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11 – Genre – do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?

Gen fic. I write a lot of non-ship fic that deals with a particular moment or a particular character. Action/adventure and drama sometimes fit in there. I do write some romance/ship fic. Angst and hurt/comfort are major genres. AU fic, too, though that's broad brush in itself.

It depends how you define genre; ff.net, for example, has 'sci fi' as an option but if I'm writing Firefly fic, sci fi is already implied so I don't think it counts. Some sites have genre as gen, het or slash – I sometimes consider a fic to contain two or all three of these.


Filled questions available via the fanfic writing meme tag.
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!

Date: 2011-07-07 10:32 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] hrhrionastar.livejournal.com
Genre is a tough one - it took me awhile to realize how much of what I write is action/adventure. But just gen, het or slash doesn't seem like sufficient choice to me.

And on FF.net they only let you click two genres, and two characters, so threesomes are difficult to tag properly...

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