1) Eh, that's quite a question. I wouldn't know because it's something that changes with canon, I think. Or at least, if you go back to S2/S3 fics you can see that there was a ton of Jack/Sawyer getting posted, while when I came into fandom (and it was in the S3 hiatus) it already was getting less written and now you barely read enough, in comparison. While Sawyer/Juliet was a totally rare ship when I came into fandom, and in S5 it was all over the place. And then talks the one who writes Boone more than everyone else and so anyway I'm stuck either way, lol. ;) Anyway, I don't think there is. Lost is probably one of the most diverse fandoms I've ever been in and everyone has their cups of tea; I think it's mostly a question of what canon offers you. IE: I'm pretty sure that the lack of Jack/Sawyer is not due to people not shipping it anymore, but more because canon hasn't given those two enough of a decent fodder in ages and whenever they have two scenes together it never ends that well. Sorry if I keep on beating on the J/S example but it's the first one that came to mind, lol.
2. Mm, it depends. The only times I've never posted something were when a) I thought it sucked myself and b) I forgot it after finishing it (which is the case of a Supernatural fic I've been stalling posting since January or something, but I forget about it every-single-time). And since in Lost I get the most feedback over weird-ish stuff or non conventional ships that really wasn't what stopped me. Usually, if I can't get it out of my head, I just write and post. But I have stuff on my HD which I didn't share just because I thought it wasn't much good objectively. Though in that case it's mostly 5000+ words of unfinished stuff I left there.
3. Mm, I have the same problem but with 2nd person. Meaning, I love it, but I know that it's an issue for some people so whenever I use it I always try to see if it works best in third. Then since I love it and if I want to use it it's probably because it'd have another whole effect I do that anyway (though it's the reason I probably forget about said SPN fic, since it's 6000 words of plotless second person POV). Apart from that... not really.
4. Mm, another good question. To be honest I never took trends too much into account because as said, I write mostly for a dead character whether I get feedback or not, but the point for me is that I have to like what I'm doing. Also at the moment the most popular characters are ones that either I'm not that interested in writing or that other people write a lot better than I could, not to mention that apart from Boone and the Desmond/Sayid stuff this season isn't giving me much fodder. Mostly because when I plan something it gets utterly jossed the next week and I can't manage to write stuff in the alt for some reason. Reminds me I have some alt!Boone stuff I should have finished four months ago, btw. *headdesks* So ha. I don't know. Though considering that right now the only way I manage to write Lost is if prompted, then fandom totally has influence of what I choose. ;)
Actually, I find the alt difficult myself but I think that's because of the changes made to characters - I don't feel I really know, for example, cop!Sawyer at the moment and there isn't time to build up his backstory. I'm not saying I won't attempt the alt ever, but I do find original timeline easier!
I think the only times I've ever not posted have been if I've come to think something sucks.
2. Mm, it depends. The only times I've never posted something were when a) I thought it sucked myself and b) I forgot it after finishing it (which is the case of a Supernatural fic I've been stalling posting since January or something, but I forget about it every-single-time). And since in Lost I get the most feedback over weird-ish stuff or non conventional ships that really wasn't what stopped me. Usually, if I can't get it out of my head, I just write and post. But I have stuff on my HD which I didn't share just because I thought it wasn't much good objectively. Though in that case it's mostly 5000+ words of unfinished stuff I left there.
3. Mm, I have the same problem but with 2nd person. Meaning, I love it, but I know that it's an issue for some people so whenever I use it I always try to see if it works best in third. Then since I love it and if I want to use it it's probably because it'd have another whole effect I do that anyway (though it's the reason I probably forget about said SPN fic, since it's 6000 words of plotless second person POV). Apart from that... not really.
4. Mm, another good question. To be honest I never took trends too much into account because as said, I write mostly for a dead character whether I get feedback or not, but the point for me is that I have to like what I'm doing. Also at the moment the most popular characters are ones that either I'm not that interested in writing or that other people write a lot better than I could, not to mention that apart from Boone and the Desmond/Sayid stuff this season isn't giving me much fodder. Mostly because when I plan something it gets utterly jossed the next week and I can't manage to write stuff in the alt for some reason. Reminds me I have some alt!Boone stuff I should have finished four months ago, btw. *headdesks* So ha. I don't know. Though considering that right now the only way I manage to write Lost is if prompted, then fandom totally has influence of what I choose. ;)
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I think the only times I've ever not posted have been if I've come to think something sucks.
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