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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?
I’m going to take this one out of the realm of fanfic, and plop it down into my real writing. I have a character named Denver Sinclair that I created for a Vampire the Masquerade game. Denver was a ton of fun to RP, and then the bastard decided that he wanted more, passing right into Muse-hood.
Denver kept nagging at me that he likes Vegas. He should be in Jace’s book. Jace’s book would be better if he was in it, and I let him have his way. The biggest problem was that Denver was by his nature a much better character than Jace, and he pretty much chewed his way through her to turn the novel into a story all about him. I let him do this since I’m an organic writer. I don’t plan my real writing anymore than I do my fanfic or RP. I let the characters decide what they want with sort of an endgame in sight.
Then one day I was watching the History Channel where they were running a show about the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and Denver whispered in my ear. “Y’all know I was there, remember. You should tell my story.”
So I wrote a short story that was rejected far and near because I was told it should be a novel. That novel is the one being published in September. It’s called Dead Man’s Hand, and it’s about Denver’s struggle to survive the earthquake, the fires and the bitch who sired him.
The moral of this story – if your muse thinks he’s right about a story, he usually is.
As for the fanfic answer to this question: Where do you think all those crossovers I write come from?
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!
I’m going to take this one out of the realm of fanfic, and plop it down into my real writing. I have a character named Denver Sinclair that I created for a Vampire the Masquerade game. Denver was a ton of fun to RP, and then the bastard decided that he wanted more, passing right into Muse-hood.
Denver kept nagging at me that he likes Vegas. He should be in Jace’s book. Jace’s book would be better if he was in it, and I let him have his way. The biggest problem was that Denver was by his nature a much better character than Jace, and he pretty much chewed his way through her to turn the novel into a story all about him. I let him do this since I’m an organic writer. I don’t plan my real writing anymore than I do my fanfic or RP. I let the characters decide what they want with sort of an endgame in sight.
Then one day I was watching the History Channel where they were running a show about the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, and Denver whispered in my ear. “Y’all know I was there, remember. You should tell my story.”
So I wrote a short story that was rejected far and near because I was told it should be a novel. That novel is the one being published in September. It’s called Dead Man’s Hand, and it’s about Denver’s struggle to survive the earthquake, the fires and the bitch who sired him.
The moral of this story – if your muse thinks he’s right about a story, he usually is.
As for the fanfic answer to this question: Where do you think all those crossovers I write come from?
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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