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Rose:

1) Do you go by a pen name when you write? If so why did you choose it? Nope, just go by Rose

2) Name a story you wish you had written and why (meaning a fanfic that already exists). Likely this very long one East Water Convergence cause its creative and now discontinued so I would have finished it had I wrote it.

3) What is the most creative idea you have ever had for a story? I'd like to say As Reality Crumbles, or anything related to my plot ferret 00Carter

4) What is the most cliched story you have written? I wanna say one of my first stories that no longer exist on the net. Because the girls were Mary Sue then. But even then I wasn't one for cliches lol.

5) What is the most overused plot line out there in fanfic today?  Girls meet band, girls date band while they tour. Lord.

6 ) What started you on writing fan fiction? Getting a comp and finding fanfic by accident, and watching The Call lol.

7 ) Is fan fiction more of a hobby or is it a stepping stone to something you want to persue realistically? a hobby, but honestly I'd love to try getting published one day on the side. So a little of both.

8 ) If your fan fiction career ended tomorrow, what would you regret? Not finishing some stories.

9 ) Is there anything that turns you off about fan fiction readers as a whole? The fact most of them go mainly for romance. Its frustrating my romance gets the reviews but my other ficcies are just as good.

10 ) What are your thoughts on including Kevin in a piece of fan fiction these days, assuming the piece is not an AU? I include him anyway. in my mind he's still a BSB

11) What's one genre you'd never write about & why? Slash. Cause with the boys it just does not work.

12) Did you ever write a story not because you wanted too, but because you felt you HAD too [like, you were forced to write it]? Nope, I write for me, if it feels forced I put it on hold.

13) What's one story you've written that most people would be shocked to find? Well if people have seen/been a reader of my fics for some time and know my preferred genres, Just Another Day because its romance. My friends were shocked when they saw it LOL

14) Do you have a story you've written & posted online, but will never post on absolutechaos because you're afraid of what people night think? Nope, not really.

15) Do you have a favourite absolutechaos author? If so, who is it & why? Mersey, Mare, and Julie. More than one lol. But hey, I like them all for different reasons. Mare is one of the NON AUs I can read cause I think she has them down realistically. Mersey cause she has out there ideas but pulls them off so well. Darla, and Finding Brotherhood to name a few. Julie because she is one of like two romance writers I can read lol. Though hers has drama/angst mixed in as well. But still, one of two.

Rose:
16) What story pulled you out of your writing comfort zone and why?

17) Name a relatively unknown writer who you feel needs to be recognized, one of her/his fics and why.

18.) Has a music video inspired one of your stories? How?

19.) What skill do you feel you need to work on as a writer?

20.) What do you feel is your best skill as a writer?

Chaos:
1) Do you go by a pen name when you write? If so why did you choose it?

I do. I was given my nickname (which I use for fanfic) by friends as I was growing up--it stuck. I use it instead of my real name because…well…if I use my full first name, nobody can ever figure out how to pronounce it. Or if I use my shortened name everyone assumes I’m female (okay so they usually do anyway, but hey…)

2) Name a story you wish you had written and why (meaning a fanfic that already exists)

I’ve never really thought about that, but I think I’d have to go with something like…Write Kind of Love by Gravity721. (I’ll admit that I am not caught up on it (*hangs head in shame*) but the reason I picked this one is because not only do I like it a lot, but it’s a genre I really just don’t/can’t write. And for that matter, I usually don’t even read. (*hangs head again*). Yup, romance.

On the other hand, I’d love to have the credit for pretty much any of mare’s fics, especially Mizpah and Importance of Fly Fishing. Just because I love Mare’s style, love the genres she writes, and I love the way she portrays the relationship between Nick & Kev.

3) What is the most creative idea you have ever had for a story?

In the BSB fandom…probably Frick and Frack are Dead (though I thought Frackenstein was also up there but since it’s a parody of Frankenstein can’t really take full credit for it ;) )

4) What is the most cliched story you have written?

Honestly a lot of my fics are kinda cliché concepts, but I like to think I put a pretty good new-spin on them. Probably Ground Zero would be the most cliché for the BSB fandom (stalker, Nick’s the victim, yada yada.) In any fandom I’d probably have to go with Road to Hell from the Supernatural fandom in which I have one of the characters swapping gender. Again I hope I put new spins on things, but…yeah. Lol.

5) What is the most overused plot line out there in fanfic today?

Boy meets girl, fall in love, boink like bunnies, fight and break up, get back together, boink like bunnies, fight and/or get married.

6 ) What started you on writing fan fiction?

Even before I was able to write, I did the fanfic thing. First instance, I liked the “Big Bad Wolf” and retold the 3 little pigs so that he won. LOL. I did the storytelling thing a lot, rewriting stuff or writing further adventures of characters I liked. First actual fanfic that I *wrote*…not sure, but I think it was for a book called Sometimes It’s Up by Ruth Christoffer Carlsen. First one I shared with anyone was in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer fandom. First BSB was Ground Zero.

