A HOPEFULLY HELPFUL WRITER'S GUIDE TO QAF

Jun 23, 2011 15:57

Because I know how intimidating it can be to finally get up the courage to post a QAF fic and how challenging it can be to hunt for info, I was inspired by this post, http://besame-bj.livejournal.com/205838.html Maybe this will help a little bit. I know it's been done before, but perhaps some people haven't seen it.

Feel free to copy & paste or *g* just ignore!

A Hopefully Helpful Writer's Guide to QAF



YES                                                    NO

KINNETIK                                         Kinnetic

VANGARD                                         Vanguard

MIKEY                                                Mickey

LINDSAY**                                        Lindsey

GUS (just Gus)                                    Not short for any other name

NOVOTNY                                         Novotney

BRITIN                                               Brighton, Briton

MELANIE MARCUS                        Melanie Markus

TED SCHMIDT**                             Ted Shmidt, Schmit               
JUSTIN TAYLOR                              Justin Tayler

EMMETT HONEYCUTT                  Emett, Emmet, Honeycut

ETHAN                                              Ethen

CLAIRE                                              Clare

PITTSBURGH                                   Pittsburg

Brian’s address: 
6 FULLER STREET                          6 Tremont Street

*Re: Lindsay-There are two different documented spellings of her nickname:

Linz              -- Shown on the pic below:
                       


Lindz           --Used on the Showtime site when the series first aired in a series of "faux" emails to/from Brian
                       for character background info, I suppose.

*Re: Ted-     Only Brian calls Ted "Theodore."Correct spelling of all characters here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0262985/fullcredits#cast

male       = blond/brunet
female    = blonde/brunette

Justin is a blond.  Lindsay is a blonde.
Brian is a brunet. Mel is a brunette.

Canon (not "cannon") - events that happened on air in the show. Also applies to individual character traits

Fanon  - Any event, background, or personal trait that has become a "fandom myth" concerning the show, a commonality written so often in fanfic that after a while,  it’s considered canon, but it’s not.

FANDOM ACRONYMS/ABBREVIATIONS (shamelessly “borrowed” from pendulumchanges on IJ):

WIP          -   Work In Progress
AU            -   Alternate Universe
AR            -   Alternate Reality
IC              -   In Character
OOC         -    Out Of Character
PWP         -    Porn Without Plot; Plot? What Plot? Or depending on what you're reading, "Porn with Plot"
H/C           -    Hurt/Comfort
POV          -    Point Of View
AN or A/N-    Author's Note
OC            -    Original Character

QAF          -    Queer As Folk (duh)
PIFA         -     Pittsburgh Institute of Fine Art
MoMA      -    The Museum of Modern Art (located in NYC)
BJ              -    Blowjob
B/J             -    Brian/Justin
KOB          -    King Of Babylon
PLAW       -     Positive Life Affirming Way
WASP       -     White Anglo-Saxon Protestant
UST           -    Unresolved Sexual Tension
PTSD         -    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
GLC           -    Gay and Lesbian Center (aka "The Center")

a hopefully helpful writer's guide to qa

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