40 Questions for Fanfic Writers 1
Hello!
So, once again here I am after stealing another list of questions from MidnightOnyx
You can check her answers here .
Since there are many questions I will answer them gradually, five each time and I hope, if you are up to it, to discuss some of these topics, as writers or readers (or both). ^^
The full list of questions is:
1. Describe your comfort zone
2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?
3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?
4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?
5. Share one of your strengths.
6. Share one of your weaknesses.
7. Share a snippet from one of your favorite pieces of prose you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.
8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.
9. Which fic has been the hardest to write?
10. Which fic has been the easiest to write?
11. Is writing your passion or just a fun hobby?
12. Is there a moment above all others that inspires you just a little bit more?
13. What’s the best writing advice you’ve ever come across?
14. What’s the worst writing advice you’ve ever come across?
15. If you could choose one of your fics to be filmed, which would you choose?
16. If you only could write one pairing for the rest of your life, which pairing would it be?
17. Do you write your story from start to finish, or do you write the scenes out of order?
18. Do you use any tools, like worksheets or outlines?
19. Stephen King once said that his muse is a man who lives in the basement. Do you have a muse?
20. Describe your perfect writing conditions.
21. How many times do you usually revise your fic/chapter before posting?
22. Choose a passage from one of your earlier fics and edit it into your current writing style.
23. If you were to revise one of your older fics from start to finish, which would it be and why?
24. Have you ever deleted one of your published fics?
25. What do you look for in a beta?
26. Do you beta yourself? If so, what kind of beta are you?
27. How do you feel about collaborations?
28. Share three of your favorite fic writers and why you like them so much.
29. If you could write the sequel (or prequel) to any fic out there not written by yourself, which would you choose?
30. Do you accept prompts?
31. Do you take liberties with canon or are you very strict about your fic being canon compliant?
32. How do you feel about ?
33. How do you feel about crack?
34. What are your thoughts on non-con and dub-con?
35. Would you ever kill off a canon character?
36. Which is your favorite site to post fic?
37. Talk about your current wips.
38. Talk about a review that made your day.
39. Do you ever get rude reviews and how do you deal with them?
40. Write an alternative ending to [insert fic title] (or just the summary of one).
My answers:
1. Describe your comfort zone
Romance, , fluff, some angst, and sometimes supernatural stuff. I'm the kind that loves happy endings, so all my fics (until now at least) have ended like that. I also tend to punish the bad guys or make them regret their decisions and change. My fics usually also have many cliches and once in a while a mystery.
2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?
3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?
4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?
Oh boy, so many. I can't share much about them because I don't want to give away the full plot, but I have a Jinki one or (original character one) that I really want to write. I might not post it here if I go with an original character. It's basically a romance/ story about a guy that leads a superficial life and has secrets of his own (nothing bad) and a girl that comes to work at the bar where he spends his nights. Kind of a hate-love relationship.
And then I also have the suspense one I mentioned before that I can't give away many details but starts with a woman waking up, inside a tin of water. She is hurt and confused and doesn't remember who she is and why she is there, but she knows she was left there to die. So it's about her going back to the life she doesn't remember and dealing with five guys (the SHINee members) that she doesn't remember about and investigating what the hell happened to her.
There is another one that might be with Minho...I haven't chosen anyone yet. And its the typical girl hires a guy to be her boyfriend with a twist. It's supposed to be a funny one with an amusing protagonist that is very similar to the likes of the forever alone me lol. Also has s so... Perfect!
And another one, I told you they were many (and I'm not revealing them all), that is an arranged marriage one, also with a twist. This one is more romantic, also with s and angst. This one will probably be with Jinki since he fits what I want to write.
Tell me which one might interest you more. I'm curious.
5. Share one of your strengths.
I seriously don't know. Someone once said I'm witty, so maybe that. Honestly, maybe the fact that I can plan things very well, and therefore the story makes sense, and it's not only a couple of random things that come up in my head. I often manage to tie up things that happened in the beginning to others later on. So it's less like a group of chapters and more like a full story. Does that make sense?
Let's talk:
Tell me which story idea you liked best, what would you like to see me write about, and if you agree with the strength I pointed out about myself.
Share which tropes you like to read best and which ones you hate. I'm curious.
Thanks for reading ^^
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