Fanfic Questions

Stole this from MissMinew ;) (Minji, not Minju)*

  • What made you start writing fanfic? 

I've been writing for as long as I can remember and fanfic was introduced to me rather abruptly. I recall only hearing about 'fanfics' once when I was following an EXOTIC (before they became EXO-L's) on Facebook. We became friends because she was an artist, an EXOTIC, and she was Hmong. One day, she shared a collection of drabbles she had written on this site. At first, I wasn't interested because I had no idea what fanfics were or the appeal of it. But since she was a friend, I supported her and checked them out. I ended up making an account to leave her comments but from there I shared the anime-Japanese-Korean OC fic I have been working on for years. Some of you might know it as "Concealed Identity" xD My first Kpop fanfic that didn't have to do with OCs were a story about Yoo Seungho, EXO's Kyungsoo, and former Miss A's Min. During my first year here, I was known as a reviewer though and not a writer haha. 

  • Which of your own fanfics have you reread the most? 

Ohhh, this is hard. I've reread almost all of my fics but the ones I always enjoy and read again from beginning to end would be "Concealed Identity", "The Dead Wayfarers" book 1 and 2, and "Acting As His Shadow". Or some of my Han Gain's stories ;)

  • Describe the differences between your first fanfic and your most recent fanfic.

Well, the support is drastically different xD I was probably better at summaries back then compare to now. Idunno but everything gets reverse and instead of getting smarter and improve, I get dumber and lazier xD I guess back then I didn't limit myself and had any standards. But now I do and I get self-conscious about everything so I limit myself. I think. My chapters for my first fic was short as I wasn't aware how much words was too much and how much was not enough. 

  • Do you think your style has changed over time? How so? 

I honestly can't tell you because I know nothing about writing style lol. I've been told I write in a pithy style though. 

  • You’ve posted a fic anonymously. How would someone be able to guess that you’d written it? 

If every sentence begins with "When", "Before", "And", "But", "However", "To ____ dismay," and "Although" with broken English then it's most likely me xD I write any groups but the chances are even higher with me if it has to do with Woollim's artists xD

  • Name three stories you found easy to write.

Most of my Han Gain's fics were very easy to write because of the support I was blessed with at the time. Readers motivated me and honestly, with each fic for them, I felt I was slightly improving :D I have others coming to me, telling me friends were sharing my work and that I was a good writer <3 So those positive messages and heartwarming moments truly help with the process. Not to brag but "She Has the Handcuffs" is probably still the easiest one I've ever written. With 77 chapters, I got the whole story completed in three months. But if we're putting works of Han Gain aside, the other two easier fics to write were and are "Know My Name" a one-shot with Kai x OC as main and my current "Smear" ft. IZ*ONE. 

"Know My Name" was very fun to write, especially with Kai as the male lead. Like it's my first time ever writing him and he's just a fan character. A bit snarky but very kind and soft-hearted. Although it took me a week to write the 9k word one shot, I feel it was easy because ideas just kept flying at me without me trying xD Though I did have to make sure all the dots were connected so that was the challenge but it wasn't bad. 

As for "Smear" my readers probably don't know this but I'm always stacking up pre-written chapters. So if I update, I always have 2-4 chapters after it completed and just waiting to be publicized. Maybe not proofread but completed nonetheless xD

  • Name three stories you found difficult to write.

Oh, here we go. I'll start by saying this. Of all my 108 stories, only 70 are undrafted and 30-ish are completed xD That should say a lot already but if I must put three on blast, I'd choose "Regenerating Our Bygones", "Bone Breaker", and "Breaking His Labyrinth". I've lost track of how many times I've rewritten the very first chapter for every one of them. I also have a hard time completing Lovelyz's fics for some reason. Like I just can't write my UB girl group for some reason T_T

  • What do your fic bookmarks say about you? 

That I'm freaking random and doesn't know how to use it. 

  • What’s a theme that keeps coming up in your writing? 

Drama and a working adult life lmao.

  • What kind of relationships are you most interested in writing?

Any. I love writing about family and friends but as we all know it, romance gets you places xD

  • Name three favorite characters to write.

I feel most of my leads are either your typical tsundere or someone boring with a painful past xD So I'll say my three favorite characters to write would all be from "Concealed Identity". And they would be Yeo Wootae, Yi Yeong, and the Crown Prince. They're all OC with Korean actors/actresses and idols as face-claims but I put a lot of energy and effort into planning and making sure every character was different with their own color and was their own individual but would also click well if they run into each other on the street. 

Yeo Wootae: He's the strong silent type that knows more than he should. So he always thinks twice before saying anything. He's advanced for his age and stronger than his peers but is pressured to display mediocre abilities. For friendship, Wootae sacrifices a lot so he's looked down by those around him. 

Yi Yeong: The intelligent, pacifist type who can easily under complex things and situations. He knows there are reasons behind everything as he was raised to believe it ;) 

The Crown Prince: Of all the boys, the crown prince has a hobby others would deem to be too feminine for him. However, he's got the most guts.  

 

I kept this short cause I got lazy lol. It's been a long day >_<

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lucienthegiants11
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Woo-hoo~~