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The great AU debate!
mare:
I guess I still have trouble getting what an AU is lol
RokofAges75:
In our fandom, any time it's a story where the guys aren't the Backstreet Boys and never were, that's AU, no matter what genre it is. So Mare, your story isn't AU, because the guys are/were still a music group. It is a sci-fi, but sci-fi has nothing to do with AU. Lore, same with the vampires. The existence of vampires in the story makes it a fantasy or horror, but not AU, as long as the Boys are still the Backstreet Boys.
For Harry Potter fanfics, AU could mean an alternate universe where they aren't wizards, but just Muggles... maybe the wizarding world doesn't even exist. For Twilight fanfics, it could be an alternate universe where Edward's not a vampire, Jacob's not a werewolf, and Bella's not totally lame. LOL
It's like you're using the characters, but changing the thing that makes you write fanfics about them in the first place. Kinda weird, but like I said, I get the appeal more now than I used to. It's all the fun and freedom of writing original fiction, with the comfort and safety of using characters you're familiar with and you know people want to read about.
Purpura Lipstick:
Ah I see about the vamps being horror... lol.
FrickingKaos:
Sorry I am late to the party. I write AU myself and I read it to an extent. In my one AU, Nick is a singer in a nightclub but not a BSB....in another story he and AJ are storm chasers. I guess AU is a cool way to make the guys however you'd like them to be. AU is fun depending on the story, there are actually a lot of good ones on the site.
Carter-Orange:
So, what's your thoughts on Alternate Universe fics?
Personally, I like them. Like any other fic, they have to be written in a way that appeals to me. I don't mind if their character is way off or the same. If I like the story then Nick could be anything!
What is it that draws or pushes you away from the genre?
I'm never really drawn by the genre, it's the summary which gets me.
Do you think AU's have a bad rep?
Not really, I suppose it's like any genre, you either like it or you don't.
As a writer, do you enjoy writing AUs or do you stay away from them?
I've written a couple of AUs and enjoy writing them as much as other genres I've written in.
If you do write AU's, is your writing process different then when you write regular Fanfic?
Not really. I just have to try to keep them recognisable as the people they are supposed to be, even though they aren't Backstreet Boys.
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