30-day fanfic meme, some more of, flists for the boring of ;-)
Is anyone else as bored of this thing as I am? I'm just too stubborn to quit, given that I actually have the energy to plow through it. *g*
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?
Yes. I think it was a bad idea. I agree with Rudyard Kipling: never write a sequel just because the first story was popular, or your inspiration will depart and you'll write dreck.
However, if you actually have more to say about the characters or the situation, no harm in writing it down. I'm quite fond of the "Second Jungle Book".
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?
Fests! :D I just did my first second fic fest, sg1friendathon. It was fun. Fests generally are, because you get readers from outside just your immediate circle. (And I kind of enjoy writing to a deadline; till I got into fandom, I'd never written any other way. Though it is awfully freeing not to have to.)
(My first fic fest was mfuwss's Exhibition Remix Challenge. I'm terribly proud of my work in that one, because I set out to write a good introductory example of a remix, and I did it - in the middle of the worst fit of depression I'd ever had. Now that is an Achievement. *srs nod*)
I always think about Yuletide, but writing what other people want and still writing well is not something I'm up to yet. I figure I'll get there eventually, but I need a lot more practice on setting and meeting my own challenges first.
23. When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
My journal first (except for dw_straybunnies fic, which goes there first), then after a few months to let it settle out, the good stuff goes on AO3. The Whofic also goes up on Teaspoon, very intermittently. I've never bothered keeping a personal site - why would I? ;-) LJ does all right for me.
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?
I do my own tech beta (since I'm handy, lol); normally I don't use any other betas. That's a habit I picked up in tiny fandoms where I'd have maybe one to three potential readers and didn't want to waste one of them on the rough draft. ;-)
If I'm really on the fence about a story's quality, and for some reason I can't just let it sit for six months and run it by future!me (or I don't think that'll help, or it didn't help), I'll ask whoever I know in the fandom who's both an excellent writer and likely to be honest with me. Thankfully, I actually have friends fitting that description in most of my fandoms. ;-) *hugs y'all lots*
(On a drabble or so, though, I'll just post and see what people say. Betas are for stories over 300 words or thereabouts. *g*)
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?
I can't usually write fiction while listening to anything; earplugs are my friends. When I did MaNoWriMo, though, I did the last couple thousand words with a playlist, because it was the last day and my roomie's friends were being pretty noisy. (No playlist in particular - just my usual mix of '60s rock, folk / country, and show tunes.)
Meta or babbling, OTOH... well, right now I've got my "relaxing and not really thinking about anything" playlist going, which tells you how much attention I'm paying to this meme. ;-) But I just got myself a speaker dock for my iPod, so I'm having fun with that. Yay Monkees! :D
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 favourite 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 favourite 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 later 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 favourite 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 favourite fic you've written? What makes it your favourite? And don't forget to give us a link!
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?
Yes. I think it was a bad idea. I agree with Rudyard Kipling: never write a sequel just because the first story was popular, or your inspiration will depart and you'll write dreck.
However, if you actually have more to say about the characters or the situation, no harm in writing it down. I'm quite fond of the "Second Jungle Book".
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?
Fests! :D I just did my first second fic fest, sg1friendathon. It was fun. Fests generally are, because you get readers from outside just your immediate circle. (And I kind of enjoy writing to a deadline; till I got into fandom, I'd never written any other way. Though it is awfully freeing not to have to.)
(My first fic fest was mfuwss's Exhibition Remix Challenge. I'm terribly proud of my work in that one, because I set out to write a good introductory example of a remix, and I did it - in the middle of the worst fit of depression I'd ever had. Now that is an Achievement. *srs nod*)
I always think about Yuletide, but writing what other people want and still writing well is not something I'm up to yet. I figure I'll get there eventually, but I need a lot more practice on setting and meeting my own challenges first.
23. When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
My journal first (except for dw_straybunnies fic, which goes there first), then after a few months to let it settle out, the good stuff goes on AO3. The Whofic also goes up on Teaspoon, very intermittently. I've never bothered keeping a personal site - why would I? ;-) LJ does all right for me.
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?
I do my own tech beta (since I'm handy, lol); normally I don't use any other betas. That's a habit I picked up in tiny fandoms where I'd have maybe one to three potential readers and didn't want to waste one of them on the rough draft. ;-)
If I'm really on the fence about a story's quality, and for some reason I can't just let it sit for six months and run it by future!me (or I don't think that'll help, or it didn't help), I'll ask whoever I know in the fandom who's both an excellent writer and likely to be honest with me. Thankfully, I actually have friends fitting that description in most of my fandoms. ;-) *hugs y'all lots*
(On a drabble or so, though, I'll just post and see what people say. Betas are for stories over 300 words or thereabouts. *g*)
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?
I can't usually write fiction while listening to anything; earplugs are my friends. When I did MaNoWriMo, though, I did the last couple thousand words with a playlist, because it was the last day and my roomie's friends were being pretty noisy. (No playlist in particular - just my usual mix of '60s rock, folk / country, and show tunes.)
Meta or babbling, OTOH... well, right now I've got my "relaxing and not really thinking about anything" playlist going, which tells you how much attention I'm paying to this meme. ;-) But I just got myself a speaker dock for my iPod, so I'm having fun with that. Yay Monkees! :D
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 favourite 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 favourite 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 later 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 favourite 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 favourite fic you've written? What makes it your favourite? And don't forget to give us a link!