7 ) Is fan fiction more of a hobby or is it a stepping stone to something you want to persue realistically?

Hopefully a stepping stone, but since I’m terrible with deadlines and finishing projects (erm…) it’ll probably end up being a hobby.

8 ) If your fan fiction career ended tomorrow, what would you regret?

That it ended! And that I left so many fics incomplete.

9 ) Is there anything that turns you off about fan fiction readers as a whole?

As a whole, no. I love fanfic readers. I’m a completely neurotic writer, but fanfic readers who take the time to comment seriously have helped me to get some confidence in my writing.

10 ) What are your thoughts on including Kevin in a piece of fan fiction these days, assuming the piece is not an AU?

Personally I think it’s perfectly fine to use him in the fic as though he hasn’t left the group (hey face it part of what makes fanfic…erm…fanfic is that you can muck around in their universe all you want. Besides, many people ignore wives and girlfriends, so including Kevin isn’t much different than that.)

11) What's one genre you'd never write about & why?

I never say never when it comes to writing. There isn’t any genre I wouldn’t at least consider. Probably I won’t write NC-17 PWP fic ever, but I guess I still wouldn’t rule that out because hey, I’ll do pretty much anything for a challenge. Lol.

12) Did you ever write a story not because you wanted too, but because you felt you HAD too [like, you were forced to write it]?

Not really, well unless you count school assignments, in which case I was forced to write this one story about the future. I totally didn’t want to write it and threw something together at the last minute.

13) What's one story you've written that most people would be shocked to find?

Well, many of my friends would be shocked to learn I write BSB fic at all. If we’re talking about people in this fandom, though…dunno. Probably that out there in cyberspace I have indeed posted a co-written fanfic for The O.C. (though my writing partner was supposed to be the one doing all the writing I was just supposed to “coach”, I pretty much wrote the first couple chapters and I don’t think they’ve continued on. Oh well. lol) and have written a bit of Degrassi fanfic.

14) Do you have a story you've written & posted online, but will never post on absolutechaos because you're afraid of what people night think?

Nah, not really. If it’s online, odds are it’s on A.C. (except aforementioned degrassi fic—which it’s not on AC mainly because it’s more unfinished works and I don’t want to add them until they’re finished lol)


15) Do you have a favourite absolutechaos author? If so, who is it & why?

For me, that would be Mare. I kinda mentioned this above in a previous question, but she seems to love writing the genres I love to read, she’s got a great style, comes up with original and creative ideas, she clearly takes the time to proofread her works before posting, gives characters depth, and keeps plots surprising. As a bonus, she just genuinely comes across as a great person to get to know--she's always very helpful to others, and is good at encouraging. Go, Mare! Woot!

16) What story pulled you out of your writing comfort zone and why?

Ground Zero, to some extent--while the genre I was used to, the fandom was completely foreign to me when I started writing it.

17) Name a relatively unknown writer who you feel needs to be recognized, one of her/his fics and why.

See, I don’t really know how known or unknown some of the writers are, so this may not be all that unknown--I would choose Louise and her story Garden (found at http://www.absolutechaos.net/cgi-bin/stories/display.cgi?id=68&sort=date&cat=24 ). While I have read a few other fics that have some of the same elements, I thought she put a really good spin on the story and it’s just really well written.

18.) Has a music video inspired one of your stories? How? I really can’t think of how any music video has inspired any of my stories…Really I don’t think the music has really shaped any of my fics except for Wanna Shout which was inspired by the song (but I don’t think there ever was a music video for it…)

19.) What skill do you feel you need to work on as a writer? Finishing things I start. *cough*

20.) What do you feel is your best skill as a writer? Suspense. See, that’s the real reason I haven’t finished some of them…I’m keepin’ ya’ll in suspense. Erm.. okay seriously, I think that my strength lies mostly in eliciting emotional responses (like fear, tension, angst, and I hope even humor...) and leading readers on emotional rollercoasters .

Chaos:
21) If someone started professionally publishing Backstreet novels (multi-genre; anything from suspense to action to romance), would you be likely buy them?

22) On which TV show would you most want to see the BSB guest star--either as themselves or as characters on the show? (Can have them all on the same show, or if prefer they’re each guest staring on different shows--which one stars on which show?)

23) If you tired of writing BSB, do you think you would continue to write fanfiction for another fandom, or would it likely be the end of your fanfic “career”?

24) What Alternate Universe would you most want to see a story about? (examples: BSB as doctors, as firefighters, as police officers, as squirrels (hmm actually I challenge anyone to write that one!)

25) Going back to question# 11. What would it take for you to reconsider writing a fic of that dreaded genre? (i.e. Would you if challenged? Would you for money? For a best friend’s birthday? Under absolutely no circumstances?)

nicksgal:
6 ) What started you on writing fan fiction? Seeing a lot of people writing it and getting praise on my message board. I just wanted to join in and be praised also.

