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30 questions fic meme, day 13: not at VividCon
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?
Question the first: I prefer canon. At least in principle. There are some fanon tropes and characterizations that work for me--as they do for lots of people, or they wouldn't be fanon--but in my own writing I tend to get fixated on Getting Things Right.
(Which has led, in RPF fandoms, to the "be creepy or be wrong" dilemma killing a story or two. I realized when I was in bandom that the thing I found viscerally upsetting about the idea of the actual people in question reading my stories was not how horrified they would be--they have back buttons like everyone else--but that they would know what I was getting wrong. This... probably tells you altogether too many things about how my brain works.)
Question the second: I think writing fanfic in general has changed how I see all original source materials. Writing fic about it is very close to being my default manner of interacting with any movie or tv show, and books to a lesser but still significant extent. Long before I write fic about anything, I'm trying to figure out if I could and how I would.
Also, for a lot of the things I wind up writing fic about, I read fic first and then track down the source material, so I am already viewing the source through fic-colored lenses when I get to it. This occasionally means that I have these revelations about canon vs. fanon on first viewing the canon, which leads straight back around to generally preferring to stick as close as I can to canon when I get around to doing my own writing. AUs notwithstanding.
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?
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 funnest) 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!
Question the first: I prefer canon. At least in principle. There are some fanon tropes and characterizations that work for me--as they do for lots of people, or they wouldn't be fanon--but in my own writing I tend to get fixated on Getting Things Right.
(Which has led, in RPF fandoms, to the "be creepy or be wrong" dilemma killing a story or two. I realized when I was in bandom that the thing I found viscerally upsetting about the idea of the actual people in question reading my stories was not how horrified they would be--they have back buttons like everyone else--but that they would know what I was getting wrong. This... probably tells you altogether too many things about how my brain works.)
Question the second: I think writing fanfic in general has changed how I see all original source materials. Writing fic about it is very close to being my default manner of interacting with any movie or tv show, and books to a lesser but still significant extent. Long before I write fic about anything, I'm trying to figure out if I could and how I would.
Also, for a lot of the things I wind up writing fic about, I read fic first and then track down the source material, so I am already viewing the source through fic-colored lenses when I get to it. This occasionally means that I have these revelations about canon vs. fanon on first viewing the canon, which leads straight back around to generally preferring to stick as close as I can to canon when I get around to doing my own writing. AUs notwithstanding.
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?
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 funnest) 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!
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(Which has led, in RPF fandoms, to the "be creepy or be wrong" dilemma killing a story or two. I realized when I was in bandom that the thing I found viscerally upsetting about the idea of the actual people in question reading my stories was not how horrified they would be--they have back buttons like everyone else--but that they would know what I was getting wrong. This... probably tells you altogether too many things about how my brain works.)
It's like you took the words right out of my brain!
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I'm always telling people being in fandom means you're never The Only One Who anything, but it's nice to know there's someone else out there who shares my exact RPS neurosis! :)
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A) All of the series are still in progress, so I could be Jossed and/or wrong quite easily.
B) Almost all of the creators are highly internet literate, and... depending on the fic ideas in question, I am anywhere from a little weirded out to highly uncomfortable with the idea of the indivudals in question reading it.
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(I am currently in a fandom which is sort of straddling the RPF line in the other direction--Generation Kill is a miniseries based on a book about real people, so there's a little bit of cover in that we're basing this on the HBO version of these guys' lives, but... yeah.)
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Ohh, I understand how that is.
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