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30 Days of Fan Fiction Meme, Day 26
26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
I don't like research in general. This is part of why my original fic is science fantasy set in a universe I don't have to reality check with current or historical facts, also part of why I didn't want to become a tenure track professor. But I have found recently that writing in X-Men fandom requires a heck of a lot of research on topics as diverse as paraplegic sex, the Holocaust, when the word "nerd" came into common usage, and almost 50 years of X-Men comics canon. It actually has made for quite an educational experience. The oddest thing I've researched for a fic (though not fun) is probably the Holocaust--odd because fan fiction seems a trivial window into it. But it is where it is. (The funnest thing I research is probably etymologies of names.)
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 don't like research in general. This is part of why my original fic is science fantasy set in a universe I don't have to reality check with current or historical facts, also part of why I didn't want to become a tenure track professor. But I have found recently that writing in X-Men fandom requires a heck of a lot of research on topics as diverse as paraplegic sex, the Holocaust, when the word "nerd" came into common usage, and almost 50 years of X-Men comics canon. It actually has made for quite an educational experience. The oddest thing I've researched for a fic (though not fun) is probably the Holocaust--odd because fan fiction seems a trivial window into it. But it is where it is. (The funnest thing I research is probably etymologies of names.)
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!