30 days fandom meme; Day 1
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Because I always enjoy talking fanfic
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?
I have answered this question before, so if you have been around my blog for some time you probably already know what my answer is. And it’s pretty personal and possibly TMI, feel free to skip.
I “almost” wrote fanfiction in my teens, only I had no idea it had a name or that other people did it. And I didn’t actually wrote the stories down, just synopsis and a character study. But back then I was mad about Tolkien and I constructed several heroines and imagined a lot of adventures. My first was a sister to Legolas with silver hair and eyes that changed colour with her moods and was even better than him in just about everything. A complete Mary Sue in other words.
I started to read fanfic around 2000 when I friend on a maillist (it was a looong time ago) wrote one and I realised it was a thing. But I didn’t actually, or had any plans to, write until 2004 when I was prompted by a promo pic of Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook in Peter Pan. I don’t know what it was with it that made me write, but suddenly I had a story in my head that I had to write down. And then I got another idea and another and I found myself in a writing frenzy that lasted for two years. I really spent every free moment writing.
The pull wasn’t really the fandom in itself, but the writing. It helped me deal with a date rape that occurred when I was 18, which I had largely suppressed. I wasn’t really aware of how much it had affected me and my sexuality until I started to write and all sorts of feelings bubbled up to the surface. So writing was, and to some extent still is, self-therapy for me. Katharsis, if you will. Even if writing wasn’t my sole tool for getting rid of an seemingly endless depression as well as figuring out what I wanted and not wanted when it came to sex, it was a hugely important one.
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 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
And a friending meme gakked fromicecoldrain
(I had no idea such things even existed until this summer and now they seem to pop up all over. Not that I complain.)
Picture by Wuxi on Flickr
Feeling like you're drifting all alone in the once-fun-but-now-too-quiet pool of Livejournal? Not to worry!silviarambles is running a friending meme!
Friending Meme for LJ Survivors - 2015 Re-edition
Please remember that friending frenzies work only if you spread the word, so, even if you're not looking for more friends, would you mind doing me a big favour and pimping the meme on your own journals?
Thanks!
tellshannon815Because I always enjoy talking fanfic
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?
I have answered this question before, so if you have been around my blog for some time you probably already know what my answer is. And it’s pretty personal and possibly TMI, feel free to skip.
I “almost” wrote fanfiction in my teens, only I had no idea it had a name or that other people did it. And I didn’t actually wrote the stories down, just synopsis and a character study. But back then I was mad about Tolkien and I constructed several heroines and imagined a lot of adventures. My first was a sister to Legolas with silver hair and eyes that changed colour with her moods and was even better than him in just about everything. A complete Mary Sue in other words.
I started to read fanfic around 2000 when I friend on a maillist (it was a looong time ago) wrote one and I realised it was a thing. But I didn’t actually, or had any plans to, write until 2004 when I was prompted by a promo pic of Jason Isaacs as Captain Hook in Peter Pan. I don’t know what it was with it that made me write, but suddenly I had a story in my head that I had to write down. And then I got another idea and another and I found myself in a writing frenzy that lasted for two years. I really spent every free moment writing.
The pull wasn’t really the fandom in itself, but the writing. It helped me deal with a date rape that occurred when I was 18, which I had largely suppressed. I wasn’t really aware of how much it had affected me and my sexuality until I started to write and all sorts of feelings bubbled up to the surface. So writing was, and to some extent still is, self-therapy for me. Katharsis, if you will. Even if writing wasn’t my sole tool for getting rid of an seemingly endless depression as well as figuring out what I wanted and not wanted when it came to sex, it was a hugely important one.
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 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
And a friending meme gakked from
icecoldrain (I had no idea such things even existed until this summer and now they seem to pop up all over. Not that I complain.)
Picture by Wuxi on Flickr
Feeling like you're drifting all alone in the once-fun-but-now-too-quiet pool of Livejournal? Not to worry!
silviarambles is running a friending meme!Friending Meme for LJ Survivors - 2015 Re-edition
Please remember that friending frenzies work only if you spread the word, so, even if you're not looking for more friends, would you mind doing me a big favour and pimping the meme on your own journals?
Thanks!
