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30 Days of Fan Fiction Meme, Day 13
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?
Well, reading fan fic (The Body) has utterly changed my view of Death Note. It's harder to say with writing fic, because the process of my transforming a fandom through my writing is seemlessly connected to the process of just being a viewer/reader and starting to fill in the gaps to make meaning. But ultimately, I think my writing of Watari in Death Note changed my view of him.
As for preferring canon or fanon, it depends. On the whole, I have a deep enough respect for canon that when a canon does something I really, really wish it hadn't, I usually try to accommodate it in my mind somehow. In the case of Kousaka in Mirage of Blaze, I accommodated right out of having any real connection to the character. If fanon adds to canon (rather than contradicting it), I add fanon gladly (thus, a lot of my fic is future fic). The Body is mostly in this category. If fanon contradicts canon, I occasionally take it on if canon has done something I really can't abide, something that just hurts my fundamental reason for liking a story, like killing off my favorite character, for example. And sometimes, as in Blake's 7, canon and fanon exist side by side for me, mutually contradictory but equally important, and either a universe I can dive into.
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!
Well, reading fan fic (The Body) has utterly changed my view of Death Note. It's harder to say with writing fic, because the process of my transforming a fandom through my writing is seemlessly connected to the process of just being a viewer/reader and starting to fill in the gaps to make meaning. But ultimately, I think my writing of Watari in Death Note changed my view of him.
As for preferring canon or fanon, it depends. On the whole, I have a deep enough respect for canon that when a canon does something I really, really wish it hadn't, I usually try to accommodate it in my mind somehow. In the case of Kousaka in Mirage of Blaze, I accommodated right out of having any real connection to the character. If fanon adds to canon (rather than contradicting it), I add fanon gladly (thus, a lot of my fic is future fic). The Body is mostly in this category. If fanon contradicts canon, I occasionally take it on if canon has done something I really can't abide, something that just hurts my fundamental reason for liking a story, like killing off my favorite character, for example. And sometimes, as in Blake's 7, canon and fanon exist side by side for me, mutually contradictory but equally important, and either a universe I can dive into.
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!