sio

writing meme

Feb 02, 2014 18:11

snagged from zeugma:

Put a number in the comments and I’ll answer accordingly. (hell, pick two, if you like XD)

The mission for those of us who answer the questions, should we accept it, is to stay positive about our writing and ourselves, but to also be fair about our shortcomings1. Of the fic you’ve written, of which are you most proud ( Read more... )

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4 sio February 3 2014, 08:56:46 UTC
4 - i'm a hopeless sap, so pretty much every story of mine has romance in it in one form or another. it can be fluffy, it can be serious, it can be sexy :coughRekindledcough: ;)

it can even be sad...my VERY first fanfic was a Voyager piece written from the perspective of Tom Paris in an episode where another character was reliving time backwards. (in one of the alternate timelines that other character experienced, his fiancee was killed in battle right in front of him. so it was his thoughts about her death and how their planned wedding would never take place.)

in the last few years, i've also ended up writing a lot of angst. whether with a happy ending or not, it just seems to be what comes to mind. the weird thing is, i used to hate it. i could read it (and cringe) but write it? nuh-uh. now, i do it all the time, it seems. crazy XD

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sio February 9 2014, 19:23:02 UTC
yup i am a P/T shipper. my secondary Voyager ship is Janeway/Chakotay (oh the potential those two had....and was never fulfilled, arg. the many screw-ups of SQ writers aside, at least Nathan and Kristin acknowledged that they wanted each other and got to kiss!!)

most of my P/T stuff is not online anymore cuz, TBH, it was awful, lol. there are one or two up at FFN (tho avoid the Christmas story, omg lol) and at least one up at dracosdreamer.

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liquidatorsasha February 3 2014, 03:02:40 UTC
9.

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from my current seaQuest project :D sio February 3 2014, 08:39:33 UTC

"...not in the mood for games...two of you may think....affair is a secret, but it's quite obvious..." There was a snapping sound through the link and a moment of silence before Len's voice returned, this time much clearer. "...at least be honest and admit it."

Despite not being able to hear all that had been said, Nathan's eyes narrowed at the screen. Two-thirds of the seaQuest's crew had gone ashore in Anchorage; it stood to reason that it was more than mere coincidence that Kristin was the one who had been abducted. He had suspected from the moment he'd laid eyes on Len that her actions were aimed at him personally, rather than the entire crew, and this confirmed it. The question that still remained was why.

"One of the reporters who attended the UEO summit was quite generous with the information they provided." The casual words, coming from the direction of a younger man whose features were largely hidden by the background shadows he stood in, sent a chill down Nathan's back. He barely absorbed Len's remarks about Lucas ( ... )

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Re: from my current seaQuest project :D liquidatorsasha February 3 2014, 15:04:47 UTC
Writing skills. You have them! It was a very good snippet. I liked how you were able to show us what was going on in his head.

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Re: from my current seaQuest project :D sio February 3 2014, 19:28:00 UTC
Writing skills. You have them! It was a very good snippet. I liked how you were able to show us what was going on in his head.

:blush: thanks :D glad you enjoyed :)

shameless plug if you want to read the whole thing thus far:
http://dracosdreamer.livejournal.com/16615.html (this is the latest part....links to all previous chapters at the top of the post) screw it, i made an index post. go there instead and you'll get the chapter list and info, LOL.

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zeugma February 3 2014, 05:42:55 UTC
6, 10, 11 :)

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sio February 3 2014, 08:45:40 UTC
6 - i am okay with concrit. i know that, online, it's hard sometimes to tell if someone's being helpful-critical or rude-critical, but i like the "rules" of the review game at a fanfic.net forum i hang out at nowadays about critiquing. talk about some things you liked and why. and for things you feel need fixing, make it sound positive if possible while pointing out what is wrong. (i.e. "I like ______ in scene x, but it would flow a little smoother if you did ______.")

10 - descriptions. sometimes i feel like i'm gonna go overboard but i've learned from being a Redwall fan that vivid descriptives can put the reader right in the middle of the story and i like that sense when i read, so i like the idea that i can potentially give it to people who read my stuff.

11 - i have a muse that won't f-ing cooperate!! lol. she does WTF she pleases and i have to blindly follow her lead, lol. and i always worry that OCs are either too Sue-ish or not fleshed out enough.

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sio February 3 2014, 08:34:55 UTC
can't say that i have a favorite tense, but i am used to writing in past tense/third person. sometimes i can do first person and/or present tense but i'm better at the narrative third person version. just how i learned to write :)

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I'd like to say 7... but I understand so... andteddytalks February 3 2014, 22:51:40 UTC
8 & 3

And I just might have to snag this :)

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Re: I'd like to say 7... but I understand so... sio February 4 2014, 05:13:27 UTC
3 - third person, definitely. it's just easier to write in a narrative style. :)

8 - appleblossom2 beat ya to it, so check out my answers to her upthread :)

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Re: I'd like to say 7... but I understand so... andteddytalks February 4 2014, 05:18:15 UTC
*LOL*

Wow! That's some answer.

I'm not a meme fan, but I snagged this one and love it.

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Re: #8 andteddytalks February 4 2014, 05:27:41 UTC
Vulcans - they are a fascinating race, but i really cannot write most Vulcans except for brief cameos. the main problem is i cannot wrap my head around their lack of emotion and focus on logic. it works very well for them but i'm an emotional person so i just can't :P

I can do Vulcan. In fact I like doing Vulcan. *shh muse* Any time you want to collaborative write... you be emotional human... I be logical Vulcan. My muse seems to like the idea. *shh muse, shh, we aren't not writing Vulcan*

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