Thirty Days of Fanfiction: Day Six
I'm going through pangs of Borgias missing and was delighted to find Violent City, which though strictly based on history rather the tv show works for both and covers Lucrezia and Cesare through the years. (Lucrezia and Giulia fanfiction still needs to be written.) Now, on to the meme.
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
I like both. It really depends on the story I want to tell. To use a Babylon 5 example, when I wrote my story about Timov and her marriage with Londo, it wouldn't have worked from Londo's pov at all, not least because what I wanted to do with the story was the flesh out and explore Timov, who in the show only appears in one episode. Otoh the G'Kar and Mariel story had to be written from G'Kar's point of view, not Mariel's, because at this point all the Centauri, including Mariel (and most definitely Londo) are Other to him, and he doesn't know what's going on inside them at all. Or: my Alias story where Emily Sloane and Irina Derevko talk during Truth Takes Time features solely the two of them because that was the point, I wanted interaction and reactions to each other because I didn't get it from canon, so bringing Arvin into the scene would have been counterproductive. Conversely, there are no women beyond one hapless churchgoer in Sacrificium, which is a story about Arvin Sloane and Jack Bristow on a mission in Columbia set in the 80s, not least because it's a Sloane pov and during said mission, he's undercover as a monk, but also because the story deals with Sloane's growing (and at this point very underestimated by him) thing for Rambaldi and the interaction between him and Jack in the field. The women in their lives - Sydney (still a child), Emily and Laura/Irina (recently outed and gone) are by necessity of the field mission not present. So basically, again: it depends.
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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6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
I like both. It really depends on the story I want to tell. To use a Babylon 5 example, when I wrote my story about Timov and her marriage with Londo, it wouldn't have worked from Londo's pov at all, not least because what I wanted to do with the story was the flesh out and explore Timov, who in the show only appears in one episode. Otoh the G'Kar and Mariel story had to be written from G'Kar's point of view, not Mariel's, because at this point all the Centauri, including Mariel (and most definitely Londo) are Other to him, and he doesn't know what's going on inside them at all. Or: my Alias story where Emily Sloane and Irina Derevko talk during Truth Takes Time features solely the two of them because that was the point, I wanted interaction and reactions to each other because I didn't get it from canon, so bringing Arvin into the scene would have been counterproductive. Conversely, there are no women beyond one hapless churchgoer in Sacrificium, which is a story about Arvin Sloane and Jack Bristow on a mission in Columbia set in the 80s, not least because it's a Sloane pov and during said mission, he's undercover as a monk, but also because the story deals with Sloane's growing (and at this point very underestimated by him) thing for Rambaldi and the interaction between him and Jack in the field. The women in their lives - Sydney (still a child), Emily and Laura/Irina (recently outed and gone) are by necessity of the field mission not present. So basically, again: it depends.
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!
This entry was originally posted at http://selenak.dreamwidth.org/690063.html. Comment there or here, as you wish.