Take any one of the fandoms you know I write/rec/read AND give me a type of AU (space opera AU, pirate AU, superhero AU, etc) or another time period (Ancient Rome, Regency England, etc). I will then explain the gist of the story I would write for that AU.

If I made Cinderella, the audience would immediately be looking for a body in the coach. -Alfred Hitchcock

When I write a story, what do readers immediately look for?

From the New York Times list of Top 100 SF/F books, as picked by readers.
Those I've READ are in bold, those I've read PART OF are underlined, those I INTEND to read are in italics:

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Pick one of my fics, and I'll give you three details that didn't make it into the fic. Background canon, deleted scenes, or a look into the future. My choice, but if you have a specific question you can ask it in your request.

There are things I maybe ought to be doing, but I'm semi-bored and procrastinating and the media are depressing me with its constant focus on the horror story in Norway, and - well, anyway, stealing a meme.

Speculation: if there was a Big Bang out there that assigned you an author (me), what fanfiction would you like me to write for you at 50,000+ ( Read more... )

Comment with "Come at me, bro"

• I'll respond by asking you five questions so I can get to know you better.
• Update your journal with the answers to the questions.
• Include this explanation in the post and offer to ask other people questions.

piratepurple asked me:

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Name a character in any of my fandoms and I'll tell you 3-4 things about them from my personal fanon-take on said character.

1. Comment to this post with "I surrender!" and I'll assign you the basis of some TV show idea. (post-apocalyptic scifi-fi drama, fantasy, noir gumshoe pulp, criminal procedure...IN SPACE, historical drama WITH WEREWOLVES, etc.).
2. Create a cast of characters, including the actors who'd play them.
3. Add in any actor photos, character bios, and show ( Read more... )

First the list:

1. Gabriel (Supernatural)
2. Susan Sto Helit (Discworld)
3. Commodore James Norrington (Potc)
4. Lord Miles Naismith Vorkosigan (Vorkosigan saga)
5. Lord Peter Wimsey (Wimsey mysteries)
6. Methos (Highlander)
7. Jack Sparrow Captain Jack Sparrow (PotC)
8. Lisbeth Salander (Stieg Larsson's Millennium-trilogy)
9. Åland (Scandinavia and the ( Read more... )

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