30 Day Fanfic Meme
day twenty five here. can you stand the excitement? i mean, we're building up to the big finish and it promises to be less than spectacular. how can you stand the wait?
yeah. i'm not bothering, either. so click or not. up to you.
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?
they drew me in, as a moth to a flame
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
my homes away from home
3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write?
you're such a character
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?
pushy, pushy
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?
with a firm hand
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
either or
7 - Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
can you change my mind?
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.
she's so original
9 - Pairings - For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
put them together and what do you get?
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?
seriously? i wrote that?
11 - Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
where does this belong?
12 - Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
to adapt or not to adapt.
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?
canonfanonschmanon
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?
rate me
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?
danger, Will Robinson! danger!
16 - Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
to recap
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?
what's in a name?
18 - Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
inspire me
19 - When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
to write or not to write
20 - Do you ever get bunnies from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
is that your idea or mine?
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?
take two
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?
bang me like a sex ride suicide
23 - When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
find it all here
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?
fix this mess
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 need noise. i have to have noise.
music has been in my life for probably as long as books have. so, for me, words and music kind of go hand in hand. so when i write, i like to have music going. sometimes, the faster the better. because the rapid beat makes my fingers practically fly over the keyboard. (hello, Gary!) and, in extreme cases where i really need to make my fingers and brains go, i listen to bagpipes. yeah. don't ask. i can't explain it.
i don't tend to make playlists because my mood isn't dictated by the music. nor is the music dictated by my mood. i can write really hardcore, sick, perverse stuff to the softest music simply because that's what i chose to listen to before i sat down and started writing. and i can write the softest fluff to the loudest music you can find. now, that isn't to say that i don't have songs that i don't equate with certain stories i'm working on or even certain characters. i've just never felt a need to make a playlist for any one song or any one character in order to put myself in the right mindset.
i can write when there's no music, when the television is on and provides a backdrop of noise, but i try not to do that as i have a tendency to forget what i'm doing and focus on the show i've put on. and i've found that when i do that, i kind of slip away from writing and let my brain go where it will.
music is my first choice and is almost as old a friend to me as the written word. i listen to it when i sleep and when i'm writing. its almost as much a part of who i am as my hair or my style of dress. so it does play an important role in my writing.
if the computer is my canvas and the words i put down the art i'm trying to create, then music is the brush that helps me paint my picture for the world to see. i live it, eat it, breathe it.
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!
yeah. i'm not bothering, either. so click or not. up to you.
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?
they drew me in, as a moth to a flame
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
my homes away from home
3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write?
you're such a character
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?
pushy, pushy
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?
with a firm hand
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
either or
7 - Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
can you change my mind?
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.
she's so original
9 - Pairings - For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
put them together and what do you get?
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?
seriously? i wrote that?
11 - Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
where does this belong?
12 - Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
to adapt or not to adapt.
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?
canonfanonschmanon
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?
rate me
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?
danger, Will Robinson! danger!
16 - Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
to recap
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?
what's in a name?
18 - Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
inspire me
19 - When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
to write or not to write
20 - Do you ever get bunnies from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
is that your idea or mine?
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?
take two
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?
bang me like a sex ride suicide
23 - When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
find it all here
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?
fix this mess
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 need noise. i have to have noise.
music has been in my life for probably as long as books have. so, for me, words and music kind of go hand in hand. so when i write, i like to have music going. sometimes, the faster the better. because the rapid beat makes my fingers practically fly over the keyboard. (hello, Gary!) and, in extreme cases where i really need to make my fingers and brains go, i listen to bagpipes. yeah. don't ask. i can't explain it.
i don't tend to make playlists because my mood isn't dictated by the music. nor is the music dictated by my mood. i can write really hardcore, sick, perverse stuff to the softest music simply because that's what i chose to listen to before i sat down and started writing. and i can write the softest fluff to the loudest music you can find. now, that isn't to say that i don't have songs that i don't equate with certain stories i'm working on or even certain characters. i've just never felt a need to make a playlist for any one song or any one character in order to put myself in the right mindset.
i can write when there's no music, when the television is on and provides a backdrop of noise, but i try not to do that as i have a tendency to forget what i'm doing and focus on the show i've put on. and i've found that when i do that, i kind of slip away from writing and let my brain go where it will.
music is my first choice and is almost as old a friend to me as the written word. i listen to it when i sleep and when i'm writing. its almost as much a part of who i am as my hair or my style of dress. so it does play an important role in my writing.
if the computer is my canvas and the words i put down the art i'm trying to create, then music is the brush that helps me paint my picture for the world to see. i live it, eat it, breathe it.
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!