Fanfic meme, question 22 and 23
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scripsi22. Do you listen to anything while you write?
My workmates talking and speaking on the phones. (I have a job which includes long periods of waiting, interspersed with very intense periods where I work a lot. During the waiting I’m allowed to do what I like as long as I stay by my computer.) If I write at home I want silence. I can absolutely not listen to music, because I always end up actively listening to that instead of writing. I often listen to music while I think about my fics, though. Several of them I associate with a certain song, and I can listen to it a lot while plotting.
23. Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?
A mix of both. I often check out letters in fanfic challenges even if I haven’t signed up, and write treats for letters that inspire me. But just as often I come up with ideas on my own.
All the questions.
1. From one to five stars, how would you rate your writing? (No downplaying yourself!)
2. Why do you write fanfiction?
3. What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works?
4. Are there any writers that inspire you?
5. What’s the fic you’re most proud of?
6. What element of writing do you find comes easily?
7. What element of writing do you struggle with most?
8. Which character(s) do you find easiest to write?
9. Which character(s) do you find most difficult to write?
10. What’s your favorite genre to write for?
11. Who or what do you find yourself writing about most?
12. Tell us about a WIP you’re excited about.
13. First fandom you ever wrote for?
14. What’s your favorite fandom to write for?
15. What’s the weirdest fandom you’ve ever written for?
16. Any guilty pleasure trope(s)?
17. A trope you’ll never, ever write for.
18. Wildest fic you’ve ever written?
19. Do you prefer canon-compliant, AUs, or something in-between?
20. Gen fic or shippy stuff?
21. Favorite pairing to write for? (platonic or romantic!)
22. Do you listen to anything while you write?
23. Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?
24. One-shots or multi-chaptered works?
25. Have you ever daydreamed about side adventures/spin-offs from your fic? Tell us about them!
26. Is there anything you’ve wanted to write, but you’ve been too scared to try?
27. What’s the nicest comment you’ve ever received?
28. How well do you handle criticism when it comes to your writing?
29. Have you ever gone outside of your comfort zone for a fic? How did it turn out?
30. Tooth-rotting fluff or merciless angst?
31. Do you have any OCs? Tell us about them!
32. Summarize a random fic of yours in 10 words or less.
33. Is there anything you wish your audience knew about your writing or writing process?
34. Copy and paste an excerpt you’re particularly fond of.
35. Ramble about any fic-related thing you want!
My workmates talking and speaking on the phones. (I have a job which includes long periods of waiting, interspersed with very intense periods where I work a lot. During the waiting I’m allowed to do what I like as long as I stay by my computer.) If I write at home I want silence. I can absolutely not listen to music, because I always end up actively listening to that instead of writing. I often listen to music while I think about my fics, though. Several of them I associate with a certain song, and I can listen to it a lot while plotting.
23. Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?
A mix of both. I often check out letters in fanfic challenges even if I haven’t signed up, and write treats for letters that inspire me. But just as often I come up with ideas on my own.
All the questions.
1. From one to five stars, how would you rate your writing? (No downplaying yourself!)
2. Why do you write fanfiction?
3. What do you think makes your writing stand out from other works?
4. Are there any writers that inspire you?
5. What’s the fic you’re most proud of?
6. What element of writing do you find comes easily?
7. What element of writing do you struggle with most?
8. Which character(s) do you find easiest to write?
9. Which character(s) do you find most difficult to write?
10. What’s your favorite genre to write for?
11. Who or what do you find yourself writing about most?
12. Tell us about a WIP you’re excited about.
13. First fandom you ever wrote for?
14. What’s your favorite fandom to write for?
15. What’s the weirdest fandom you’ve ever written for?
16. Any guilty pleasure trope(s)?
17. A trope you’ll never, ever write for.
18. Wildest fic you’ve ever written?
19. Do you prefer canon-compliant, AUs, or something in-between?
20. Gen fic or shippy stuff?
21. Favorite pairing to write for? (platonic or romantic!)
22. Do you listen to anything while you write?
23. Do you prefer prompts and challenges, or completely independent ideas?
24. One-shots or multi-chaptered works?
25. Have you ever daydreamed about side adventures/spin-offs from your fic? Tell us about them!
26. Is there anything you’ve wanted to write, but you’ve been too scared to try?
27. What’s the nicest comment you’ve ever received?
28. How well do you handle criticism when it comes to your writing?
29. Have you ever gone outside of your comfort zone for a fic? How did it turn out?
30. Tooth-rotting fluff or merciless angst?
31. Do you have any OCs? Tell us about them!
32. Summarize a random fic of yours in 10 words or less.
33. Is there anything you wish your audience knew about your writing or writing process?
34. Copy and paste an excerpt you’re particularly fond of.
35. Ramble about any fic-related thing you want!
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Date: 2021-03-05 07:38 pm (UTC)On the other hand, there are stories that I strongly associated with songs for the simple fact that they inspired and/or shaped that story solely by the mood they put me in while listening.
On the prompts vs independent ideas - I think I can pinpoint phases in all the years I've written something. Initially it was all on my own and then I discovered all kinds of challenge, prompting and exchange communities and I think at one point the majority of my writing was for that. I remember loving it and I try to give myself prompts to get inspired - only to turn around and work on something completely different and prompt independent. I think what I miss the most about the prompts is the structure it had given me whereas now I'm just meandering between tons of ideas without really finishing anything. On the other hand, those stories are longer than anything I've written typically written for prompts.
I'm also really tempted to do this meme myself the more I read your replies! Especially the idea to do it in several smaller batches to spread it out more :)
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Date: 2021-03-07 02:02 pm (UTC)I think I can pinpoint phases in all the years I've written something. Initially it was all on my own and then I discovered all kinds of challenge, prompting and exchange communities and I think at one point the majority of my writing was for that. I remember loving it and I try to give myself prompts to get inspired - only to turn around and work on something completely different and prompt independent. I think what I miss the most about the prompts is the structure it had given me whereas now I'm just meandering between tons of ideas without really finishing anything. On the other hand, those stories are longer than anything I've written typically written for prompts.
I started out pretty much the same. And doing challenges has certainly got me to go outside my ordinary writing zones. Right now I have a hard time writing if I don't feel super inspired, so I don't dare to sign up for challenges because I don't want to end up with a prompt that I don't feel anything for. And yes, most of my prompt-based fics have been on the short side. :)
I'm also really tempted to do this meme myself the more I read your replies! Especially the idea to do it in several smaller batches to spread it out more :)
I hope you do!
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Date: 2021-03-07 04:33 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-03-08 11:49 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2021-03-16 11:38 pm (UTC)Diversity of challenges vs coming up with your own fiction is a fifty-fifty for me as well. :D
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