Fic Meme: Day 3 - Day 7

Day 3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write? {I'm only doing a few of these!)

Dawson's Creek: I couldn't really tell you. I loved Pacey and Joey but I'm not sure I did a very good job writing them.

The Vampire Diaries: Caroline, Stefan, and Tyler. If it isn't already obvious. I find Tyler the most shippable character on that show so he's actually probably topping this list.

Lost: Jack, Claire, Sawyer... with Alex and Richard bringing up the rear.

Dollhouse: Alpha & Echo (I would totally say Mag and Zone if I'd ever written those characters, LOVE THEM.)

Harper's Island: I don't really have a favorite. Maybe Henry and Shane?

Battlestar Galactica: Kara, Leoben, Sam, Chief... and though I have never written her in fic (a tragedy, yes) I write Ellen Tigh in my brain every day.



Day 4 – Do you have a "muse" character, that speaks to you more than others, or that tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
Right now it's Tyler Lockwood from The Vampire Diaries, but I tend to find myself injecting Sawyer or Jack into Lost fics when they're not really in the fic. Claire too, but she's usually the subject of the fics she's in. I can't think of anybody else really.



Day 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 probably subtly insinuated they were sleeping with/had slept with one or more of the characters that the fic was about. Is that bad?



Day 6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
I have no preference whatsoever. I feel like I write male and female characters equally and I enjoy them equally.



Day 7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
I think any time I write a character for the first time this tends to happen. I feel like there are characters that I have written who I only found marginally interesting but after writing them I kind of fall in love with them or fall in love with a pairing. I think Alpha/Echo is a good example of that. Because I didn't have the highest opinion of either of them before writing them, but I ended up loving them. after writing them together. There are other instances where I feel like writing a character hasn't necessarily made me change my opinion on a character, but it's made me appreciate them more. Claire Littleton of Lost and Tyler Lockwood of The Vampire Diaries are good examples of that.

Fic Meme: Day 3 - Day 7

Day 3 - For each of the fandoms from day two, what were your favorite characters to write? {I'm only doing a few of these!)

Dawson's Creek: I couldn't really tell you. I loved Pacey and Joey but I'm not sure I did a very good job writing them.

The Vampire Diaries: Caroline, Stefan, and Tyler. If it isn't already obvious. I find Tyler the most shippable character on that show so he's actually probably topping this list.

Lost: Jack, Claire, Sawyer... with Alex and Richard bringing up the rear.

Dollhouse: Alpha & Echo (I would totally say Mag and Zone if I'd ever written those characters, LOVE THEM.)

Harper's Island: I don't really have a favorite. Maybe Henry and Shane?

Battlestar Galactica: Kara, Leoben, Sam, Chief... and though I have never written her in fic (a tragedy, yes) I write Ellen Tigh in my brain every day.



Day 4 – Do you have a "muse" character, that speaks to you more than others, or that tries to push their way in, even when the fic isn't about them? Who are they, and why did that character became your muse?
Right now it's Tyler Lockwood from The Vampire Diaries, but I tend to find myself injecting Sawyer or Jack into Lost fics when they're not really in the fic. Claire too, but she's usually the subject of the fics she's in. I can't think of anybody else really.



Day 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 probably subtly insinuated they were sleeping with/had slept with one or more of the characters that the fic was about. Is that bad?



Day 6 – When you write, do you prefer writing male or female characters?
I have no preference whatsoever. I feel like I write male and female characters equally and I enjoy them equally.



Day 7 – Have you ever had a fic change your opinion of a character?
I think any time I write a character for the first time this tends to happen. I feel like there are characters that I have written who I only found marginally interesting but after writing them I kind of fall in love with them or fall in love with a pairing. I think Alpha/Echo is a good example of that. Because I didn't have the highest opinion of either of them before writing them, but I ended up loving them. after writing them together. There are other instances where I feel like writing a character hasn't necessarily made me change my opinion on a character, but it's made me appreciate them more. Claire Littleton of Lost and Tyler Lockwood of The Vampire Diaries are good examples of that.

Fic Meme: Day 8 - Day 15

Day 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.
No I don't write OCs. Not generally and definitely not as main characters. I don't really have any interest in reading them in fanfic either, not because I dislike how they're written, but when I'm reading fanfic it's usually to read about a specific pairing or specific characters that I know in canon and in that context, OCs don't interest me.


Day 9 – Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write? (I'll just pick my most-written fandoms for this.)

