Meta Month of March: Meta Prompts & Brainstorming

[sholio]

Signups for Meta Month of March open soon, so now is the time to start thinking of topics that you might want to write about. This is the post to help you

Comments

[kriadydragon]

I'm not really into meta since most of what I've found in the past had always centered around the same topics, so I kind of gave up. So I apologize if these topics have been done, or done to death.

Something on fanficcer migration from FF.net to LJ/DW/other such journals and why the general consensus is that you're more likely to find higher quality fic in journals than FF.net. I've been incredibly curious about this.

Meta on writing comedy, horror, action/adventure, etc (just something other than sex scenes).

Fandom courtesy: avoiding wank, respecting other people's right to love/dislike a certain character or pairing, character/pairing bashing.

Favoritism (as in having a particular favorite character or pairing, one that you're protective of or prefer above anyone or anything else), how it affects one's writing, reading and watching.

[lunabee34]

I'm not sure if this counts as meta (it's certainly navel-gazy), but I've been thinking a lot about how there seem to be several trajectories than fans tend to follow as time goes on--one being an increasing sense of isolation or disconnection from fandom. I remember seeing posts like that from fans who'd been around a long time when I was a newbie and not having any idea what they were talking about, but now I'm feeling that way myself. I've been struggling with how to maintain ties and a sense of belonging, and I thought I might talk about some possible reasons fans feel this way and what can possibly be done to reconnect. I guess this sounds more like a personal essay, but IDK. What do y'all think?

[trobadora]

It's about fandom, so it absolutely counts as meta! And I'd love to see a post along those lines.

[lunabee34]

Oh, yayness. :) That's probably what I will contribute then unless I get bitten by a bunny I see here or on the DW post.

[horridporrid]

*raises hand of interest* I'm going through something similar myself, so I'd love to see an essay/discussion about it. (Frankly, just seeing it listed as a possible topic is nice, so consider this a vote of support but no pressure. *g*)

[kriadydragon]

Would "A beginner's Guide to writing fanfic" count as meta? It wouldn't be a guide to writing itself but the ins and outs of fanfic and being part of fandom, definitions, advice, what to expect etc. It's something I've been pondering and wanting to write for some time, and would love to offer it as a contribution if possible.

[trobadora]

Yes, it absolutely counts! Sounds like a very interesting post.

[alessandriana]

Just tossing out a couple ideas, as I don't, unfortunately, have the time to write it myself-- but I'd love to read something about the h/c part of fandom. Maybe something about the history of it in fandom? Or about the divide (is it a divide?) between h/c fen who want realism in their pain, and those who shade towards the woobie side of things? Or perhaps why gen seems (at least to me) to be more prevalent in h/c than in fandom as a whole?

[kriadydragon]

Yep, me again. Thought of another one.

Fic recommendation and fic rec communities, their effect on how we write and read, how to encourage people to make more recommendations, and so on.