Fanfic Meme Day 2

[hils]

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

2 – Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.

OOH, let's see if I can remember them all

1. Buffy the Vampire Slayer - As I mentioned yesterday this was my first big fandom and probably the fandom I was the most prolific in as I wrote solely in this fandom for a good few years. I had my own website which hosted my own fic and the fic of other people as well. It won a few fandom awards back in the day when awards were still things :D
2. Pirates of the Caribbean - This was the first fandom where my primary pairing was a slash pairing (Jack/Norrington). I didn't write a huge amount (10 fics according to my fic journal tags) but I read loads
3. Lord of the Rings - This may lost me some friends but I'm just going to come out and say it. I have written real person slash and most of my LotR fic fell into this genre (Sean Bean/Viggo Mortensen). Yeah, it was a thing. Again I didn't write a huge amount but there you have it. Don't hate me?
4. Alias - Just a couple of drabbles in this fandom mostly for prompts I was given
5. Smallville - This was another huge fandom for me and I've probably written almost as many Smallville fics as I have Buffy fics. It was all Clark/Lex and I used to take part in a lot of monthly challenges and stuff like that as well as writing episode codas.
6. LOST - Again just small drabbles and ficlets. I think most of it was Sawyer/Kate?
7. Sharpe - More little drabbles
8. Hornblower - More little drabbles
9. Merlin - This was another big one for me. Not quite up there with Buffy and Smallville but I wrote a decent number of fics (all Merlin/Arthur of course). I co-wrote some brilliantly cracky fics with lou_angel too.
10. Supernatural - This was probably the high point of my fandom career. The quality of my fic was better than it has ever been. Probably because the quality of the stuff I was reading was so good and it pushed me to do better with my own work. This was the fandom where I took part in my first bigbang. In fact I wrote a few bigbangs in the SPN fandom. Definitely the longest fics I've ever written in any fandom. I look back now and wonder how I managed it! 5k feels like a lot these days!
11. Marvel - Another one where I didn't write a huge amount but I'm pleased with the ones I did write. This was the point where my night shifts started taking their toll and I didn't really have the energy to write a lot
12. Dragon Age - I've only actually completed one fic in this fandom but I have several WIPs which I keep thinking of going back to
12. The Man From UNCLE - And this is where I'm at right now. I've finished one fic in the TV universe and one fic in the movie universe. Got one that's half completed and ideas for several more. All in the TV universe. I just need to motivate myself to write them

Comments

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

With regards to #12, what sort of motivation can I provided? Perhaps having your interview go up tomorrow and getting feedback will help.

We are having a group watch on Sunday over on MFU_fans, if you'd like to join in. That might help

I could do my special modified hunka-hunka-bogga-booga, we need cookies dance. It probably won't help, but we'll all feel relieved when it's over.

Tell me what I can do to help.

[hils.livejournal.com]

I think the biggest problem is I need to stop watching the show and reading the fic long enough to write my own :D

[spikesgirl58.livejournal.com]

It's always difficult when the plot bunnies move in and clutter your head with lovely thoughts. But stop watching the show?!? *gasp*

[sandy-s.livejournal.com]

I'm impressed by the number of shows/movies you've written about! I wish I was that prolific, but I remain with Buffy. Anyway, I don't know if you've noticed this but the way fanfic is written has changed so much...and maybe it has within TV shows, too. Kind of like changes in literature. (Someone should study this.) *shrugs* Anyway, don't discount your Buffy fics. They were quite in keeping with the style of fanfic that was popular at the time.

[hils.livejournal.com]

I have noticed! It's funny reading a lot of the old Man From UNCLE fic that was clearly written around the time I was writing Buffy fic. The style is very recognizable

[sandy-s.livejournal.com]

That's so very interesting that there's a similar phenomenon with MUNCLE fanfic! I quite like the old stuff still...somehow, it's sometimes more fun than the current style.

[hils.livejournal.com]

I think it was probably the same for most fandoms that were around in the early 2000s

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

3. Lord of the Rings - This may lost me some friends but I'm just going to come out and say it. I have written real person slash and most of my LotR fic fell into this genre (Sean Bean/Viggo Mortensen).

Presumably Sean Bean died at the end of it? Or, even more likely, half way through....

[hils.livejournal.com]

This comment was so awesome I read it aloud to my sister. A+