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Fandom History & Inspiration Meme - Day 28
Day 28 – Have you ever collaborated with anyone else, whether writing together, or having an artist work on a piece about your fic?
I've never collaborated with anyone else, per se. I've written gift!fic to recipients' specifications (which has been, at turns, fantastic and/or harrowing), but I've never co-written or even really had anyone else's input into my ideas process. I guess I'm just selfish and controlling in that way, LOL. It goes back to the whole beta thing - I don't want to risk making my potential audience any smaller by bringing folks on board early in the process.
I have been lucky enough to receive a couple of pieces of fanart for my work, which is just...pretty much the most amazing feeling in the world to me, because it means someone liked my stuff enough to make a visual representation of it (and share it with me!). I've never commissioned artwork, so what few bits there are out there are totally because the artist wanted to draw them, and that's pretty damn special ♥
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?
Day 7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
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?
Upcoming....
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!
I've never collaborated with anyone else, per se. I've written gift!fic to recipients' specifications (which has been, at turns, fantastic and/or harrowing), but I've never co-written or even really had anyone else's input into my ideas process. I guess I'm just selfish and controlling in that way, LOL. It goes back to the whole beta thing - I don't want to risk making my potential audience any smaller by bringing folks on board early in the process.
I have been lucky enough to receive a couple of pieces of fanart for my work, which is just...pretty much the most amazing feeling in the world to me, because it means someone liked my stuff enough to make a visual representation of it (and share it with me!). I've never commissioned artwork, so what few bits there are out there are totally because the artist wanted to draw them, and that's pretty damn special ♥
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?
Day 7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
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?
Upcoming....
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 don't think you are at all. I may be in the minority but I find sharing a fic and co-authoring with someone extremely unnatural. I don't know how people do it. I have my idea, my world that I create, and no one else besides the reader is allowed there, if that makes sense.
Yay, fanart! Always a good feeling to get some. :)
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Yeah, same. I guess its different if its an idea you come up with together - bouncing ideas off each other, exploring the world together - but mostly, I just develop my ideas on my own. I'm kinda envious of people who have co-authors, someone else who can fully immerse themselves in the universe and understand it just as well, but at the same time...IDK. The most challenging part of the storywriting process for me is figuring out how to keep other people interested in what I'm doing. If they already know, then what's the point of telling the story in the first place?
Yay, fanart! Always a good feeling to get some. :)
It is :) It's pretty much the ultimate compliment, I think, that someone likes your work well enough to draw you a picture for it. Just - wow! ♥
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And your fan art is sooooo pretty. :)
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How...do you spell voila phonetically? LOL. I was going to make a joke about how violas need love, too, but figured that might miss the point/expose my nerdiness :P
And your fan art is sooooo pretty. :)
Isn't it?!
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"Walla," apparently.
*twitch*
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My terrible French weeps!
One of my peeves is "intensive purposes" - just, what?! How does that make any sense to anybody? D: