30 Day Fanfic meme
so here i am. i'm doing it again. consider this the product of boredom. not that i don't have fic to work on because i do. but since i'm not at MY computer at the moment... no fic to work on. plus i've got to get my brain going on Mystery again. which requires some re-reading of certain parts of the epic mother fucking bunny i'm working on presently. and i mean EPIC! it was supposed to be a quick one shot. its now well over 22,000 words and there's still much more to write.
anyhow... i nicked this one from brandi1498 because... what the hell? it looks like fun! and seriously. when have you ever seen me turn down the chance to do a meme? hmmm?
to find out what all the hubbub is, bub, look under the cut. *grins* come on. you know you want to...
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?
i've been writing for over 25 years. much of it was written for myself and it will never see the light of day. i didn't start actively writing fanfic for public consumption until 2003. it was in Harry Potter and i fell into it because of the spawn child. we'd gone to see Monsters, Inc. at the theater and the trailer for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone played. spawn said he wanted to see it. so we went the next weekend and saw the film. LOVED! IT! so much that i had to rush out and pick up all four of the books that were out. in hardcover. in that nifty little cardboard box as a set. (spawn got his own copy in softback). we went home and started reading immediately.
now, a friend of mine had been trying and trying to get me to read the books for a while. problem was, there was so much hype surrounding them that i was terribly adamant against it. i'm so glad that the movie changed my mind. i swallowed the books and probably remarked during a conversation that i couldn't wait for the next book to come out. so said friend started sending me links to fan fiction. and i read it. and i kept thinking to myself, after each story, that i could do it and i could probably do it better. modesty? what's that?
i kept telling my friend, after reading each story and her asking me my opinion of said story, that it was good, but i could do better. so one day she finally up and said "So do it." i took the challenge for what it was and immediately hatched the idea for If the Crime Fits the Punishment. it took me three months to write that story and, looking back on it, i can see it was not, nor will it ever be, my best work. but i had such a fun time writing it that such things don't matter.
so a good friend is responsible for my headlong plummet into the madness of fan fiction. Harry Potter was the first fandom i wrote for because it was what was huge in my mind at the time. i think the reason why HP pulled me in the way it did was because everything was so vibrant and magical. i remember sitting in the theater, watching the movie, and just being completely lost and in awe. the combination of the characters and the settings are what really held my interest. Snape is a mean, snarky, rotten bastard and i love him all the more for it. i don't really know what holds me there. i can't pick just one thing. there's so much that makes it feel like home to me. i don't know if i'll ever give it up.
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!
anyhow... i nicked this one from brandi1498 because... what the hell? it looks like fun! and seriously. when have you ever seen me turn down the chance to do a meme? hmmm?
to find out what all the hubbub is, bub, look under the cut. *grins* come on. you know you want to...
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?
i've been writing for over 25 years. much of it was written for myself and it will never see the light of day. i didn't start actively writing fanfic for public consumption until 2003. it was in Harry Potter and i fell into it because of the spawn child. we'd gone to see Monsters, Inc. at the theater and the trailer for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone played. spawn said he wanted to see it. so we went the next weekend and saw the film. LOVED! IT! so much that i had to rush out and pick up all four of the books that were out. in hardcover. in that nifty little cardboard box as a set. (spawn got his own copy in softback). we went home and started reading immediately.
now, a friend of mine had been trying and trying to get me to read the books for a while. problem was, there was so much hype surrounding them that i was terribly adamant against it. i'm so glad that the movie changed my mind. i swallowed the books and probably remarked during a conversation that i couldn't wait for the next book to come out. so said friend started sending me links to fan fiction. and i read it. and i kept thinking to myself, after each story, that i could do it and i could probably do it better. modesty? what's that?
i kept telling my friend, after reading each story and her asking me my opinion of said story, that it was good, but i could do better. so one day she finally up and said "So do it." i took the challenge for what it was and immediately hatched the idea for If the Crime Fits the Punishment. it took me three months to write that story and, looking back on it, i can see it was not, nor will it ever be, my best work. but i had such a fun time writing it that such things don't matter.
so a good friend is responsible for my headlong plummet into the madness of fan fiction. Harry Potter was the first fandom i wrote for because it was what was huge in my mind at the time. i think the reason why HP pulled me in the way it did was because everything was so vibrant and magical. i remember sitting in the theater, watching the movie, and just being completely lost and in awe. the combination of the characters and the settings are what really held my interest. Snape is a mean, snarky, rotten bastard and i love him all the more for it. i don't really know what holds me there. i can't pick just one thing. there's so much that makes it feel like home to me. i don't know if i'll ever give it up.
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!