Vampires: Caroline/Stefan/Tyler, Caroline/Tyler, Caroline/Stefan (a tad redundant, I know)
Lost: Claire/Jack, Claire/Jack/Sawyer, Alex/Richard
Battlestar Galactica: Kara/Leoben, Chief/Sam, and if I got off my ass and wrote them ever, Sam/Ellen Tigh (I write them lots in my head!)


Day 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?
This has happened a few times, but nothing life-altering. I've definitely written pairings I never thought I would write and it ended up coming very easily to me. Leo/Veronica was one and River/Jayne was another. But single one-shots hardly count, do they?



Day 11 – Genre – do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
I'm pretty addicted to post-apoc type stories and road stories. It's my thing. I can't help myself.


Day 12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
No. Never.


Day 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?
I think the AU nature of the vast majority of my pairings sort of dictates that I have to stray pretty far from canon. But that's okay. I like it there! And I don't think it's changed the way I see fanon per se... I guess in some ways, especially with Lost, fic was always so much better than the real thing to me. But I kind of have a feeling that would be true even if I was writing canon stories set in mostly canon timelines.


Day 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?
I have written NC-17 though I wouldn't say I'm exactly comfortable with it. I am just not that great at it to tell the truth. As smutty as some of my fic gets, it's probably smuttier in my head. I just can't always bring myself to get too detailed in my descriptions. Haha. It's just easier to be vague because then I don't have to think about it logistically and make it lose all of its magic. Yes, I said magic.



Day 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?
Can I skip this question? That's how I feel about warnings. I think the weirdest thing I've had to warn for recently was a kind of "sex with violence" thing. Not non-con, not sexual abuse, etc. But I warned for it, because I didn't want people to yell at me if I didn't. I... I am still messed up over it. The only warnings I feel are absolutely necessary are warnings for rape/sexual abuse and warnings for character death. But that last one kills me, honestly. (Should I have warned for that?) I will definitely put any warnings I give to my text in the future in "highlight to read" text. But they still bug me.

Fic Meme: Day 8 - Day 15

Day 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.
No I don't write OCs. Not generally and definitely not as main characters. I don't really have any interest in reading them in fanfic either, not because I dislike how they're written, but when I'm reading fanfic it's usually to read about a specific pairing or specific characters that I know in canon and in that context, OCs don't interest me.


Day 9 – Pairings – For each of the fandoms from day two, what are your three favorite pairings to write? (I'll just pick my most-written fandoms for this.)

Vampires: Caroline/Stefan/Tyler, Caroline/Tyler, Caroline/Stefan (a tad redundant, I know)
Lost: Claire/Jack, Claire/Jack/Sawyer, Alex/Richard
Battlestar Galactica: Kara/Leoben, Chief/Sam, and if I got off my ass and wrote them ever, Sam/Ellen Tigh (I write them lots in my head!)


Day 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?
This has happened a few times, but nothing life-altering. I've definitely written pairings I never thought I would write and it ended up coming very easily to me. Leo/Veronica was one and River/Jayne was another. But single one-shots hardly count, do they?



Day 11 – Genre – do you prefer certain genres of fic when you're writing? What kind do you tend to write most?
I'm pretty addicted to post-apoc type stories and road stories. It's my thing. I can't help myself.


Day 12 – Have you ever attempted an "adaptation" fic of a favorite book or movie but set in a different fandom?
No. Never.


Day 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?
I think the AU nature of the vast majority of my pairings sort of dictates that I have to stray pretty far from canon. But that's okay. I like it there! And I don't think it's changed the way I see fanon per se... I guess in some ways, especially with Lost, fic was always so much better than the real thing to me. But I kind of have a feeling that would be true even if I was writing canon stories set in mostly canon timelines.


Day 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?
I have written NC-17 though I wouldn't say I'm exactly comfortable with it. I am just not that great at it to tell the truth. As smutty as some of my fic gets, it's probably smuttier in my head. I just can't always bring myself to get too detailed in my descriptions. Haha. It's just easier to be vague because then I don't have to think about it logistically and make it lose all of its magic. Yes, I said magic.



Day 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?
Can I skip this question? That's how I feel about warnings. I think the weirdest thing I've had to warn for recently was a kind of "sex with violence" thing. Not non-con, not sexual abuse, etc. But I warned for it, because I didn't want people to yell at me if I didn't. I... I am still messed up over it. The only warnings I feel are absolutely necessary are warnings for rape/sexual abuse and warnings for character death. But that last one kills me, honestly. (Should I have warned for that?) I will definitely put any warnings I give to my text in the future in "highlight to read" text. But they still bug me.