Random Questions for Writers/Artists
To all the wonderful writers/artists on my flist -
I've been hankering for interaction the last few days as a result of my sequestered paper writing. I came up with a few questions I'm genuinely curious about concerning your fics/artwork.
What is your favorite story you've written and why?
Your least favorite and why?
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What is your favorite story you've written and why?
Brief Encounter, my 1940s historical fic featuring Spike and Darla. I re-read it recently and it needs some small bits of tidying up, but mostly I'm still pleased with it. It just seems to work and to feel authentic.
If we're talking long fics, I like Family Reunion the best, though again, it needs some little bits of tidying. I'm proud of the OCs and still think the plot/characterisation are some of the best I've written.
Your least favorite and why?
Aide Memoire, my Spike and Fred fic. I feel annoyed now about the premise I took - that Spike told Angel what happened that day in Buffy's bathroom and allowed Angel to take revenge on him. I just don't think he'd do that now, and also I should've made it clearer it was a one-time deal and not something they were doing regularly. Plus, there's a Spike POV bit at the end that I'd ditch completely if I re-wrote it ( ... )
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don't think I could have waxed on enough about Spike/Errol either. And I love your Darla. No one writes her like you.
Just goes to show that you should never write a story just because you were annoyed about something you read another fan saying
Ah, I do love the story behind a story. How was it a Spike and Fred fic if Angelus was having his wicked, Daddy way with him?
I like working in lines from the show and changing them like this.
Oh, me too. Or having characters mentally reference events, but expanding on their perception of it. That was a great s2 Angelus line.
Thanks for sharing!
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Oh dear! I didn't write Angelus by mistake, did I?
No, they were two different stories. The Spike and Fred one, Aide Memoire, is set during AtS season 5 whereas the William/Angelus one is pre-series.
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Wow, that's really cool. Like calling for a do-over! I wrote my first Spara a few weeks ago and really loved working on it. She's such a peach. It's no wonder people like writing her. She brings out the best in all characters =)
Least favorite title, A Funny Kind of Forgiveness...
How ironic! My favorite fic title was the one I wrote for you, and your least favorite was the one you wrote for me. *G*
Favorite line...hmmmm. For me it's a little mini-scene at the end of Chapter two of my Spillyria fic
*snorfle* I remember that line well, and thinking how hilarious it was that Angel just doesn't care and dismisses it. *whistles* Oh, just business as usual at Wolfram & Hart.
Thanks for sharing!
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That would be Brothers in Arms. While I like my lengthy AU fics, this is the first lengthy canon fic. It actually has a plot and a nemesis and character developement. I just feel that my other stories were lacking that a bit. So that's probably my fave.
Your least favorite and why?
Relief and Do you trust me?
These are the first English fics I ever wrote. And you can tell. I wasn't quite as "familiar" with the character as I claim to be now. And the English was really bad back then *lol*
Favorite and least favorite story title?
Fave: either Spinning the Wheel or Kill To Get Crimson which technically isn't mine (album title), if that counts.
Least fave: Happy Birthday I like the story but the title is just dull, don't you think? ;)
A memorable line from your fics that you either loved or hatedThis is from Brothers in Arms. It's probably my fave because I had it in my head the whole time I wrote the story. Couldn't wait to finally write it down. So yeah... and ain't it beautiful ( ... )
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What is your favorite story you've written and why?
Haha, I think my favorite story is always my most recent story. Which I guess is a good thing, right? Because I think I'm improving. So, right now it's "Ebbing of the Tide." I kind of surprised myself, because I wrote it in a different style than my usual writing, pretty much unintentionally. I just let the mood dictate the style, and I think it turned out really well.
Your least favorite and why?
I think it's "Other Things the Road to Hell is Paved With." Now that it's finished, I don't hate it as much, but when I couldn't get those last two chapters out, it was the bane of my existence. I just kept thinking of things I wished I'd done differently (like, ended it sooner) and until I finally worked out the ending (by which I mean "wrote a sequel so I wouldn't actually have to wrap anything up"), I felt like I'd written myself into a corner.
Oh, or possibly that unposted duster fic. What kinda crack was I on? lol
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My favorite short story that I've written is Erthe Upon Erthe, a gen fic focusing on Spike in the last minutes of NFA. I enjoy taking a look at the characters' "inner lives" and this one, I think, is probably the best one like that I've ever written.
My most favorite long story is A Road Covered With Blood. I wrote this for the Fang Fetish Alternate Universes Challenge and I had such a good time writing it. AU can be so challenging to do well, and I enjoyed making Xander the hero without giving him any powers he didn't have in canon.
My least favorite story is So Late, So Soon. It was supposed to be about Angel redeeming Connor and it went arse over teakettle. I didn't enjoy the whole Connor storyline and I'm not terribly fond of the Connor character in general. So, I probably shouldn't have even gone here. But, I did. Sigh...
I think my favorite title is probably What Dies Inside Us. It's taken from a longer quote by Norman Cousins that says "Death is not the ( ... )
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