30 Days of Fan Fiction Meme, Day 19
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labingi19 – When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
I never write down an idea for further use, unless it's a story detail or a line I don't want to forget. Then, I don't do it often enough and lose a lot that way. Sometimes I sit down and write the story almost right away. Sometimes (more commonly), I ruminate until the story is more-or-less written, or thoroughly outlined, in my head. This happens with both original and fan fiction, but it happens a lot more with fan fiction because in fan fic, I can ruminate over vignettes that don't require plotting. In original fic, at least 75% of the mental work has to be plot work, and I never get plot plot bunnies, so that process is a lot of sitting down and staring at blank screens and intensive freewriting and outlining to try to figure out something to hang my story on. Hate it. I love plot bunnies though.
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!
I never write down an idea for further use, unless it's a story detail or a line I don't want to forget. Then, I don't do it often enough and lose a lot that way. Sometimes I sit down and write the story almost right away. Sometimes (more commonly), I ruminate until the story is more-or-less written, or thoroughly outlined, in my head. This happens with both original and fan fiction, but it happens a lot more with fan fiction because in fan fic, I can ruminate over vignettes that don't require plotting. In original fic, at least 75% of the mental work has to be plot work, and I never get plot plot bunnies, so that process is a lot of sitting down and staring at blank screens and intensive freewriting and outlining to try to figure out something to hang my story on. Hate it. I love plot bunnies though.
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!
