30 days of fanfic, plus i am clumsy, plus there's a new panera
I slipped in the shower today, because I am dumb. I tweeted about it to revel in my dumbness and was bombarded by friends concerned for my health. Now I feel even dumber. It's that kind of day.
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I DID LEAVE THE HOUSE, THOUGH! And I only stayed moping in bed for four hours. So. It could be worse. I'm at the new Panera in Porter Square, now. It's HUGE. There are two floors and an okay number of outlets. There could be more, but I always feel like there could be more. And it's got parking and is a lot closer than the one in Everett, which is where I usually go. So, A++. I need to start memorizing where the outlets are.
Anyway, I've applied to two jobs since I got here and now I'm going to warm up for writing more Moira+Erik by doing day two (aka THE MOST BORING DAY) of this meme.
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2) Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
GUYS I HAVE BEEN IN FANDOM FOR SIXTEEN YEARS. This is a long list, okay? And there's no way it could be all inclusive because I'm the kind of person who will write a few drabbles in a fandom or start a WIP and never post it or whatever. I also do things like Yuletide and...yes. It would take forever and I would leave stuff out.
So, this is a not-totally-all-inclusive list that hits the highlights of the past sixteen years of my life. For a list of all the fic that's still posted publicly, check out my Master Lists.
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Road Rovers
The X-Files
Buffy the Vampire Slaye
due South
Gundam Wing
Rent
Harry Potter
The West Wing
(From age 14 to age 19 or so, Rent, Harry Potter, and The West Wing were MY LIFE)
House
Veronica Mars
Dead Poets Society
Ethan Hawke-related crap? (idek how to explain this period in my and _morning_glow's history. It started with Harry Potter, oddly enough, and then House and... idek.)
Studio 60
Stargate Atlantis
Doctor Who
Psych
Without a Trace (idek, I blame scrollgirl)
Sarah Jane Adventures
In Plain Sight
Torchwood
White Collar
Sherlock
X-Men: First Class
I'm sure I've left stuff out. I know I haven't hit everything on my Master List, but I'm mostly only counting things I wrote more than one fic in/was totally obsessed with as opposed to mildly obsessed with. (I've written like, four Dexter fics and five Eureka fics, but I don't count them? idek.) On my Master List alone I have CriMinds, Dexter, Eureka, Firefly, Gallagher Girls, Good Omens, I-Man, Sports Night, and The Office, and that's not even counting the things I wrote before I joined LJ, the things I wrote for memes/writing chats and never tagged, the things I wrote but never finished or posted, and the things I wrote before LJ had tags.
I've written a lot of fic, okay? It's been a major pastime for sixteen years.
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?
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!
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I DID LEAVE THE HOUSE, THOUGH! And I only stayed moping in bed for four hours. So. It could be worse. I'm at the new Panera in Porter Square, now. It's HUGE. There are two floors and an okay number of outlets. There could be more, but I always feel like there could be more. And it's got parking and is a lot closer than the one in Everett, which is where I usually go. So, A++. I need to start memorizing where the outlets are.
Anyway, I've applied to two jobs since I got here and now I'm going to warm up for writing more Moira+Erik by doing day two (aka THE MOST BORING DAY) of this meme.
***
2) Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
GUYS I HAVE BEEN IN FANDOM FOR SIXTEEN YEARS. This is a long list, okay? And there's no way it could be all inclusive because I'm the kind of person who will write a few drabbles in a fandom or start a WIP and never post it or whatever. I also do things like Yuletide and...yes. It would take forever and I would leave stuff out.
So, this is a not-totally-all-inclusive list that hits the highlights of the past sixteen years of my life. For a list of all the fic that's still posted publicly, check out my Master Lists.
The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest
Road Rovers
The X-Files
Buffy the Vampire Slaye
due South
Gundam Wing
Rent
Harry Potter
The West Wing
(From age 14 to age 19 or so, Rent, Harry Potter, and The West Wing were MY LIFE)
House
Veronica Mars
Dead Poets Society
Ethan Hawke-related crap? (idek how to explain this period in my and _morning_glow's history. It started with Harry Potter, oddly enough, and then House and... idek.)
Studio 60
Stargate Atlantis
Doctor Who
Psych
Without a Trace (idek, I blame scrollgirl)
Sarah Jane Adventures
In Plain Sight
Torchwood
White Collar
Sherlock
X-Men: First Class
I'm sure I've left stuff out. I know I haven't hit everything on my Master List, but I'm mostly only counting things I wrote more than one fic in/was totally obsessed with as opposed to mildly obsessed with. (I've written like, four Dexter fics and five Eureka fics, but I don't count them? idek.) On my Master List alone I have CriMinds, Dexter, Eureka, Firefly, Gallagher Girls, Good Omens, I-Man, Sports Night, and The Office, and that's not even counting the things I wrote before I joined LJ, the things I wrote for memes/writing chats and never tagged, the things I wrote but never finished or posted, and the things I wrote before LJ had tags.
I've written a lot of fic, okay? It's been a major pastime for sixteen years.
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?
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!