains). The first sorta fanfic I actually wrote for myself, however, was Hanson in 1997. It was wacky, very cartoonish PeeWee's Playhouse sort of madcap adventures, involving transvestite bunnies and paintball and pizza parties on the moon. It wasn't so much RPF as little vignettes with illustrations attached. Probably what drew me to do that was because I was 1.) obsessed with Hanson (good music, pretty boys, what's not to love?), and 2.) the boys themselves drew comics and made videos of their crazy lives that made me think that it must be fun to hang out with them, and I just wanted to play around with some of the stories they told. I never showed any of my comics or stories to anyone else on online fandom because everyone else seemed to writing RPS incest torture fics that were... really disturbing, so I tired of fanfic and stuck with the art side of things.
I would have to say that the first full length fanfic with plot I began to write was for Buffy the Vampire Slayer in about 2001. I had already started liking vampire-related things, but I avoided BtVS because I felt like anything with the name "Buffy" in it must be incredibly stupid. I caught the original airing of "Something Blue" on TV and watched because, well, James Marsters is the prettiest pretty boy in pretty boy town and the jokes in that episode are hilarious. It really drew me in, so I started watching and couldn't stop. I read a lot of fanfic to fill in the gaps while I was trying to get caught up with the first three seasons. I didn't really feel the need to write any fanfic of my own for a while. At first I was just writing a lot of flashback fic of the Fanged Four globetrotting, and by the end of Season Six, I was writing some AU (alternate timelines, alternate episodes, in-between episodes, etc.). I posted it on some fanfic sites, but the feedback I got was so hurtful at the time that I took it down and posted it on my own Geocities site... Then I didn't get any feedback at all because I didn't know how to advertise nor did I have an LJ. I got an LJ in 2004, posted my first ficlet in 2006, didn't get really get any responses, didn't post any fanfic until 2007, again didn't really get any responses, and then in 2008 I wrote Automated Utopia and got a lot of responses! I felt like I had found my voice and the right places to share my work, and I've been posting ever since. :D
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!
The 30 Day Fanfiction Writing Meme. Gakked from shakensilence. :D
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
In order of when I wrote them...
Sailor Moon: Probably ten to twenty short ficlets. No, I don't write in it anymore.
Hanson: A collection of short stories with illustrations. No, I don't write in it anymore.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel: 3 drabbles, 25 fics and ficlets, 5 long!fics (some still in progress), some comics, bunch of unfinished plot snippets, and a whole lotta WIPs. Definitely still writing in it. :D
Shoujo Kakumei Utena: Three ficlets plus some drabbles. No, I don't write in it anymore, but I'd like to again.
The Dresden Files: One or two unposted drabbles. No, I don't write in it anymore.
Harry Potter: One unposted drabble. No, I don't write in it anymore.
High Plains Invaders: One longer fanfic and one WIP. Yes, I am still writing in it.
Caprica: One unfinished long fic. Yes, I'm trying to write in it. XD
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?
I guess I first realized what fanfic was in about 1995/1996. When you're about 10 years old and just discovering the internet, the first thing you can think to do is search for the things you like. I was very into Sailor Moon, so as I was checking out fan site, I saw a lot of people posting their fanfic. It was all terrible, but it was the only place where people were actually writing Zoicite as a boy (in the dub version of Sailor Moon, Zoicite is female because America just wasn't ready for beautiful gay villains). The first sorta fanfic I actually wrote for myself, however, was Hanson in 1997. It was wacky, very cartoonish PeeWee's Playhouse sort of madcap adventures, involving transvestite bunnies and paintball and pizza parties on the moon. It wasn't so much RPF as little vignettes with illustrations attached. Probably what drew me to do that was because I was 1.) obsessed with Hanson (good music, pretty boys, what's not to love?), and 2.) the boys themselves drew comics and made videos of their crazy lives that made me think that it must be fun to hang out with them, and I just wanted to play around with some of the stories they told. I never showed any of my comics or stories to anyone else on online fandom because everyone else seemed to writing RPS incest torture fics that were... really disturbing, so I tired of fanfic and stuck with the art side of things.
I would have to say that the first full length fanfic with plot I began to write was for Buffy the Vampire Slayer in about 2001. I had already started liking vampire-related things, but I avoided BtVS because I felt like anything with the name "Buffy" in it must be incredibly stupid. I caught the original airing of "Something Blue" on TV and watched because, well, James Marsters is the prettiest pretty boy in pretty boy town and the jokes in that episode are hilarious. It really drew me in, so I started watching and couldn't stop. I read a lot of fanfic to fill in the gaps while I was trying to get caught up with the first three seasons. I didn't really feel the need to write any fanfic of my own for a while. At first I was just writing a lot of flashback fic of the Fanged Four globetrotting, and by the end of Season Six, I was writing some AU (alternate timelines, alternate episodes, in-between episodes, etc.). I posted it on some fanfic sites, but the feedback I got was so hurtful at the time that I took it down and posted it on my own Geocities site... Then I didn't get any feedback at all because I didn't know how to advertise nor did I have an LJ. I got an LJ in 2004, posted my first ficlet in 2006, didn't get really get any responses, didn't post any fanfic until 2007, again didn't really get any responses, and then in 2008 I wrote Automated Utopia and got a lot of responses! I felt like I had found my voice and the right places to share my work, and I've been posting ever since. :D
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!