30 days of fanfic + writing chat
The next writing chat thingy will be held this Saturday, July 16, at 9pm EST. Check back here around that time for further instructions. AND TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS. Or something.
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6) When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
I think this is a weird question to answer. I feel like, overall, a lot of my main pairings are slash. But I also feel like I do justice to the ladies? But, let's be honest--a lot of my shows/movies/whatever center around two male leads. That's not to say there aren't kickass ladies out there, but generally it's the two dudes at the center of a show that have the sort of a relationship that I ship? Whereas the ladies on the show tend to be in relationships that I see on screen and thus am less likely to write fic about because teevee is providing.
Oh god, I'm trying to make this sound like I'm hating on the ladies because I DON'T, I love them so much, seriously. But like, for example, on The West Wing, I used to write mostly Josh/Donna fic. Then Josh and Donna actually got together, so I mostly focused on Sam/Will, which, you know, no screen development.
But most of my gen fic involves ladies? And I like to include the ladies in my slash fic as well, mostly because I find myself writing more team!fic with background relationships these days.
I'm trying to not make this totally offensive. I guess what I'm saying is that I don't prefer any character based solely on gender, it has more to do with their other attributes. But I find myself writing more male characters for other reasons. But I'm trying to rectify that.
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 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?
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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SO. Today I did a lot of writing. I got up early-ish and went to Salem to have breakfast and write with sillyg and then came home for a couple hours before picking up mcwonthelottery for writing with brilligspoons and paper_tzipporah. I've got Erik and Moira about to infiltrate the Hellfire Club in Las Vegas, which means I've got a fight scene to write in the next couple days. Which will be, you know, difficult. But I hope to push through and figure it out. Then I just have to get them to LA, where there are no fight scenes, just breaking-into-a-building CIA-type shit. And then back to the east coast for the big reveal and to tie everything up.
It feels a lot shorter when I say it like that. In reality, it probably easily another twenty thousand words D:
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So. Anyway. WRITING CHAT ON SATURDAY. And I'll see you guys then.
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6) When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
I think this is a weird question to answer. I feel like, overall, a lot of my main pairings are slash. But I also feel like I do justice to the ladies? But, let's be honest--a lot of my shows/movies/whatever center around two male leads. That's not to say there aren't kickass ladies out there, but generally it's the two dudes at the center of a show that have the sort of a relationship that I ship? Whereas the ladies on the show tend to be in relationships that I see on screen and thus am less likely to write fic about because teevee is providing.
Oh god, I'm trying to make this sound like I'm hating on the ladies because I DON'T, I love them so much, seriously. But like, for example, on The West Wing, I used to write mostly Josh/Donna fic. Then Josh and Donna actually got together, so I mostly focused on Sam/Will, which, you know, no screen development.
But most of my gen fic involves ladies? And I like to include the ladies in my slash fic as well, mostly because I find myself writing more team!fic with background relationships these days.
I'm trying to not make this totally offensive. I guess what I'm saying is that I don't prefer any character based solely on gender, it has more to do with their other attributes. But I find myself writing more male characters for other reasons. But I'm trying to rectify that.
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 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?
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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SO. Today I did a lot of writing. I got up early-ish and went to Salem to have breakfast and write with sillyg and then came home for a couple hours before picking up mcwonthelottery for writing with brilligspoons and paper_tzipporah. I've got Erik and Moira about to infiltrate the Hellfire Club in Las Vegas, which means I've got a fight scene to write in the next couple days. Which will be, you know, difficult. But I hope to push through and figure it out. Then I just have to get them to LA, where there are no fight scenes, just breaking-into-a-building CIA-type shit. And then back to the east coast for the big reveal and to tie everything up.
It feels a lot shorter when I say it like that. In reality, it probably easily another twenty thousand words D:
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So. Anyway. WRITING CHAT ON SATURDAY. And I'll see you guys then.