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Fandom History & Inspiration Meme - Day 7
Day 7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
Well. This is sort of a tough question for me, because I don't tend to read fic about characters I don't care for (or about, period). So I can't really say that I've ever read or written a story that makes me go from disliking a character to totally and completely loving him/her/it...but I have read stories that made me go from "meh" to "ultra cool!" For example...
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landofthekwt writes an amazing SessMom, and I also really like his take on Kikyo. The little giftfic he wrote for me back in the day is still one of my very favorite Kikyo-centric stories, and his collection of SessMom stories for knittingknots are close seconds =)
I wasn't all that keen on Naraku until I readpaynesgrey's The Unicorn and the Spider, but now I really like the idea of pairing him with Kikyo, even if it's not something I'd write myself. These two have a great love/hate/mindfuck relationship, and nobody writes them better, IMO.
Speaking of IY pairings I'm not all that big on, readinglangus_fiction's Love's Smirking Revenge has made me come around to the idea of Sess/Rin. Granted, this *is* an AU, but still ~ I've never willingly read the pairing before. We've all got to start somewhere, right? LOL.
Beyond Inuyasha, I'm still exploring a bit :) I absolutely loveozqueen's parent!fic in the BSC fandom, especially her Richard/Elizabeth series. It's pretty much canon for me now, and nearly impossible to consider these characters romantically linked. I definitely like Richard Spier much more after reading her take on him!
And I'd be remiss not to mention the power ofpsyco_chick32's Bitter, which she writes with such zeal and passion that she makes me care about characters from a show I hated when I was a kid. And really, I guess that is the clincher for me ~ if you write enthusiastically about your character or pairing, chances are people who happen upon it will enjoy it, simply because you like it so much. Your own joy in the canon will shine through and attract others, even us skeptics, LOL :)
Previous....
Day 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?
Day 2 – Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
Day 3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
Upcoming....
Day 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.
Day 9 – Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
Day 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?
Day 11 – Genre – do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
Day 12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 16 – Summaries – Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Day 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?
Day 18 – Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
Day 19 – When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
Day 20 –Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
Day 27 – Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
Day 28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
Day 29 – What is your current project or projects?
Day 30 – Do you have a favorite fic you've written? What makes it your favorite? And don't forget to give us a link!
Well. This is sort of a tough question for me, because I don't tend to read fic about characters I don't care for (or about, period). So I can't really say that I've ever read or written a story that makes me go from disliking a character to totally and completely loving him/her/it...but I have read stories that made me go from "meh" to "ultra cool!" For example...
landofthekwt writes an amazing SessMom, and I also really like his take on Kikyo. The little giftfic he wrote for me back in the day is still one of my very favorite Kikyo-centric stories, and his collection of SessMom stories for knittingknots are close seconds =)I wasn't all that keen on Naraku until I read
paynesgrey's The Unicorn and the Spider, but now I really like the idea of pairing him with Kikyo, even if it's not something I'd write myself. These two have a great love/hate/mindfuck relationship, and nobody writes them better, IMO.Speaking of IY pairings I'm not all that big on, reading
langus_fiction's Love's Smirking Revenge has made me come around to the idea of Sess/Rin. Granted, this *is* an AU, but still ~ I've never willingly read the pairing before. We've all got to start somewhere, right? LOL.Beyond Inuyasha, I'm still exploring a bit :) I absolutely love
ozqueen's parent!fic in the BSC fandom, especially her Richard/Elizabeth series. It's pretty much canon for me now, and nearly impossible to consider these characters romantically linked. I definitely like Richard Spier much more after reading her take on him!And I'd be remiss not to mention the power of
psyco_chick32's Bitter, which she writes with such zeal and passion that she makes me care about characters from a show I hated when I was a kid. And really, I guess that is the clincher for me ~ if you write enthusiastically about your character or pairing, chances are people who happen upon it will enjoy it, simply because you like it so much. Your own joy in the canon will shine through and attract others, even us skeptics, LOL :)Previous....
Day 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?
Day 2 – Name the fandoms you've written in, and how much you've written in that fandom, and if you still write in it.
Day 3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
Upcoming....
Day 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.
Day 9 – Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write?
Day 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?
Day 11 – Genre – do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
Day 12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 16 – Summaries – Do you like them or hate them? How do you come up with them, if you use them?
Day 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?
Day 18 – Where do you get the most inspiration for your fics (aka "bunnies") from?
Day 19 – When you have bunnies, do you sit down and start writing right away, or do you write down the idea for further use?
Day 20 –Do you ever get bunnied from other people's stories or art in the same fandom?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 23 – When you post, where do you post to? Just your journal? Just an archive? Your own personal site?
Day 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?
Day 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?
Day 26 – What is the oddest (or funnest) thing you've had to research for a fic?
Day 27 – Where is your favorite place to write, and do you write by hand or on the computer?
Day 28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
Day 29 – What is your current project or projects?
Day 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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I agree about Richard/Elizabeth - I can never see them as romantically linked. I really do love the idea of them as friends, though.
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You're welcome for the compliment! =) I never hated Richard, but I wasn't a huge fan of the way he was written most of the time. Just kinda "meh", really. You gave him some depth, some nice shades of complexity, and allowed him to interact with more than just Sharon or Mary Anne, LOL. Amazing how doing that will open up a character! :P But yes. Your series is definitely my personal pre-canon for them :) I like the way you write the Pikes, too ~ reading 'Ocean' gave me an idea of my own for them which I might write using one of the prompts in my table. It'd be fanfic of the series AND your story, LOL - how derivative is that? :P
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I love it when I manage to make someone's "personal canon" :D And YAY, write it! That'd be awesome! :D I posted another Pike fic the other day, actually, and John Pike is trying to hammer another plot bunny into my head. I'm all like, "NO, I HAVE TO STOP WRITING YOU OR PEOPLE WILL THINK I'M... YOU KNOW... FUNNY."
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I do, too, on the rare occasions someone tells me I have :) It's like an honor, to know my story blends so seamlessly with the canon, you know? A high compliment indeed :D
And YAY, write it! That'd be awesome! :D
I will, if I can get through some of my other stuff first, LOL! =) Goodness knows I need all the ideas I can get to work towards finishing my table over there... :P
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Thanks for the kind words! :)
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And you're welcome! :)