So, this should end well.
So apparently whoever's in charge of the polls on the syfy.co.uk doesn't actually watch the shows, because Misha wound up on the Sexy Sci-fi Babes poll (and he is a sexy babe, just, um, not the way everyone else of that list is.:) Either that or whatever intern was in charge of putting that together was a fan and couldn't talk the powers that be into having three actors from Supernatural on the Sexy Hunks poll and slipped his name in hoping the editors wouldn't do a basic google search. And if so, it worked, so hey, good
job.
So obviously Misha got on twitter and exhorted everyone to help him win the poll to, and I quote, "send the internet into an exploding orgy of gender anarchy." Which I think we can all agree is a noble goal, right?
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Yesterday's question on the fanfic meme was about whether one prefers canon or fanon, and I realized that I didn't mention personal canon at all, because I do a lot of that. Sometimes personal canon shows up in fic but I have lots of background detail floating around my head that haven't found a way out yet.
As an example, here's five bits of personal canon I haven't yet used (but may in the future):
1) For a while John, Ellen and Bill had a nice poly thing going on, up until John realized he was starting to fall for Ellen and started to overthink everything, both out of guilt for feeling something like that for someone other than Mary and because he didn't realize that Bill's reaction would have been, "Well, of course you're in love with my wife. Who wouldn't fall in love with my wife? Now pass me another beer, would ya?" Then Bill died before they could resolve anything and John went on to torture himself about it for the rest of his life, wondering if he'd let Bill die because he wanted Ellen. This despite the clear fact that he would have set himself on fire if it could have saved Bill. (Look, Dean comes by some of his issues honestly.)
2) Castiel and Uriel were the two angels who visited Lot in Sodom.
3) The reason things came to a head when they did in 4.20 was because Uriel wasn't there to run interference anymore.
4) The reason it looks like Cas' clothes don't fit in 5.04 is because they're Dean's. It was just a matter of convenience for him to borrow Dean's stuff when his own clothes got ruined and he didn't have the mojo to fix them anymore, and Dean just never got around to getting Cas clothes of his own. And he refuses to admit that part of the reason for that is he likes seeing Cas walking around in his old clothes.
5) Another 2014 one: the real reason Cas started in with the heavy drugs, not just the painkiller and stims everyone took but the hard stuff, was because Lucifer found Cas fascinating and made a hobby of walking through his dreams the moment Cas was human enough to have them. And since Dean was destroyed over Sam saying yes in the first place, he felt he couldn't go to Dean with this, so he just sort of...dealt with it the best he could. Mostly by taking anything he could to keep from dreaming --- which of course didn't help things with Dean at all.
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Thirty Days of Fanfic
16 - Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Summaries are torture. Torture. There's nothing worse than that feeling of having a fic all ready to post and realizing you have to come up with a summary.
The Other Days:
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?
2 - Name the fandom's who've written in and if you still write in them.
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?
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 bunnied 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!
job.
So obviously Misha got on twitter and exhorted everyone to help him win the poll to, and I quote, "send the internet into an exploding orgy of gender anarchy." Which I think we can all agree is a noble goal, right?
***
Yesterday's question on the fanfic meme was about whether one prefers canon or fanon, and I realized that I didn't mention personal canon at all, because I do a lot of that. Sometimes personal canon shows up in fic but I have lots of background detail floating around my head that haven't found a way out yet.
As an example, here's five bits of personal canon I haven't yet used (but may in the future):
1) For a while John, Ellen and Bill had a nice poly thing going on, up until John realized he was starting to fall for Ellen and started to overthink everything, both out of guilt for feeling something like that for someone other than Mary and because he didn't realize that Bill's reaction would have been, "Well, of course you're in love with my wife. Who wouldn't fall in love with my wife? Now pass me another beer, would ya?" Then Bill died before they could resolve anything and John went on to torture himself about it for the rest of his life, wondering if he'd let Bill die because he wanted Ellen. This despite the clear fact that he would have set himself on fire if it could have saved Bill. (Look, Dean comes by some of his issues honestly.)
2) Castiel and Uriel were the two angels who visited Lot in Sodom.
3) The reason things came to a head when they did in 4.20 was because Uriel wasn't there to run interference anymore.
4) The reason it looks like Cas' clothes don't fit in 5.04 is because they're Dean's. It was just a matter of convenience for him to borrow Dean's stuff when his own clothes got ruined and he didn't have the mojo to fix them anymore, and Dean just never got around to getting Cas clothes of his own. And he refuses to admit that part of the reason for that is he likes seeing Cas walking around in his old clothes.
5) Another 2014 one: the real reason Cas started in with the heavy drugs, not just the painkiller and stims everyone took but the hard stuff, was because Lucifer found Cas fascinating and made a hobby of walking through his dreams the moment Cas was human enough to have them. And since Dean was destroyed over Sam saying yes in the first place, he felt he couldn't go to Dean with this, so he just sort of...dealt with it the best he could. Mostly by taking anything he could to keep from dreaming --- which of course didn't help things with Dean at all.
***
Thirty Days of Fanfic
16 - Summaries - Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Summaries are torture. Torture. There's nothing worse than that feeling of having a fic all ready to post and realizing you have to come up with a summary.
The Other Days:
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?
2 - Name the fandom's who've written in and if you still write in them.
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?
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 bunnied 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!