Fic meme days 11 and 12
So yeah, got side tracked the last few days pouring out my thoughts/possible plot bunnies for post Inquisition fics (in a private doc, we'll see if anything comes of it) and didn't get around to the meme so I'm going to answer a couple of them today.
1 - How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write?
4 - Do you have a "muse" character, that speaks to you more than others, or that tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
5 -If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a fic, whether your "muse" or not, what did you do about it?
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
7 - Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
8 - Do you write OCs? And if so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues, and if not, explain your thoughts on OCs.
9 - Pairings - For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
10 - Pairings - Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone and written a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't write, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
11 - Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
12 - Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
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?
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?
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,ewhere 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 funniest) 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
11 - Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
Oh most definitely. I gravitate to fix-it fics especially, some h/c, with the emphasis very much on comfort, schmoop and fluff (I have actual queen of schmoop icons after all), long epic AUs, ones that spring from asking one what if, and following it to the logical conclusion, and ones that are set in totally different worlds. I like the latter because of the challenge of matching the characters and canon events to the world in a way that the characters are still very recognizably themselves. I also like writing missing scenes or character beats that hopefully could be canon that we just didn't see.
But yes, if I had to pick one thing only I could write, it would have to be fix-its, those fics where something goes wrong in canon and I fix it, as the term might suggest. It's like doing h/c except the hurt comes already provided. I like to say I read far too many fairy tales as a child and I demand my characters get their happily ever after, dammit.
12 - Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
Y'know I've wracked my brains and I don't think I ever have, not that has ever reached the finished and posted stage. I've done amalgamation fics - Destiny's Bond was taking the characters and concepts from the Sentinel and twisting them to fit in the Stargate universe. And I started at one point a fic that actually melded Quantum Leap and Star Wars canon together in a way that was not as out there as it first sounds like it should be (and I'm still very sad I never got much beyond the teaser for it written because I freaking loved the concept I came up with for it).
There were a couple of times I started planning fics like that - I had an outline at one point for a Sentinel version of Tam Lin, but it never got beyond that. And I had an idea to do a J2 fic based on the hockey movie The Miracle, but although I can read some rps now apparently I still can't bring myself to write it.
Oh! Wait, there was the one ep I worked on for the Angel virtual season, that had the characters trapped in Bogart movies. That isn't quite what the question is asking about, but it's probably the closest.
I just... I like the idea of doing an actual adaptation set in a different fandom sometimes, but it never seems to actually gel when I attempt it. I can riff off the ideas and see where it takes me, but a straight adaptation just doesn't seem to be something I can do.
1 - How did you first get into writing fanfic, and what was the first fandom you wrote for? What do you think it was about that fandom that pulled you in?
2 - Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write?
4 - Do you have a "muse" character, that speaks to you more than others, or that tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
5 -If you have ever had a character try to push their way into a fic, whether your "muse" or not, what did you do about it?
6 - When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
7 - Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
8 - Do you write OCs? And if so, what do you do to make certain they're not Mary Sues, and if not, explain your thoughts on OCs.
9 - Pairings - For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
10 - Pairings - Have you ever gone outside your comfort zone and written a pairing you liked, but found you couldn't write, or a pairing you didn't like, and found you could?
11 - Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
12 - Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
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?
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?
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,ewhere 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 funniest) 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
11 - Genre - do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
Oh most definitely. I gravitate to fix-it fics especially, some h/c, with the emphasis very much on comfort, schmoop and fluff (I have actual queen of schmoop icons after all), long epic AUs, ones that spring from asking one what if, and following it to the logical conclusion, and ones that are set in totally different worlds. I like the latter because of the challenge of matching the characters and canon events to the world in a way that the characters are still very recognizably themselves. I also like writing missing scenes or character beats that hopefully could be canon that we just didn't see.
But yes, if I had to pick one thing only I could write, it would have to be fix-its, those fics where something goes wrong in canon and I fix it, as the term might suggest. It's like doing h/c except the hurt comes already provided. I like to say I read far too many fairy tales as a child and I demand my characters get their happily ever after, dammit.
12 - Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
Y'know I've wracked my brains and I don't think I ever have, not that has ever reached the finished and posted stage. I've done amalgamation fics - Destiny's Bond was taking the characters and concepts from the Sentinel and twisting them to fit in the Stargate universe. And I started at one point a fic that actually melded Quantum Leap and Star Wars canon together in a way that was not as out there as it first sounds like it should be (and I'm still very sad I never got much beyond the teaser for it written because I freaking loved the concept I came up with for it).
There were a couple of times I started planning fics like that - I had an outline at one point for a Sentinel version of Tam Lin, but it never got beyond that. And I had an idea to do a J2 fic based on the hockey movie The Miracle, but although I can read some rps now apparently I still can't bring myself to write it.
Oh! Wait, there was the one ep I worked on for the Angel virtual season, that had the characters trapped in Bogart movies. That isn't quite what the question is asking about, but it's probably the closest.
I just... I like the idea of doing an actual adaptation set in a different fandom sometimes, but it never seems to actually gel when I attempt it. I can riff off the ideas and see where it takes me, but a straight adaptation just doesn't seem to be something I can do.