Fanfiction Meme
Took this from symphonie-rose. Thought it looked interesting so I decided to fill it out
Fanfiction Meme
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?
The first fanfic I ever wrote was a cracky Kingdom Hearts one and I wrote that because I liked playing the games.
Writing J-Rock fanfiction started with the Gazette. My (now ex)-friend drew a funny picture and I decided to write a fic to go with her sketch. Gazette were fun, gorgeous, and writing them gave my former friend something more in common. Also I liked the other fics on them
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
The Gazette - many fics, not active
Alice Nine - several fics, not active
Versailles - couple fics, not active
L’Arc~en~Ciel - mostly wrote Gackt/Hyde but I do have some just L’Arc fics. Not active
GacktJOB - not many just JOB fics. I never write in this fandom
Bit of Nightmare and SID - maybe 4 fics, not active
D - many fics and these muses are very active
Lycaon - I’ve written them twice and have ideas for a third. Active fandom
BUCK-TICK - several fics. Active
MUCC - a few fics. I just use Tatsurou and he’s not in my current ideas but I have other plans for him
Royz - written one so far and have ideas for more. They’re active
And a few others but I’m blanking
3 - For each of the fandoms, what were your favorite characters to write?
Gazette - Ruki
Alice Nine - Hiroto and Shou
Versailles - Kamijo
L’Arc - Hyde
GacktJOB - liked writing Gackt and You
Nightmare - Yomi. SID - Aki
D - Asagi and Tsunehito
Lycaon - Rito
BUCK-TICK - Atsushi
MUCC - Tatsurou
Royz - thus far Subaru
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?
I have many characters like this. Ruiza is being quite pushy… I think he wants a threesome with Asagi and Tsune since he does want them both. Such a brat.
Rito is also quite pushy
So is Kuina
Most of my muses are pushy
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?
I usually write them into the fic
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
I do NOT like writing female characters. I try to avoid writing them
7 - Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
Yes
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.
If I’m writing AU I do add OCs. The OCs are never a big part of the story though so there’s no way for them to become Mary Sues. I think OCs are good to have if writing AU but I hate when an OC is paired up with a fandom character
9 - Pairings - For each of the fandoms from question two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
Don’t always have three pairings
Gazette - Aoi x Uruha, Aoi x Kai, and I did ship Ruki and Uruha
Alice Nine - Hiroto x Shou, Saga x Shou
Versailles - Kamijo x Hizaki and Kamijo x Teru
L’Arc - Tetsu x Hyde, Sakura x Hyde
GacktJOB - Gackt x Hyde, Gackt x You
Nightmare - Ruka x Yomi. No fav pair for SID
D - Asagi x Tsunehito, Asagi x Ruiza, Hide-Zou x Tsunehito
Lycaon - Hiyuu x Rito (will write this) Yuuki and Rito
BUCK-TICK - Atsushi x others, Imai x Atsushi
MUCC - Atsushi x Tatsurou
Royz - Kuina x Subaru
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?
I’ve written pairings I didn’t like. I did it, my dislike for the pairing showed through but I did it
11 - Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
I do prefer genres. My favorite genres are AU and supernatural themes (ghosts or vampires)
12 - Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
Hm.. I don't think so
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?
I use canon and my own canon
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?
G to NC-17 but I prefer writing the build up to the sex instead of the actual sex scene
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?
It’s important to warn for the content in case someone doesn’t want to read it. Think the strangest is drug addiction
16 - Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Summaries are kind of tricky to come up with but they’re important. I come up with them at the time of posting
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?
Titles vary. Sometimes a title comes to me right away and other times I’m stuck and can’t come up with one
For example, I jokingly titled my threesome as “Fucking Subaru” until I came up with a new title
I usually don’t give individual chapters their own title
18 - Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
Daily life, band events, demanding muses, pretty much anything
19 - When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
I let the idea develop before I start writing. Sometimes it’ll take me months to get to an idea
20 -Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
I do
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?
I have written sequels before. They’re usually just smutty sequels but I have done some short sequel fics before. I like sequel fics if they’re written to conclude the story and share more about the characters
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?
I don't think I have
23 - When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
I post to LiveJournal
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?
If there is a beta available that I can trust then I like to have them beta for me but usually I just do it myself.
Beta horror story is the beta changing things in my fic then sending it back to me without telling me what changes she made. I was not happy
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?
Sometimes I listen to music and sometimes I don’t. I don’t really do playlists, I make one for a specific series but usually I just listen to whatever I want to.
26 - What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
Heroin addiction
27 - Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
I don’t really have a favorite place. I usually write in the living room or in my bedroom. I write by hand if I’m travelling or out for my university classes. Otherwise I write on my laptop
28 - Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
I have
29 - What is your current project or projects?
Life or Death - Atsushi x Asagi
Illusions of Control - Yuuki x Rito x Subaru (Lycaon x Royz)
I think that’s it for fanfiction… I have a lot of stories started but these are the ones I’m definitely going to be writing
30 - Do you have a favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
“Lover’s Blood” is a favorite because it’s my vampire series, I really enjoyed playing with Ruiza, Tsunehito, and Asagi’s characters and I liked telling this story and dealing with vampire problems
http://write-my-dreams.livejournal.com/104223.html
And “Pride” it was my first big AU crossover and I owe it all to a weird dream http://write-my-dreams.livejournal.com/83431.html
Fanfiction Meme
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?
