Meme - Ask Me Anything - Writer's Edition

[elrhiarhodan]

Continuing in my sheeply ways (ganked from almost everyone on my flist)...

Ask Me Anything About My Writing

Comments

[daria234.livejournal.com]

Thanks! That's interesting. Any previews on what you're working on now or is it a secret?

I didn't mean to imply you were writing for kudos! I wanted to know if there were any ideas that you just thought were too out there - too cracky or too strange or too controversial or just too silly or whatever -- to put the effort into doing, or if you've ever been talked out of writing something by others or something. (There have been times when I've written something and a friend told me that they liked it but nobody else will like it because of something, but by that point I had already written it, but I always wonder if my writing would change if I had any clue what would bother people or not lol).

BTW I think more foodfic should exist and therefore writing it should be considered a matter of principle ;)

[elrhiarhodan]

I'm working on a story that features Peter being an ass, El being a bit of a selfish bitch, and Neal not being a criminal.

Clearly an AU...

I don't think it'll have much of an audience, but I'm in love with the ideas that are coming out.

As for not writing something because it's too cracky or strange? Well, I've written Peter and Neal as circus ponies. REAL circus ponies.

After that, nothing is too strange.

[daria234.livejournal.com]

LOL fair point on the ponies! But that's on your banner! Not having a fic like that would be like Staples refusing to sell staples ;)

Ooh that AU sounds super fun. I think Peter being an ass sounds like my favorite part because I love Peter, but if you just exaggerated all his flaws a little, you can see how he could be really hard to deal with - confidence becomes cockiness etc

[elrhiarhodan]

True about the ponies. But I've also written an epic length story of them turned into dogs. And while Neal-as-Kitten is as common as sick!Neal, I've written Peter as a cat, which I don't think I've seen elsewhere.

I also love rare pairings, which have limited audiences. I think I'm the only writer in the fandom to pair Moz and Jones, and El and Reese.

And you're right about Peter - I adore him. But it didn't take much in canon to make him an ass. I think, if I was worried (and maybe I am), I'd be more concerned with my portrayal of Elizabeth. She's not the endlessly understanding and devoted spouse that she was (for the most part) in canon.