30 Days of Fan Fiction Meme, Day 7
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labingi7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
Um, yes,andraste's Crusade fic, which I just now read, has changed my opinion of the apocalypse box, which I never even considered a character before. I'm sure this kind of change has happened lot for me, but I can't think of many examples off the top of my head. Of course, ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
louderandlouder's epic Death Note takeoff The Body, changed my view of L, Light, Near, and Linda. And before that serria's Death Note fic changed my view of Watari (and much influenced my own writing of the character), so I guess I can think of examples:)
And way, way, way back when I first started reading fan fic online in 1998 or sovelvetpaws's Please Save My Earth fic, Falling from the Moon changed my view of the potential of the Issei and Jinpachi as characters (if not my broad outline of what they're like). I started reading this fic when it was in progress, and it was in progress for years, during which time Velvetpaws finished up reading the manga, I believe, and swung her story to correspond to its general outline. It is with the profoundest regard and out of the highest respect for her talent I say that I think this was a mistake. Her story was better than the manga's and its containment within the manga's agenda preempted a fascinating tale. It was very much to continue working out the ideas that she started in this fic that I began my own monster PSME ongoing novel thingie. So this fic changed truly my relationship to a whole fandom.
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?
[note to self: much religiosity, reincarnation interpretation]
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 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!
Um, yes,
andraste's Crusade fic, which I just now read, has changed my opinion of the apocalypse box, which I never even considered a character before. I'm sure this kind of change has happened lot for me, but I can't think of many examples off the top of my head. Of course, louderandlouder's epic Death Note takeoff The Body, changed my view of L, Light, Near, and Linda. And before that serria's Death Note fic changed my view of Watari (and much influenced my own writing of the character), so I guess I can think of examples:) And way, way, way back when I first started reading fan fic online in 1998 or so
velvetpaws's Please Save My Earth fic, Falling from the Moon changed my view of the potential of the Issei and Jinpachi as characters (if not my broad outline of what they're like). I started reading this fic when it was in progress, and it was in progress for years, during which time Velvetpaws finished up reading the manga, I believe, and swung her story to correspond to its general outline. It is with the profoundest regard and out of the highest respect for her talent I say that I think this was a mistake. Her story was better than the manga's and its containment within the manga's agenda preempted a fascinating tale. It was very much to continue working out the ideas that she started in this fic that I began my own monster PSME ongoing novel thingie. So this fic changed truly my relationship to a whole fandom.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?
[note to self: much religiosity, reincarnation interpretation]
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 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!
