Writers Meme
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krisomniacThe Fanfic Writers Meme
Keyboard or biro?
Both. I have notebooks full of stories, one that lives in my bookbag at all times. I love the feel of pen on paper. I love opening and closing a notebook, of writing to the end of a page, of flipping back through what I've written. And it doesn't hurt that I have very very un-doctor-like handwriting.
That said, if I'm at home I'll go straight to computer. Saves trees and all.
Beta or no beta?
Beta-readers: don't leave home without them. Seriously, my question is usually do I go with one, two, or three (unless the story is under 800 words).
Plot?
Love it. That said, I think "boys come home from fighting evil-->take showers-->have sex" or "Two people sit in a room talking the night away" can constitute a plot. The point is that I try to have a point to almost everything I write. The ones that don't have a point, I don't tend to finish.
Title?
I've written ONE story for which I had to think about the title. Every other time, it's just been a part of the fabric of the narrative--for better or worse. I don't think my titles are particularly good, but I've never doubted them either way. incidentally, the one that I agonized over was After All and I still don't like it.
Smushy or smutty?
Neither, I think. But I do always go for positive and up-beat.
Seriously, I would write smut if it didn't make me giggle like a twelve=year-old every time I typed the words... Guess I'll just have to settle for reading other people's.
Summary?
No.
I've even commited the horrible faux pas of writing one with a question in it.
Funniest fic?
Humor? What's that?
The funniest story I've been involved with was![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-community.gif)
prankstersguide but that was none of my doing at all. Really (except for the chicken feathers.)
I've tried funny once or twice (First Sight of a Fanged Bidet and I spy) but those are some of my least favorite stories. I think I'm better at getting a smile than a belly laugh. I also think I'm obsessed with giving everyday objects a voracious appetite.
Most popular fic?
None of them.
Well, just judging from the comments, Accio, Stone,prankstersguide (but again, I had very little to do with that aspect of the project) and Paper Wings because it's rather long and plotty.
Most fun to write?
prankstersguide because it was my first collaboration and though it kinda fell apart, we had some really amazing brainstorming sessions.
Best and Worst?
I think that my best stories are A Lesson in Holding Hands and Our Town
Worst are some of the forced humor of Bidet and the first fanfic I wrote (a Prank story in HP).
I'm undecided about Paper Wings, the epic that got this all started for me. Truth be told, I've been afraid to reread it for a while now, because I don't think I'm going to like what I see.
Coulda been Contenders?
Most of them are still stuck on my hard drive.
Strengths
Setting a scene and drawing the reader into it.
Weaknesses
Pretty much everything else, but especially naturalistic dialogue, sex, wit, and follow-through.
Dirty Little Secrets?
I don't get very personally invested in my writing at this point in my life--or rather, I have a very thick skin when it comes to what I've written. I don't take it personally if it gets criticized and (almost) if it doesn't get read at all. I love to craft stories and try to find the words for the things I imagine, but it's the imagining and the search that gets me through the day.
My arrogance is that I think I could write well, but I am fully aware that I'm not there yet. I want to be trained and whipped into shape by you guys (get out the whips and chains, yo) until I finally get it. You know?
Keyboard or biro?
Both. I have notebooks full of stories, one that lives in my bookbag at all times. I love the feel of pen on paper. I love opening and closing a notebook, of writing to the end of a page, of flipping back through what I've written. And it doesn't hurt that I have very very un-doctor-like handwriting.
That said, if I'm at home I'll go straight to computer. Saves trees and all.
Beta or no beta?
Beta-readers: don't leave home without them. Seriously, my question is usually do I go with one, two, or three (unless the story is under 800 words).
Plot?
Love it. That said, I think "boys come home from fighting evil-->take showers-->have sex" or "Two people sit in a room talking the night away" can constitute a plot. The point is that I try to have a point to almost everything I write. The ones that don't have a point, I don't tend to finish.
Title?
I've written ONE story for which I had to think about the title. Every other time, it's just been a part of the fabric of the narrative--for better or worse. I don't think my titles are particularly good, but I've never doubted them either way. incidentally, the one that I agonized over was After All and I still don't like it.
Smushy or smutty?
Neither, I think. But I do always go for positive and up-beat.
Seriously, I would write smut if it didn't make me giggle like a twelve=year-old every time I typed the words... Guess I'll just have to settle for reading other people's.
Summary?
No.
I've even commited the horrible faux pas of writing one with a question in it.
Funniest fic?
Humor? What's that?
The funniest story I've been involved with was
prankstersguide but that was none of my doing at all. Really (except for the chicken feathers.)I've tried funny once or twice (First Sight of a Fanged Bidet and I spy) but those are some of my least favorite stories. I think I'm better at getting a smile than a belly laugh. I also think I'm obsessed with giving everyday objects a voracious appetite.
Most popular fic?
None of them.
Well, just judging from the comments, Accio, Stone,
prankstersguide (but again, I had very little to do with that aspect of the project) and Paper Wings because it's rather long and plotty. Most fun to write?
prankstersguide because it was my first collaboration and though it kinda fell apart, we had some really amazing brainstorming sessions. Best and Worst?
I think that my best stories are A Lesson in Holding Hands and Our Town
Worst are some of the forced humor of Bidet and the first fanfic I wrote (a Prank story in HP).
I'm undecided about Paper Wings, the epic that got this all started for me. Truth be told, I've been afraid to reread it for a while now, because I don't think I'm going to like what I see.
Coulda been Contenders?
Most of them are still stuck on my hard drive.
Strengths
Setting a scene and drawing the reader into it.
Weaknesses
Pretty much everything else, but especially naturalistic dialogue, sex, wit, and follow-through.
Dirty Little Secrets?
I don't get very personally invested in my writing at this point in my life--or rather, I have a very thick skin when it comes to what I've written. I don't take it personally if it gets criticized and (almost) if it doesn't get read at all. I love to craft stories and try to find the words for the things I imagine, but it's the imagining and the search that gets me through the day.
My arrogance is that I think I could write well, but I am fully aware that I'm not there yet. I want to be trained and whipped into shape by you guys (get out the whips and chains, yo) until I finally get it. You know?
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2006-09-16 22:33 (UTC)the I COULD write well but am not there yet is so me
Isn't that frustrating? I think it is. *sigh*
Nah, not Wheels on the Bus. Wonder who did?
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2006-09-17 07:24 (UTC)