30 Day Fanfic Writing Meme – Day 14
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meridian_rose14 – 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?
I have problems deciding on ratings and tend to rate almost anything non-explicit as PG-13, just in case. I worry about using NC-17 when R/15 might suffice – people get annoyed when they expect very explicit sexual scenes and there aren't any – but I also worry about people complaining it was too explicit for a lower rating.
I'm never surprised; in fact, if I'm planning on including sexual scenarios it can be a struggle for me to write it as explicitly as I think it needs to be. If it's for my own purposes, I might use a 'fade-out' but if I'm filling a prompt that seems very shippy in nature I'll try to write more detailed descriptions of the foreplay at least. It depends on a lot of factors, but I think I can honestly say I never write G if I'm trying for higher nor NC-17 when I'm aiming for PG.
Filled questions available via the fanfic writing meme tag; index post will be completed at finish of meme.
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 have problems deciding on ratings and tend to rate almost anything non-explicit as PG-13, just in case. I worry about using NC-17 when R/15 might suffice – people get annoyed when they expect very explicit sexual scenes and there aren't any – but I also worry about people complaining it was too explicit for a lower rating.
I'm never surprised; in fact, if I'm planning on including sexual scenarios it can be a struggle for me to write it as explicitly as I think it needs to be. If it's for my own purposes, I might use a 'fade-out' but if I'm filling a prompt that seems very shippy in nature I'll try to write more detailed descriptions of the foreplay at least. It depends on a lot of factors, but I think I can honestly say I never write G if I'm trying for higher nor NC-17 when I'm aiming for PG.
Filled questions available via the fanfic writing meme tag; index post will be completed at finish of meme.
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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Date: 2011-07-19 04:56 pm (UTC)I also use the "fade-out" a lot, but sometimes shippy fic does call for more than that.
My biggest problem is actually how to rate for violence, I think - if the sex is explicit, that's NC-17, but there are some things that seem like they should be rated just as high for violence. Mostly I just use R and warnings, but I find the incongruity between how high one rates for sex scenes and the humdrum attitude to violence irritating.
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Date: 2011-07-19 06:03 pm (UTC)