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solar_cat

Ask Me Questions About My Shit! \0/

Mar 08, 2011 19:47

I think you guys should ask me questions about any of my fics. Like, thinky thoughts (MY FAVORITE) or even "WHY ON EARTH DID YOU DO THIS, IT'S BEEN DRIVING ME CRAZY" and such.
via akire_yta

I am in a write-y mood, so I'm all for talking about my fics! (Plus these things seem to be where all my sequels come from... *looks at psuedo_catalyst* )

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mayqueen517 March 9 2011, 00:56:43 UTC

What fic of yours do you think represents your style of writing?

Is there a fic that you wish had more comments? Why is that (other than MOAR COMMENTS, ahaha)?

solar_cat March 9 2011, 01:07:35 UTC

Hmm. Style-wise, I think maybe You Only Hear the Music. I'm probably bad at describing my own style, but I like using a limited POV. I write in 3rd person because 1st person is weird to me, especially since I'm writing RPF mostly these days, so it would maybe be easier in some cases to take a more omniscient point of view, but I like getting into one character's head and kind of IMPLYING a lot of the story, rather than telling all the details. I'm proud of that one because it features clueless!Frank's POV, but I think I managed to show, through that POV, how Gerard was feeling about everything that was going on. I like doing that. (Though I really don't know what the "hallmarks" of my style are; if anyone has any opinions on that I'd love to hear them!)

Fic I wish had more comments, definitely This is not my (heart). It's definitely got a lot of comments for being a Mike/Kevin fic, and I really appreciate all of them, obvs. But I wish it had a wider readership, since I'm really proud of it, and I feel like I did something interesting ( ... )

akire_yta March 9 2011, 04:02:36 UTC

i'm asking this of everyone, but i am honestly interested - tell me about your *jazzhands* process when you set out to write a fic

solar_cat March 9 2011, 04:23:01 UTC

Hee. I think you asked me this once before, over here: http://solar-cat.livejournal.com/312089.html?thread=2102297#t2102297

...Do you have ~follow up~ questions? =D? I CAN GO INTO MORE DETAIL IF NECESSARY. <3

(I read over it and I don't think it's really changed at all. *has no updates to make*)

akire_yta March 9 2011, 04:26:58 UTC

predictable aki is predictable :D

um, titles! hard, easy, or 'omg gimme song lyrics'?

solar_cat March 9 2011, 04:44:02 UTC

OMG SO HARD. /0\ Mostly. There are rare times when I just KNOW what the title of a fic is, but far more often I sit there tearing my hair out over it.

Luckily, bandom has been kind to me, what with how song lyrics and variations on song lyrics are acceptable titles! Yay! So nowadays I tend to reach for the song lyrics first. I still want to have it be SOMETHING relevant to the fic, though, so I usually make a playlist of whatever starts running through my head, then I listen to that while I'm writing. The title lyrics or modified lyrics usually come from one of those songs. :)

psuedo_catalyst March 9 2011, 05:07:27 UTC

Does it bother you the way I somehow manage to insist that absolutely everything should have a sequel plotted out, if not actually written?

I'd ask questions about the 'Vampires' 'verse, but I feel like I'd end up not asking about things that you've written so much as things you may or may not write in the future, and I think that isn't the point of this excercise.

So, um, tell me about panic after the end of your Princess Bride AU?

solar_cat March 9 2011, 05:50:58 UTC

Wait, there was a POINT to this exercise??? D=

(kidding, kidding!)

No, it totally does not bother me!! I would never have written You Only Hear the Music if you hadn't gotten me talking about Vampires and what happens to them, and now I've got the whole gallery!verse living in my head, so... YES OBVIOUSLY I'M TERRIBLY UPSET ABOUT THAT. >.>;;; *tacklehugs you* You are always welcome to bug me about gallery!verse. I LOVE gallery!verse. ...I need to WRITE gallery!verse. ONCE I FINISH WKS. REALLY.

(I WILL TALK ABOUT PANIC TOMORROW WHEN I AM AWAKE AGAIN. x___x )

psuedo_catalyst March 9 2011, 21:22:10 UTC

*hugs*

Gallery!verse is pretty much my favorite thing everm and I can't regret anything that led to it, but I also try not to overstep my bounds when it comes to other peoples' universes. Speaking of, though, you've seen the youtube video of Pete and Travis and their collaborative art show, right? Because in my head, it pretty much exists verbatim in the gallery 'verse, with Frank and Mikey scurrying around in the background making things work. Maybe it's one of the first times they're featuring already known and succesful artists instead of finding either little known people or their own friends from school? But the gallery has been starting to make a name for itself that way, and Pete (who in my head has clan as a clothing line for most of his income) is all about supporting accessibility in the arts, ect... Oh, and there I go oversteping again, don't I?