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izhilzha

30 Days of Fan Fiction Meme, Day Six

Jul 12, 2011 19:38

6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?I don't think I have a preference either way. In fic, I write more male characters than female ones, but I'm fairly sure that's a function of my attraction to buddy shows (there are very few really good female buddy shows, depressingly), and the general number of interesting male ( Read more... )

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ladymercury_10 July 13 2011, 02:46:07 UTC

So much yes to your last paragraph! While romance can be interesting, what really makes a character interesting is who he or she is. Now if only TV would understand this.

izhilzha July 13 2011, 03:36:08 UTC

Darn right. (One reason I love White Collar, actually *g*)

ladymercury_10 July 13 2011, 03:46:40 UTC

Yeah. White Collar is still mostly guys, but the supporting ladies are a lot of fun, and they have such great personalities. :)

izhilzha July 13 2011, 03:52:16 UTC

Yes, but Diana is a very strong, detailed woman, and Elizabeth is so kick-ass that the most common pairing for this technically male-buddy-show is an OT3, Peter/Elizabeth/Neal--she is unignorable! :-D (I ship the Burkes without Neal in there, but I understand the impulse from others, hee.)

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aadler July 13 2011, 03:02:27 UTC

I’m following with interest all those persons doing this meme. Meanwhile, I suggested a 31st question, and sroni proposed a 32nd:

31 - Which fanfic authors and/or stories have had the most influence on your writing?
32 - Are there any stories you want to write that you’re afraid to tackle? If so, what and why?

izhilzha July 13 2011, 03:15:38 UTC

Those are really good additions! I may use them, if that's cool with you. :)

aadler July 13 2011, 12:56:24 UTC

Absolutely. That’s why I mentioned them.

yahtzee63 July 13 2011, 04:36:51 UTC

How curious that romance -- the question of who to love, and how, and what love is -- the foundation of what, for many people, becomes the primary relationship in their life and the genesis of both the families they're born into and someday create -- would ever be considered not a "deep" part of characterization.

Just because it's written badly sometimes doesn't mean it's irrelevant. And I think it involves men equally as often as women.

izhilzha July 13 2011, 05:34:19 UTC

*raised eyebrow*

I never said it isn't a part of people and their lives; in fact, I am quite well aware that it is, since I am getting married myself in October. It's been quite a profound experience so far.

But I see it explored so often, in both very intelligent ways and very silly ways (my favorite fictional couple is Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane, if that tells you anything), that I usually prefer to look at the rest of what makes people tick--their families of origin, their drives other than sex, their friendships, creativity (other than romance/marriage, which also requires a lot of that!), spirituality, etc.

Sue me for not following the crowd. ;-)