30 Day Fanfic Meme
I can't not do this one. lol While I might miss some days for the next week or so, I will get this done and I think I'll have fun with it too!
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?
Well, I've been making up stories that would qualify as fanfic as far back as I can remember... and there was a dip into RPF in high school with a story about myself and four friends and a certain boy band (no I won't dig it out, no I won't share any part of that) but my REAL intro to fanfic was through the X-Men fandom.
I was trying to get back into the X-comics in about 2004ish and stumbled on a site that had a ton of fic on it. Most of it Remy/Rogue (sorry Lady) and I came across the Gestalt arc by Lori McDonald which was epic and wonderful and I was totally hooked and omg there had to be more out there like this! Sadly... though I did find some good fic out there, I spent a lot of time going "What is this? I can do better than this!"
So... I did. My first fic was... ambitious to say the least. lol Alternate timelines, a borderline Mary Sue OC, weird powers... good times, and someday I will rework it and post it somewhere. But for now, it will live on on my harddrive.
The X-Men... I can't say why I started there. Maybe if I'd stumbled on some FF fic or some Avengers fic I'd have started there, but X-Men it was so that's where I started. I think the Marvel fandoms in general (yes FANDOMS, there are more than one in there) suck me in because there's so much room to play. I mean canon is basically a bunch of fanboys writing their version of things anyway, so it's a unique playing field. Also, variety is the spice of life and X-Men (and the rest of Marvel) provides so many different points of view that it's hard not to play along.
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?
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
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 bunnies 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!
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?
Well, I've been making up stories that would qualify as fanfic as far back as I can remember... and there was a dip into RPF in high school with a story about myself and four friends and a certain boy band (no I won't dig it out, no I won't share any part of that) but my REAL intro to fanfic was through the X-Men fandom.
I was trying to get back into the X-comics in about 2004ish and stumbled on a site that had a ton of fic on it. Most of it Remy/Rogue (sorry Lady) and I came across the Gestalt arc by Lori McDonald which was epic and wonderful and I was totally hooked and omg there had to be more out there like this! Sadly... though I did find some good fic out there, I spent a lot of time going "What is this? I can do better than this!"
So... I did. My first fic was... ambitious to say the least. lol Alternate timelines, a borderline Mary Sue OC, weird powers... good times, and someday I will rework it and post it somewhere. But for now, it will live on on my harddrive.
The X-Men... I can't say why I started there. Maybe if I'd stumbled on some FF fic or some Avengers fic I'd have started there, but X-Men it was so that's where I started. I think the Marvel fandoms in general (yes FANDOMS, there are more than one in there) suck me in because there's so much room to play. I mean canon is basically a bunch of fanboys writing their version of things anyway, so it's a unique playing field. Also, variety is the spice of life and X-Men (and the rest of Marvel) provides so many different points of view that it's hard not to play along.
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?
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
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 bunnies 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!