MEME: Thirty Questions About My Fandom
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Ganked from
elrhiarhodan,
tjs_whatnot and
angelita26.
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 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 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 funniest) 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!
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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 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 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 funniest) 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!
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Date: 2015-10-13 02:45 am (UTC)#27!
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Date: 2015-10-13 02:50 am (UTC)I switch back and forth. Usually I write on the computer but sometimes I shake things up by writing in a blank book or whatever scrap of paper I can get my hands on.
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Date: 2015-10-13 02:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 02:51 am (UTC)But, they are a useful tool I find to convey the idea of a fic, more so than tags, so I do my best.
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Date: 2015-10-13 03:08 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 03:18 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 02:53 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 03:07 am (UTC)I think the best thing I've written in fandom is "Bittersweet". http://pooh-collector.livejournal.com/11307.html. It's my favorite in terms of writing quality.
But, I think my favorite 'story' is Of Christmases Past, Present and Future. http://pooh-collector.livejournal.com/8407.html. It spawned a whole 'verse that I'm still having fun writing in.
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Date: 2015-10-19 02:36 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-19 02:41 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 03:01 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 03:09 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 03:22 am (UTC)I think I write from Peter's POV because Neal is often unconscious in my fics. :D
edited to fix the tense of write
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Date: 2015-10-13 03:25 am (UTC)Yeah, well that applies to me too for sure.
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Date: 2015-10-13 03:27 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 03:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 03:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 01:43 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 03:13 pm (UTC)That said, the NC17 I've written has been pretty vanilla. I'm not really that much into kinks. I read them sometimes, but I don't feel any burning desire (see what I did there) to write them.
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Date: 2015-10-13 04:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 05:11 pm (UTC)I'm going to need to think about this one for a bit and get back to you. Thankfully, HA! I have a four hour plane ride to consider.
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Date: 2015-10-19 05:29 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-13 05:14 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-14 10:12 pm (UTC)Sorry, lame answer is lame, but true.
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Date: 2015-10-14 06:30 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-14 10:13 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-15 05:21 am (UTC)How about #19?
♥
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Date: 2015-10-19 02:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-19 02:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-19 02:53 pm (UTC)Writing and (reading) fan fiction has definitely colored the way I see the show. I certainly didn't see all the inconsistencies in the show until I started up with fan fiction. For example, in one ep the tracker can tell you that Neal is literally sitting in the same spot in his apartment all day. (You can even see his dining room table right next to him.) In another ep in the same season it can't tell you what floor of the FBI building he's on. Oy. Things like that make it hard to write canon stories, because there is no way to say definitively what 'canon' is.
Of course on the other hand, the WC fandom has some really exquisite storytelling in it, which in some ways has made me love the show and especially the characters even more.
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Date: 2015-10-19 04:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2015-10-19 05:32 pm (UTC)It's hard to accept a world where our boys don't have a happy ending, but in this instance, it is what it is.
Thanks for reading it!