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skull_bearer1 – 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?
I think my story is a lot like many fanfiction authors, I got in during the massive lag between Harry Potter books 4 and 5. I was a Potter nut, and I wanted my fix, and when it was obvious I wouldn't be getting it from Rowling any time soon, I went online and found stuff that was just as good and, in the end, actually better.
I actually started writing short introspective one-shots about the only characters I really cared about: Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Most of my fics are still on my ff.net page becuase I still don't hate them enough to take them down. I never wrote Mary Sues and while I did often go off on a tangent with the world, the only remotely embarrassing thing I wrote was a songfic, and my beta taught me very firmly a rule I have seen the truth of every day of my fandom life: There are marvellous heartbreaking songfics out there. Yours is not one of them.
I still don't like reading that fic, it's too embarrassing. I took out the lyrics, but I can still feel them there! Killed my love for that song as well.
I liked, adn in a way still do like Harry Potter becuase at the time I got into fandom, JKR's world was still growing, we were finding out more and more about it and there were a thousand story 'hooks' in there to play with. Unfortunately after that she started closing off her world and explaining everything, and making all the characters completely unlikeable (still love Voldemort though), so I had a *rageblackout* since HBP and haven't written since. I might be staggering back into it thanks to a great many fantastic fanficcers who wrote stories completely eviscerating JKR crapsack world, but don't expect any fics soon.
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, where 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 funnest) 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!
I think my story is a lot like many fanfiction authors, I got in during the massive lag between Harry Potter books 4 and 5. I was a Potter nut, and I wanted my fix, and when it was obvious I wouldn't be getting it from Rowling any time soon, I went online and found stuff that was just as good and, in the end, actually better.
I actually started writing short introspective one-shots about the only characters I really cared about: Voldemort and the Death Eaters. Most of my fics are still on my ff.net page becuase I still don't hate them enough to take them down. I never wrote Mary Sues and while I did often go off on a tangent with the world, the only remotely embarrassing thing I wrote was a songfic, and my beta taught me very firmly a rule I have seen the truth of every day of my fandom life: There are marvellous heartbreaking songfics out there. Yours is not one of them.
I still don't like reading that fic, it's too embarrassing. I took out the lyrics, but I can still feel them there! Killed my love for that song as well.
I liked, adn in a way still do like Harry Potter becuase at the time I got into fandom, JKR's world was still growing, we were finding out more and more about it and there were a thousand story 'hooks' in there to play with. Unfortunately after that she started closing off her world and explaining everything, and making all the characters completely unlikeable (still love Voldemort though), so I had a *rageblackout* since HBP and haven't written since. I might be staggering back into it thanks to a great many fantastic fanficcers who wrote stories completely eviscerating JKR crapsack world, but don't expect any fics soon.
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, where 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 funnest) 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!
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Date: 2011-07-14 05:05 pm (UTC)And you're braver than most people, keeping your first fics. I have this whole ff.net account from *cringe* middle and early high school that I now pretend doesn't exist. ...I still get very occasional comment updates and story-faves, though, and then I go whyyyyyy and facepalm most mightily.
stories completely eviscerating JKR crapsack world
...I don't suppose you have any recs? :)a
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Date: 2011-07-14 11:13 pm (UTC)As for fic, this person's great: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/352534/Arsinoe_de_Blassenville
And there's always my favourite stories list on ff.net: http://www.fanfiction.net/u/323240
Mind you, there's a lot of just plain 'I like the Darkside fics' there, but still...