Writers Meme

[potentiality_26]

While I'm here flailing around with my million WIPs, I figured why not do this writers meme frozen_delight is doing?  Give me a number (or more than one) and I'll answer.

1. Describe yourself how you would describe a character you’re introducing.

2. Is there any specific ritual you go through while/before/after your writing?

3. What is your absolute favorite kind of fic to write?

4. Are there any other fic writers you admire? If so, who and why?

5. How many words can you write if you sit down and concentrate intensely for an hour?

6. First fic/pairing you wrote for? (If no pairing, describe the plot)

7. Inspiration, time, or motivation. Choose two.

8. Why do you choose to write?

9. Do you ever have plans to write anything other than fic?

10. What inspires you the most?

11. Weirdest thing you’ve ever written/thought about writing/etc.?

12. A fic you wish you had written better, and why?

13. Favorite fic from another author?

14. Your favorite side pairings to put in?

15. Your guilty writing pleasure?

16. Do you have structured ideas of how your story is supposed to go, or make it up as you write?

17. Would you describe yourself as a fast writer?

18. How old were you when you started writing?

19. Why did you start writing?

20. 4 sentences from your work that you’re proud of?
   

Comments

[potentiality-26.livejournal.com]

Naw it's never too late ;)

14. Your favorite side pairings to put in?

This presupposes that I have some kind of manageable number of fandoms to deal with, which I don't, but I do a) love putting in side pairings b) tend to favor having side-pairings of a different type than the focus pairing, like an m/m fic with an m/f side pairing, or an m/f fic with an f/f side pairing.

For OUAT, I love background Aurora/Mulan. They had such a cool dynamic that I felt was wasted by the show, but since I dropped in and out of that plotline so much (my focus was on Rumbelle) I don't think I would ever be able to make that couple the star attraction.

16. Do you have structured ideas of how your story is supposed to go, or make it up as you write?

For the most part it's structured. I hardly ever make an actual outline, but usually when I wrote a story I already know all the important beats that will happen in it, and I only tend to run into problems with the filler in between those moments.

[liliannabelle.livejournal.com]

(Even later to the party now!)

Ooh I agree, OUAT has the loveliest side pairings, especially canon-divergent ones. I think I have more non-het side ships in OUAT fic than any other fandom, and not from any intent, it just happens :) I don't even know I particularly ship them until they pop up in a Rumbelle fic :D esp f/f ones ♥

In a random sidenote, I was reading through your responses above and I LOVE your guilty writing pleasure: I've seen some criticism recently of fics (particularly AUs) where the characters fall in love too fast and everything is too perfect, and I understand where people who don't like that are coming from. I like really well thought out and realistic romances too- but sometimes I also really like the fairy tale set up where the characters just know and they live happily ever after even if they've only known each other for three days. I would say that letting realism go when the impulse strikes is probably my guilty pleasure, because while sometimes I want to keep things true to life, other times I don't and I always feel like I have to apologize for that.

...and I just wanted to add that this is SO my guilty reading pleasure, esp when it's Rumbelle AU. It's the perfect antidote to RL stress and I'm looong past apologizing to myself for it. In fact, I DREAD the almost-requisite angst bits that will be thrown in to make it not be 'too easy', cause durnnit I just want my babies to be happy for once! RL has enough drama, I just want their HAE, in as much slow burn sweet detail as possible please! There is a lovely tumblr Christmas in July WIP right now where it's a kind of western woobie!Rumple rescues young!virgin!Belle from life in a brothel and it's just every kind of smooth sailing perfection confection I need right now! ♥ and I'm almost reading it like you watch a horror movie, with a hand half over your eyes hoping and praying nothing jumps out at the heroes you are rooting for, cause I just want them to keep on being so sweetly happy!
/digression

Anyway, I love all your answers to this excellent thought-provoking meme!

[potentiality-26.livejournal.com]

I feel like the whole fluffy guilty pleasure thing is one that crops up in pairings that a) don't have it so good in the canon and b) tend to have a lot of angst. It's those pairings, like Rumbelle, where I just want them to be happy so much.

That fic sounds lovely, although I do tend to wait until WIPs are finished so I can power through the sad parts if necessary.