The first fanfic I ever wrote was a cracky Kingdom Hearts one and I wrote that because I liked playing the games.
Writing J-Rock fanfiction started with the Gazette. My (now ex)-friend drew a funny picture and I decided to write a fic to go with her sketch. Gazette were fun, gorgeous, and writing them gave my former friend something more in common. Also I liked the other fics on them
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
The Gazette - many fics, not active
Alice Nine - several fics, not active
Versailles - couple fics, not active
L’Arc~en~Ciel - mostly wrote Gackt/Hyde but I do have some just L’Arc fics. Not active
GacktJOB - not many just JOB fics. I never write in this fandom
Bit of Nightmare and SID - maybe 4 fics, not active
D - many fics and these muses are very active
Lycaon - I’ve written them twice and have ideas for a third. Active fandom
BUCK-TICK - several fics. Active
MUCC - a few fics. I just use Tatsurou and he’s not in my current ideas but I have other plans for him
Royz - written one so far and have ideas for more. They’re active
And a few others but I’m blanking
3 - For each of the fandoms, what were your favorite characters to write?
Gazette - Ruki
Alice Nine - Hiroto and Shou
Versailles - Kamijo
L’Arc - Hyde
GacktJOB - liked writing Gackt and You
Nightmare - Yomi. SID - Aki
D - Asagi and Tsunehito
Lycaon - Rito
BUCK-TICK - Atsushi
MUCC - Tatsurou
Royz - thus far Subaru
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?
I have many characters like this. Ruiza is being quite pushy… I think he wants a threesome with Asagi and Tsune since he does want them both. Such a brat.
Rito is also quite pushy
So is Kuina
Most of my muses are pushy
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?
I usually write them into the fic
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
I do NOT like writing female characters. I try to avoid writing them
7 - Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
Yes
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.
If I’m writing AU I do add OCs. The OCs are never a big part of the story though so there’s no way for them to become Mary Sues. I think OCs are good to have if writing AU but I hate when an OC is paired up with a fandom character
9 - Pairings - For each of the fandoms from question two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
Don’t always have three pairings
Gazette - Aoi x Uruha, Aoi x Kai, and I did ship Ruki and Uruha
Alice Nine - Hiroto x Shou, Saga x Shou
Versailles - Kamijo x Hizaki and Kamijo x Teru
L’Arc - Tetsu x Hyde, Sakura x Hyde
GacktJOB - Gackt x Hyde, Gackt x You
Nightmare - Ruka x Yomi. No fav pair for SID
D - Asagi x Tsunehito, Asagi x Ruiza, Hide-Zou x Tsunehito
Lycaon - Hiyuu x Rito (will write this) Yuuki and Rito
BUCK-TICK - Atsushi x others, Imai x Atsushi
MUCC - Atsushi x Tatsurou
Royz - Kuina x Subaru
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?
I’ve written pairings I didn’t like. I did it, my dislike for the pairing showed through but I did it
11 - Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
I do prefer genres. My favorite genres are AU and supernatural themes (ghosts or vampires)
12 - Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
Hm.. I don't think so
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?
I use canon and my own canon
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?
G to NC-17 but I prefer writing the build up to the sex instead of the actual sex scene
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?
It’s important to warn for the content in case someone doesn’t want to read it. Think the strangest is drug addiction
16 - Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Summaries are kind of tricky to come up with but they’re important. I come up with them at the time of posting
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?
Titles vary. Sometimes a title comes to me right away and other times I’m stuck and can’t come up with one
For example, I jokingly titled my threesome as “Fucking Subaru” until I came up with a new title
I usually don’t give individual chapters their own title
18 - Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
Daily life, band events, demanding muses, pretty much anything
19 - When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
I let the idea develop before I start writing. Sometimes it’ll take me months to get to an idea
20 -Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
I do
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?
I have written sequels before. They’re usually just smutty sequels but I have done some short sequel fics before. I like sequel fics if they’re written to conclude the story and share more about the characters
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?
I don't think I have
23 - When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
I post to LiveJournal
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?
If there is a beta available that I can trust then I like to have them beta for me but usually I just do it myself.
Beta horror story is the beta changing things in my fic then sending it back to me without telling me what changes she made. I was not happy
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?
Sometimes I listen to music and sometimes I don’t. I don’t really do playlists, I make one for a specific series but usually I just listen to whatever I want to.
26 - What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
Heroin addiction
27 - Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
I don’t really have a favorite place. I usually write in the living room or in my bedroom. I write by hand if I’m travelling or out for my university classes. Otherwise I write on my laptop
28 - Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
I have
29 - What is your current project or projects?
Life or Death - Atsushi x Asagi
Illusions of Control - Yuuki x Rito x Subaru (Lycaon x Royz)
I think that’s it for fanfiction… I have a lot of stories started but these are the ones I’m definitely going to be writing
30 - Do you have a favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
“Lover’s Blood” is a favorite because it’s my vampire series, I really enjoyed playing with Ruiza, Tsunehito, and Asagi’s characters and I liked telling this story and dealing with vampire problems
http://write-my-dreams.livejournal.com/104223.html
And “Pride” it was my first big AU crossover and I owe it all to a weird dream http://write-my-dreams.livejournal.com/83431.html