7 ) Is fan fiction more of a hobby or is it a stepping stone to something you want to persue realistically? It's just a hobby.

8 ) If your fan fiction career ended tomorrow, what would you regret? Probably not finishing what I started. And having to let go of my harsh, demon masters.

9 ) Is there anything that turns you off about fan fiction readers as a whole? Probably how a lot of good stories get ignored because they aren't the "popular plots/genres".

10 ) What are your thoughts on including Kevin in a piece of fan fiction these days, assuming the piece is not an AU? Kevin is always a BSB to me, so it just seems natural to continue to include him.

11) What's one genre you'd never write about & why? Probably either slash or visual. Slash doesn't seem to work in the Backstreet fandom, so I don't really support it. In an original story, however, I have included two lovers that are both male, and one's dead. It's pretty awesome! No... I'm not sadistic at all.... And I don't like visuals because I've always felt that sex for the sake of sex cheapens a story. Sex should be as meaningful as any other element in a piece of work.

12) Did you ever write a story not because you wanted too, but because you felt you HAD too [like, you were forced to write it]? Nope, I write for me. And that's that.

13) What's one story you've written that most people would be shocked to find? Hmmm.... I think I may have to go with my comic "Mahou no Megami" just because it's... Well I suppose if you've read "Pandora's Box" multiply all its elements by ten. It's darker, more angsty, more bloody, more battles, more magic, more love, more catasrophic circumstances. That and it's all mine, all my characters, all my plot, all my world. I'm really quite proud of it. ;D

14) Do you have a story you've written & posted online, but will never post on absolutechaos because you're afraid of what people night think? Hmmmm.... Not really. I once posted aforementioned "Mahou no Megami" on AC in its script format, but took it down  because I am looking to publish it as a comic one day.


15) Do you have a favourite absolutechaos author? If so, who is it & why? I don't really have a favorite, but I support all my friends in their endeavors. I never have much time for reading anymore, so....

16) What story pulled you out of your writing comfort zone and why? *thinks* I'm going to have to say my original story "Mahou no Megami' because I pretty much had to start from scratch. Although, there are some people you may or may not recognize, depending on how well you know me personally. Pretty much the story came to me one day and I felt it was something I had to write, but it entailed about 40+ characters, most of which were major, situations I'd never done, a lot of battle scenes, doing reserach... :o It was a total step out of the box for me. And I couldn't be happier. Well, except when my editor goes on his "meet your deadlines" tangents... But he seems to have stopped caring these days. :)

17) Name a relatively unknown writer who you feel needs to be recognized, one of her/his fics and why. I'd say me, but I'm entirely selfish that way. Rose, PuraPura, and I'm sure there's others I can't think of right this moment. But there are a lot of great authors out there, and people just brush them off because of the genre they write or the characters they use.

18.) Has a music video inspired one of your stories? How? No, not really. There was a joint one once inspired by "Everybody" but I had no part in the concept and dropped out after writing two chapters... I think the fic is dead at this point. SOngs can inspire my writing, but it's snippits, not entire stories.

19.) What skill do you feel you need to work on as a writer? I'm gonna agree with  Chaos and say finishing what I start. I have a HUGE problem with that.

20.) What do you feel is your best skill as a writer? I'm not sure myself, but I've been told that it's totally emersing people in whatever world I choose to create.

21) If someone started professionally publishing Backstreet novels (multi-genre; anything from suspense to action to romance), would you be likely buy them? Who are the authors? If my friends were writing, there wouldn't be a doubt in my mind when I stood at the register with them in my hands. Anyone else, it would depend on the story and whether it had a publish-worthy plot.

22) On which TV show would you most want to see the BSB guest star--either as themselves or as characters on the show? (Can have them all on the same show, or if prefer they’re each guest staring on different shows--which one stars on which show?) Well, they wouldn't be guest stars, but I would love to see them on "Survivor" or "Who Wants to Marry a..." because I think it would be hilarious! Otherwise, I'll just say "Gilmore Girls" because it's my favorite show aside from "House of Carters" but they're already on that, so....

23) If you tired of writing BSB, do you think you would continue to write fanfiction for another fandom, or would it likely be the end of your fanfic “career”? I'd end it. I once tried another fandom and it didn't go over very well at all. So, pretty much when my stroll through BSB fan fiction is done, I'm done.

24) What Alternate Universe would you most want to see a story about? (examples: BSB as doctors, as firefighters, as police officers, as squirrels (hmm actually I challenge anyone to write that one!) Demons! :-* But you all knew that already. :D

25) Going back to question# 11. What would it take for you to reconsider writing a fic of that dreaded genre? (i.e. Would you if challenged? Would you for money? For a best friend’s birthday? Under absolutely no circumstances?) Never. I write for me, and I'd never be inclined to write either of those generes.

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