Meme - Fanfic Author Asks
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elrhiarhodanHaven't done one of these in a very long time. Ganked from Tumblr and revised. Ask up to three, please and thank you very much!
1) How old were you when you first starting writing fan fiction?
2) What fandoms do you write for and do you have a particular favorite if you write for more than one?
3) Do you prefer writing OC’s or reader inserts? Explain your answer.
4) What is your favorite genre to write for?
5) If you had to choose a favorite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?
6) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?
7) When is your preferred time to write?
8) Where do you take your inspiration from?
9) In your (pick a fic of mine), what’s your favorite scene that you wrote? Or, what is your all time favorite scene you’ve ever written?
10) In your (pick a fic of mine), why did you decide to end it like that? Did you have an alternative ending in mind?
11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?
12) Who is your favorite character to write for? Why?
13) Who is your least favorite character to write for? Why?
14) How did you come up with the title for (pick a fic of mine)? Or, how do you come up with titles?
15) If you write OC’s, how do you decide on their names?
16) How did you come up with the idea for (pick a fic of mine)?
17) Post a line from a WIP that you’re working on.
18) Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?
19) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?
20) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?
21) Tell me about your current favorite canon, what attracted you to it? What will make you abandon it?
22) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?
23) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?
24) How do you feel about writing smutty scenes?
25) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?
26) Which part of your (pick a fic of mine) was the hardest to write?
27) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow and pants your plots?
28) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fan fiction?
29) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?
30) In contrast to #29 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?
31) Send me a fic recommendation for one of your own stories
32) Are any of your characters based on real people?
33) What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?
34) What’s the harshest criticism you’ve gotten?
35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?
36) Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?
37) What’s the funniest story you’ve written?
38) Have you ever collaborated? Was it a good experience or a terrible one?
39) Do you prefer first, second or third person?
40) Do people know you write fan fiction?
41) What’s you favorite minor character you’ve written?
42) What do you think about song fic? Have you ever written on? Why wouldn’t you?
43) Has anyone ever guessed the plot twist of one of your fics before you posted it?
44) What is the last line you wrote?
45) What spurs you on during the writing process?
46) I really loved your (pick a fic of mine) fic. If you were ever to do a sequel, what do you think might happen in it?
47) Here’s a fic title - insert a made up title. What would this story be about?
48) What’s your favorite trope to write?
49) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?
50) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?
If you want to play along, here's the code:
1) How old were you when you first starting writing fan fiction?
2) What fandoms do you write for and do you have a particular favorite if you write for more than one?
3) Do you prefer writing OC’s or reader inserts? Explain your answer.
4) What is your favorite genre to write for?
5) If you had to choose a favorite out of all of your multi chaptered stories, which would it be and why?
6) If you had to delete one of your stories and never speak of it again, which would it be and why?
7) When is your preferred time to write?
8) Where do you take your inspiration from?
9) In your (pick a fic of mine), what’s your favorite scene that you wrote? Or, what is your all time favorite scene you’ve ever written?
10) In your (pick a fic of mine), why did you decide to end it like that? Did you have an alternative ending in mind?
11) Have you ever amended a story due to criticisms you’ve received after posting it?
12) Who is your favorite character to write for? Why?
13) Who is your least favorite character to write for? Why?
14) How did you come up with the title for (pick a fic of mine)? Or, how do you come up with titles?
15) If you write OC’s, how do you decide on their names?
16) How did you come up with the idea for (pick a fic of mine)?
17) Post a line from a WIP that you’re working on.
18) Do you have any abandoned WIP’s? What made you abandon them?
19) Are there any stories that you’ve written that you’d really love to do a sequel to?
20) Are there any stories that you wished you’d ended differently?
21) Tell me about your current favorite canon, what attracted you to it? What will make you abandon it?
22) Do you have a story that you look back on and cringe when you reread it?
23) Do you prefer listening to music when you’re writing or do you need silence?
24) How do you feel about writing smutty scenes?
25) Have you ever cried whilst writing a story?
26) Which part of your (pick a fic of mine) was the hardest to write?
27) Do you make a general outline for your stories or do you just go with the flow and pants your plots?
28) What is something you wished you’d known before you started posting fan fiction?
29) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?
30) In contrast to #29 is there a story which gets lots of love which you kinda eye roll at?
31) Send me a fic recommendation for one of your own stories
32) Are any of your characters based on real people?
33) What’s the biggest compliment you’ve gotten?
34) What’s the harshest criticism you’ve gotten?
35) Do you share your story ideas with anyone else or do you keep them close to your chest?
36) Can you give us a spoiler for one of your WIP’s?
37) What’s the funniest story you’ve written?
38) Have you ever collaborated? Was it a good experience or a terrible one?
39) Do you prefer first, second or third person?
40) Do people know you write fan fiction?
41) What’s you favorite minor character you’ve written?
42) What do you think about song fic? Have you ever written on? Why wouldn’t you?
43) Has anyone ever guessed the plot twist of one of your fics before you posted it?
44) What is the last line you wrote?
45) What spurs you on during the writing process?
46) I really loved your (pick a fic of mine) fic. If you were ever to do a sequel, what do you think might happen in it?
47) Here’s a fic title - insert a made up title. What would this story be about?
48) What’s your favorite trope to write?
49) Can you remember the first fic you read? What was it about?
50) If you could write only angst, fluff or smut for the rest of your writing life, which would it be and why?
If you want to play along, here's the code:
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Date: 2020-01-23 11:24 pm (UTC)These are great questions! Definitely swiping this.
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Date: 2020-01-23 11:54 pm (UTC)Oh please do! When I reblog these things on Tumblr, no one ever asks me or they don't tell me what meme it is. This is a much friendlier and easier place to play.
1) How old were you when you first starting writing fan fiction?
I came late to the fandom party. I was in my mid-forties when I finally discovered fandom and fanfic. If you go back to the very first entry on this journal (late January, 2010), you'll find the whole story of how things came to be. But the tl;dr version is that I had been very interested in White Collar, and I was following several pro-fic m/m author blogs. I'd been laid up with the sicknez and read a blog entry about Peter/Neal slash (White Collar) and I was HOOKED.
13) Who is your least favorite character to write for? Why?
In the Kingsman fandom, it would have to be any of the Statesman characters. I basically pretend that The Golden Circle is just really bad fanfic and not canon at all.
29) Do you have a story that you feel doesn’t get as much love as you’d like?
There are always a few stories that I wish resonated more with readers, but right now, I'd have to say I'd hoped for a better reception for The Sunne In Splendour, the historical A/U I'd written for Fandom Trumps Hate.
48) What’s your favorite trope to write?
I'm an emotional H/C junkie, so break up and make up is my sweetest jam.
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Date: 2020-01-27 01:06 am (UTC)I feel you on TGC, but I also just really like Tequila. Mostly just because it's Channing Tatum. He's a handsome gent and I was very excited to see a queer actor in Kingsman! (He's bi and currently married to a woman).
I'm reading it right the heck now! I love historical AUs and all your stuff is just *chef's kiss*