Which piece was the most difficult to write? Why? The current installment of Career Advancement, because the roadmap is going off into total AU, and it's got to be believable without being boring.
What are your strengths and weaknesses as a fanfic writer? People say my character voices are good, but that's because they live in my head and I'm just taking dictation. I'm pretty proud of my convoluted plots. I think I'm lacking in description and atmospherics. I forget that the reader isn't living in my head and doesn't see the background I can see. Do you feel that your work has improved as time has passed? If so, in what areas do you think you have improved the most? Oh, gosh, yes. Plausibility. Keeping a character's actions within believable parameters. I don't see the change so much in my Buffy work, but the early Star Wars stuff--let's just say I burnt those notebooks. The world did not need to be burdened.
What do you find to be the most difficult aspect of writing fanfic? Having the courage to believe in my own plot line and not being afraid of what the readership will say.
What advice would you give to new fic writers? Don't be afraid of the dreaded Original Female Character, ie, Mary Sue. If you're any kind of reader, you'll soon realize where you're going wrong with the story and characterizations and you'll prune off the more unlikely developments and turn Mary Sue into a believable character. And bad writing is worth the effort so long as it builds to good writing.
Do you read other fanfic? If so, what are some of your favorite stories and/or authors? The only fic I make a point of looking for is Harry Potter fic. "Draco has an epiphany and discovers that so-and-so is pretty hot, as well" stuff. Draco/Harry, Draco/Neville, Draco/Hermione even!
Do you write original fiction? Or fiction in other fandoms? (If so, where can we find it?) I have some original fic on my hard drive that I contemplate every now and then before going back to a story that is less demanding.
I have a great many stories in the universe of The Equalizer (http://www.geocities.com/blue_sky_divers/contents.htm) under the name Connie. They don't suck, and I need to finish them.
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My bio pt. 2--The Return of the Longwindedness
Date: 2004-05-23 05:38 pm (UTC)What are your strengths and weaknesses as a fanfic writer? People say my character voices are good, but that's because they live in my head and I'm just taking dictation. I'm pretty proud of my convoluted plots. I think I'm lacking in description and atmospherics. I forget that the reader isn't living in my head and doesn't see the background I can see. Do you feel that your work has improved as time has passed? If so, in what areas do you think you have improved the most? Oh, gosh, yes. Plausibility. Keeping a character's actions within believable parameters. I don't see the change so much in my Buffy work, but the early Star Wars stuff--let's just say I burnt those notebooks. The world did not need to be burdened.
What do you find to be the most difficult aspect of writing fanfic? Having the courage to believe in my own plot line and not being afraid of what the readership will say.
What advice would you give to new fic writers? Don't be afraid of the dreaded Original Female Character, ie, Mary Sue. If you're any kind of reader, you'll soon realize where you're going wrong with the story and characterizations and you'll prune off the more unlikely developments and turn Mary Sue into a believable character. And bad writing is worth the effort so long as it builds to good writing.
Do you read other fanfic? If so, what are some of your favorite stories and/or authors? The only fic I make a point of looking for is Harry Potter fic. "Draco has an epiphany and discovers that so-and-so is pretty hot, as well" stuff. Draco/Harry, Draco/Neville, Draco/Hermione even!
Do you write original fiction? Or fiction in other fandoms? (If so, where can we find it?) I have some original fic on my hard drive that I contemplate every now and then before going back to a story that is less demanding.
I have a great many stories in the universe of The Equalizer (http://www.geocities.com/blue_sky_divers/contents.htm) under the name Connie. They don't suck, and I need to finish them.